{"id":149809,"date":"2024-05-06T10:15:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T14:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=149809"},"modified":"2024-05-09T16:17:10","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T20:17:10","slug":"inaugural-may-daze-craft-beer-fest-at-wright-state-to-showcase-local-breweries-alumni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2024\/05\/06\/inaugural-may-daze-craft-beer-fest-at-wright-state-to-showcase-local-breweries-alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Inaugural May Daze Craft Beer Fest at Wright State to showcase local breweries, alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\u201cNot all chemicals are bad. Without chemicals such as hydrogen and oxygen, for example, there would be no way to make water, a vital ingredient in beer.\u201d \u2014Dave Barry, humorist<\/em><\/p>\n

Dave Barry would enjoy the first-ever May Daze Craft Beer Fest<\/a> at Wright State University. Not only will there be plenty of beer to sample, but also explanations of the science behind it.<\/p>\n

Sponsored by the Wright State Alumni Association<\/a>, the beer festival will feature 14 local breweries. The event\u2019s eventual goal is to raise funds for student scholarships.<\/p>\n

The Craft Beer Fest takes place on Saturday, May 18, in the Apollo Room of the Student Union from 1 to 5 p.m.<\/p>\n

Tickets are $40 and include 20 beer-sampling vouchers, a tasting glass, snacks, non-alcoholic beverages, a T-shirt and admission to educational sessions featuring a Wright State neuroscientist who is also a beer judge. For $10, designated drivers receive snacks, non-alcoholic drinks and admission to the sessions.<\/p>\n

Admission to the event is limited to 200 people. To register visit community.wrightstatealumni.com\/MayDaze2024<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Volunteers are also needed to staff the event. Sign up to volunteer on the Alumni Association website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The event is open to all, not just those with a Wright State connection.<\/p>\n

The idea behind the May Daze Craft Beer Fest grew from a similar event at Appalachian State University, where Wright State President Sue Edwards, Ph.D., had been on the faculty.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe gave us the idea, and we took it and ran with it,\u201d said Greg Scharer, executive director of alumni relations at Wright State.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s precedence: The Alumni Association’s annual January beer tasting following a Wright State men\u2019s basketball game has been popular, and the association routinely offers wine and bourbon tours that are well-received by Wright State alumni.<\/p>\n

The May Daze Craft Beer Fest, unlike the post-basketball game events, will be composed of solely local breweries, some of which are owned and operated by Wright State alumni.<\/p>\n

While Wright State does not offer a degree in brewing, those alumni benefited from \u201ctheir education here because they learned how to create and market a business,\u201d Scharer said. \u201cThey have gone into other majors that contributed to running a craft brewery.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of those alumni is James Williams, co-owner of Southern Ohio Brewing in Beavercreek. Williams, who graduated with a bachelor\u2019s degree in elementary education in 1991, attended the post-basketball game beer event for several years. He is excited to participate in the beer festival as a proud supporter of Wright State.<\/p>\n

\u201cBringing alumni back to campus is a good idea,\u201d he said, \u201cto connect them with the college that helped them get to be where they are today.\u201d<\/p>\n

The following breweries will participate in the beer fest:<\/p>\n