Participants at the recent Brewlab University Certificate in Practical Brewing were grateful for the efforts of the previous Craft Brew Workshop in June this year.

Recent Brewlab graduate Chris Attersley from Canada enjoys a pint of his best brew at the newly opened Darwin Brewery bar in Sunderland.

Students on the 2004 British Brewing Technology course have produced their first commercial brew – just five weeks after starting their studies.

Members of the acclaimed Durden Park and County Beermakers craft brewing societies visited Brewlab this weekend (22nd March) to conduct four investigative brews from the Hammond's 1903 brewery log. The practical history session is part of a long term research into the character of the Hammond's beer portfolio and aims to recreate lost beers of Britain.

Recent students on Brewlab's two week Practical Brewing programme are preparing to brew as far away as New Zealand, New York, Korea and the UK.