Master Brewers Certificate Program

Academic Units

Section Number

254BRP600

Instruction Method

Classroom + extended classroom

Location

Sudwerk Brewing Company

2001 2nd Street, Suite 5, Davis, CA, 95618

Sudwerk Brewing Company

Sudwerk Brewing Company 2001 2nd Street, Suite 5, Davis, CA, 95618

Section Notes

Disability Accommodations

If you anticipate needing any Disability Accommodations, please contact our Student Services representative PRIOR to enrolling in this course. The accommodations must be organized before starting the course. Please contact Tina Ehrke at (kcehrke@ucdavis.edu) if you would like to register for a course and you have disability-related needs or concerns. https://cpe.ucdavis.edu/student-services/disabilities

Enrollment Policies

REFUND Policy: If a request for withdrawal is received within the first 7 days of class and all course materials are returned, a refund less the $1125.00 non refundable deposit will be granted.

The refund deadline is March 16, 2026.
Deposit and certificate fee are non-refundable ($1125.00).

Discounts

CAAA Member Discount

Current members of the Cal Aggie Alumni Association (CAAA) and other UC alumni associations receive 10% off the course fee of one course per quarter, not to exceed $100. If you don't have your discount code, contact CAAA at alumni@ucdavis.edu to request it.

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Schedule

Mon., Tues., Wed., Thur., Fri., Mar 9th, 2026 to Jun 19th, 2026, 9:00am to 4:00pm

Instructors

Charles Bamforth

Charles Bamforth, Ph.D., D.Sc., is distinguished professor emeritus at UC Davis and senior quality advisor to Sierra Nevada Brewing Company. He has more than 40 years of academic and professional brewing expertise, including senior roles with Brewing Research International and Bass Brewers. He is honorary professor at the University of Nottingham. A fellow of several organizations, including the Institute of Brewing and Distilling (IBD), Bamforth recently retired as editor in chief of the Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists (ASBC) and has published extensively on beer and brewing. He is recipient of the ASBC's Award of Distinction and is past president of the IBD.

Lindsay Barr

Chris Durrant

Glen Fox

Glen Fox, Ph.D., joined UC Davis in 2019 as the new Anheuser-Busch Endowed Professor of Malting & Brewing Science. He obtained his Ph.D. from Southern Cross University in the area of barley genetics related to barley and malt quality. Fox has conducted research with some of the world's largest beer companies. His current research interests include understanding the broad composition of malt and its impact on processing and flavor. In 2018, he was elected a fellow of the Institute of Brewing & Distilling. Read more about Glen Fox.

Pat Greer

Pat Greer, MBA, a senior supply chain professional with more than 4 decades of experience in the beer industry, has managed all aspects of supply operations, including procurement, production, inventory management, capacity planning and distribution and contract production. Greer has worked for Anheuser-Busch Inc. (presently A-B InBev) and was a founding steering committee member of the John Cook School of Business, St. Louis University, Center for Supply Chain Excellence, where he was an adjunct professor. He worked as the managing director of a Northern California craft brewery during an ownership change and relocation. Greer also provides industry consulting services. He is a CSCMP certified Supply Chain Pro™ and speaks at industry conferences and webinars. Read more about Pat Greer

Andrew Hooper

Andrew Hooper is the Brewmaster and a founding member of Seismic Brewing Company in Santa Rosa, CA. He has a bachelor's degree in Biochemistry from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, and is a graduate of the UC Davis Master Brewers Program (Class of 2009). A major focus of his career in brewing has been on sustainable brewing practices, efficient brewery design, and water reclamation.

Jonathan G Hughes

Jonathan G Hughes, Ph.D., is the director of Brewing and Sensory Science at UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education and the microbiology instructor for the Master Brewers Certificate Program. He entered the brewing industry in 2013, when, as a graduate student in microbiology at UC Davis, he founded the QA/QC laboratory at Heretic Brewing Company in Fairfield, California. Before joining Continuing and Professional Education, Hughes served as the quality assurance manager at Heretic while teaching introductory brewing and microbiology classes at Sacramento State University and UC Davis.