The beer you drink has its roots at UC Davis. Here’s how and who’s behind it

The beer you drink has its roots at UC Davis. Here’s how and who’s behind it

In the UC Davis pilot brewery, steam curled from stainless steel kettles and the smell of grain hung in the air as faculty, alumni and former professors returned to do what brought them together in the first place — brew beer. It was a reunion of sorts for the Master Brewers Certificate Program, which has shaped generations of craft beer professionals. Teams clustered around three cauldrons, coaxing different worts to temperature in preparation …