UO Chemistry and Biochemistry alumnus Brian Coombs, Class of 2011, recently shared his experiences brewing beer in Peru on Brewpublic.com’s blog of all things beer- and brewing-related.

Brian traveled this past spring to the Sacred Valley region of Peru to lend his brewing expertise to a friend, Joe Giammatteo, who had opened a craft brewery in the town of Ollantaytambo.

Read about Brian’s brewing adventures in his blog post, So You Wanna Be a Brewer

Brian is now back in the Northwest, working at King Estates Winery and expanding his knowledge of fermentation and barrel aging.