Brewing

UC Davis, Sudwerk Brewing Co. Launch Gunrock Lager   The University of California, Davis, a world leader in brewing science and education, is now one of the few universities nationwide to have its own branded beer. It has teamed up with Sudwerk Brewing Co. of Davis to launch a light-bodied lager called Gunrock, named after the university’s iconic mascot, a blue mustang.

The beer is on tap at Sudwerk Brewing Co., the official partner of the UC Davis Brewing Program.

Sierra Nevada Brewing owners establish endowment in the UC Davis Brewing Program.

Ken Grossman of Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. and his wife, Katie Gonser, have presented UC Davis with a $2 million gift to support the campus’s renowned brewing science program.

The gift establishes an endowment to provide ongoing funding for a full-time staff brewing position, focused on excellence in hands-on brewing education in the UC Davis Department of Food Science and Technology.