Food Science graduate student Alex Kivela and fourth-year food science major Lauren Thoen won a gold medal for a homebrewed Blood Orange Sour beer they developed in the 2023 Southern California Regional Homebrewing Championship in the mixed style, experimental and alternative sugar category. The students are members of Mustang Zymurgists, mentored by Associate Professor Luis Castro, a brewing club where students learn the basics of brewing science, develop recipes to submit to national homebrew competitions and develop research project ideas.