South Puget Sound Community College to offer brewing degree

OLYMPIA – South Puget Sound Community College could soon offer a new degree in craft brewing, distilling and cider-making.

The Olympian reported the state recently approved the college’s request to develop the craft beverage degrees, and now school officials have six months to develop curriculum and meet other requirements for state approval.

College spokeswoman Kelly Green said the school expects to launch the beer brewing and cider-making degree this fall, with distilling to follow in the fall of 2018.

The school currently offers some non-credit brewing classes, which Green said have been extremely popular. She said the school will continue to offer those classes as well for people who just want to learn how to brew a few gallons of beer in their bathtubs.