Colorado State Offers Craft Beer Major

Beer and college have gone together for a long time, but not like this. Colorado State University is one of several colleges now offering a major in beer. Barry Peterson reports on the intoxicating industry looking to hire millennials.

Jun 16, 2015

Beer and college have gone together for a long time, but not like this. Colorado State University is one of several colleges now offering a major in beer. Barry Peterson reports on the intoxicating industry looking to hire millennials.

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