What Colleges Have Their Own Beer?

Currently there are about 40 colleges that have their own beer, with new beers being introduced at a rapid pace. Colleges are attracted to having their own officially licensed branded beer due to the licensing revenue the beers generate for the school.

🍺 Collegiate Beer Directory

A comprehensive list of schools, beer names, and Alcohol By Volume (ABV) percentages.

University / College Beer Name ABV %
University of Arizona Wildcat Sonoran-Style Cerveza 4.4%
University of Arizona Wildcat Sonoran Amber Lager 4.4%
Bowling Green State University Not Specified 4.9%
Cal Poly Cal Poly Gold 4.7%
Christopher Newport University Captains Lager 4.5%
Drake University Bulldog 5.6%
UC Davis Gunrock Hazy IPA 6.3%
UC Davis Gunrock Lager 4.6%
Eastern Michigan University Water Tower Power 4.5%
University of Florida Shock Top 5.2%
Florida State University Legacy Lager 4.7%
George Mason University Brave & Bold Hazy IPA 6.5%
Fresno State Red Wave 4.0%
Illinois State Redbird Ale 5.3%
Illinois State Battle Bird Lager 5.1%
Indiana University Hoosier Gameday Lager 4.7%
Iowa State University Cyclones IPA 6.0%
Iowa State University Clone Fest 5.6%
Iowa State University Forever True 5.0%
UC Irvine Anteater Lager 5.1%
Luther College Alma Mater 5.4%
LSU Bayou Bengal 4.5%
Marquette University Marquette Golden Ale 4.9%
University of California, Berkeley (Cal) Oski’s California Gold (Official Beer of Cal) 4.8%
University of Massachusetts Massachusetts Lager 4.5%
University of Nevada Wolf Pack Ale 4.9%
New Mexico State Pistol Pete's 1888 4.8%
UNC Charlotte Gold Rush 4.9%
North Dakota State University Bison Rock 5.4%
North Dakota State University Bison Light 4.2%
University North Texas North Texas Blonde Ale 4.8%
Ohio University Ricky 4.5%
University of Oklahoma Schooner 4.7%
University of Rhode Island Rhody Ram IPA 7.0%
San Diego State University State Ale 4.7%
Southern Miss Southern Skies 4.5%
The University of Tennessee Vol Lager 4.2%
University of Texas El Paso Miner Beer 4.1%
Troy University Trojan Ale 5.2%
Vanderbilt University Conquer and Prevail 5.0%
Western Kentucky University 1906 Lager 4.2%
William & Mary Griffin Gold 5.0%

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