CAS 330: Beer as Chemistry, Craft, Culture and Commerce (Summer 2017)
ITINERARY (tentative)*
PRE-TRIP (via Bridges) Monday, 15 May 2017 DAY 4 Friday, 26 May 2017 through Friday, 19 May 2017 Day Travel from Düsseldorf to Cologne, Germany • Course Introduction/Syllabus • Independent regional brewery site visit (pre- • Cologne Cathedral (Cologne) approved by course instructors) • Kolsch Style Beerhouse-Malzmühler (Cologne) • Mini-lecture modules • Sünner Kolsch Brewery Tour (Cologne)
PRE-TRIP (Bristol) Sunday, 21 May 2017 Lodge in Düsseldorf • Laboratory Session (5 hours in Bristol) o Brewing process overview, ingredients, DAY 5 Saturday, 27 May 2017 equipment, style sampling and Travel from Dusseldorf to Brussels, Belgium identification, product contamination. • Stella-Artois Tour and Special Tasting (Leuven) PRE-TRIP (Bristol) Monday, 22 May 2017 • A La Bécasse Pub (Brussels) • Laboratory Brewing Session (4 hours in Bristol) • Mannekin Pis Statue (Brussels) o Half of class in AM session and half of • The Poechenellekelder Pub (Brussels) class in PM session • Royal Palace Tour (Brussels) OPTIONAL
DAY 1 Tuesday 23 May 2017 Lodge in Brussels Travel Day DAY 6 Sunday, 28 May 2017 • Evening departure from Boston to Düsseldorf, • Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium Germany (specific time TBD) (Brussels)
DAY 2 Wednesday, 24 May 2017 Early conclusion to prepare for Free Day. Morning arrival in Düsseldorf Journal #1 due • The Brewery Path Walking Tour (Altstadt area of Düsseldorf) Lodge in Brussels or early departure for free day • Rathaus, Old Town Hall (Altstadt area of Düsseldorf) • Uerige Brewpub Tour (Düsseldorf) DAY 7 Monday, 29 May 2017 Free day w/$100 housing allowance Lodge in Dusseldorf Independent day or overnight travel to Paris, DAY 3 Thursday, 25 May 2017 Amsterdam, London, or another Continental city Day Travel from Dusseldorf to Duisberg Germany is encouraged.
• Koenig Brewery Tour (Duisberg) Itinerary must be submitted electronically to • Zum Schlussel Brewpub (Düsseldorf) program instructor(s), prior to your departure. • Dinner Brauerei im Füchschen (Düsseldorf) Return to Brussels by 11:00pm Lodge in Düsseldorf Lodge in Brussels
DAY 8 Tuesday, 30 May 2017 DAY 11 Friday, 2 June 2017 Day Trip from Brussels to Points North, Brussels City including The Netherlands • Brouwerij Cantillon (Brussels) • Duvel Moortgat Brewery Tour (Puurs) • The Malting Pot (Artisan Beer Retail Store) • La Trappe Brewery at the Abbey of Our Lady of • Souvenir Shopping/Rest/Packing Koningshoeven Tour (Tilburg, Netherlands) • Final In-Country Discussion/Debriefing
Lodge in Brussels Lodge in Brussels
DAY 9 Wednesday, 31 May 2017 Day Trip from Brussels to Points West in the DAY 12 Saturday, 3 June 2017 Poperinge Beer District Travel Day
• Sint Sixtus Abbey (Westvleteren) • Morning departure to Düsseldorf (time TBD) • Brouwerij St. Bernardus Tour (Watou) • Evening arrival in USA (specific time TBD) • Hoppecruyt Hop Farm Tour (Proven) • D’Oude Kaasmakerij Cheese Factory Tour (Passendale) POST-TRIP (Bristol) Sunday 4 June 2017 Laboratory Bottling Session, in-Lab Quiz (in Bristol) Lodge in Brussels - Optional makeup in session in August.
DAY 10 Thursday, 1 June 2017 Journal #2 Due Day Trip from Brussels to Points South in the Wallonia Region POST-TRIP (via Bridges) • Castle Malting Plant Tour (Beloeil) Final Paper Due (Sunday, 11 June 2017) • Rödenbach Brewery Tour (Roeselare, Belgium) • Brasserie de Blaugies Tour (Dour, Belgium)
Lodge in Brussels
*Note: This itinerary is subject to change based on availability of each event. Faculty reserve the right to add, delete, modify or otherwise revise events as required.