College class teaches the art of drinking beer. (University of Alabama at Birmingham)

From: Modern Brewery Age | Date: September 5, 1994 | Copyright information

That's one thing about college: never enough time to do all the beer tasting you wanted.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham special studies division has a solution. A beer tasting class.

So who's the instructor? Norm from "Cheers?" Archie Bunker?

No, says Tom Lamb, who will teach the course. This kind of beer drinking is serious business. "The people who are into beer for the taste are not guzzling it down," he said. "Most people drink this slower. I...

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