Hutch Kugeman Oversees New Brewhouse-Classroom
Hyde Park, NY 鈥 Hutch Kugeman has been named
opening head
brewer for The Brewery at the CIA, a new educational facility at The
Culinary Institute of America created in partnership with Brooklyn
Brewery. Hutch was brought on board by the
CIA and James Beard Award-winning Brooklyn Brewery Brewmaster
Garrett Oliver. He will lead the production of four kinds of beer for
the
public restaurants and student dining facility on the college鈥檚 New York campus, under the
auspices of the hospitality management company Restaurant Associates.
The Brewery at the CIA is primarily a classroom where bachelor鈥檚-level students learn about the ingredients, equipment, and techniques required to produce ales
and lagers in a course titled 鈥淭he Art and Science of Brewing.鈥 The class,
which launched this semester, helps future chefs think differently about beer,
elevating its status as a fine beverage on a level with wine, and Hutch will
work with the faculty to educate students about the intricacies of brewing. So
while students at other colleges may be drinking beer, CIA students earn
college credit for brewing, studying about, and, yes, tasting beer.
鈥淚t was hard to resist an opportunity to work with such
highly respected organizations as the CIA and Brooklyn Brewery to produce
innovative and exciting beers, while at the same time working with students,鈥
said Kugeman, who was a middle school teacher before beginning
his career as a brewer. 鈥淭his job brings together two things I鈥檓 passionate
about: brewing and education.鈥
Hutch鈥檚 beers have won numerous awards, including at the
Great American Beer Festival, World Beer Cup, North American Beer Awards, and
TAP New York Festival. Before joining The Brewery at the CIA, Kugeman was founding brewer at Crossroads Brewing Company
in Athens, NY, which won the Matthew Vassar Brewers鈥 Cup for Best Craft Beer
Brewery in the Hudson Valley and the inaugural John Calen Memorial Award for best Pale Ale in New York State.
Photo Caption and Hi-Res Image:
Hutch Kugeman, head brewer at The
Brewery at the CIA, a new educational facility at the college's New York campus
created in partnership with Brooklyn Brewery. (Photo credit: CIA/Phil Mansfield)
Media Contact:
Jeff Levine
Communications Manager
845-451-1372
j_levine@culinary.edu
Founded in 1946, The Culinary Institute of America is the world鈥檚 premier
culinary college. Dedicated to driving leadership development for the
foodservice and hospitality industry, the independent, not-for-profit CIA
offers associate degrees in culinary arts and baking and pastry arts;
bachelor鈥檚 degree majors in management, culinary science, and applied food
studies; and executive education through its Food Business School. Its
conferences and consulting services have made the CIA the think tank of the
food industry in the areas of health & wellness, sustainability, world
cuisines & cultures, and professional excellence & innovation. The
college also offers certificate programs and courses for professionals and enthusiasts.
Its worldwide network of 48,000 alumni includes leaders in every area of
foodservice and hospitality. The CIA has campuses in New York, California,
Texas, and Singapore.
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