All of our tours will go through the sensory lab. Jones said it is a lab that "can do analysis for companies all across the country. And, believe me, I am grateful to have those facilities." "The analytical lab is for traditional chemical analysis of foods and other products and the sensory lab can be used for almost anything anyone wants to evaluate. "We have an analytical lab as well as a sensory lab," Johnston told the audience. It's a merging of academics and agritourism. Jones, an MTSU School of Agriculture alumnus, and business partner Derrick Morse, opened their venture and partnered with MTSU to provide lab space in the large facility that features soon-to-open Steel Barrel Brewery. To view video from the event, go online to . The recent grads had internships with Yoplait yogurt, Hop Springs and other companies. The MTSU degree program, which recently graduated its first class, has gained interest from prospective students from all across the country. The event included music, food and beverages and tours of the new analytical and fermentation science labs in Hop Springs' building space.
The crowd then ventured outside for a ceremonial ribbon-cutting ceremony. Rutherford County Mayor Bill Ketron, venue founder and co-owner Mark Jones, MTSU fermentation science program director Tony Johnston and others proclaimed Hop Springs, which had a soft opening in late December, officially open. MURFREESBORO - Some 150 agritourism, music and food and beverage enthusiasts helped Middle Tennessee State University's fermentation science program and partner Hop Springs celebrate a ribbon-cutting at the beer park's operations just off John Bragg Highway Thursday (May 23). Also enjoying the conversation are Jones' partners, Derrick Morse, second from left, and Lou Diaz. MTSU dean Bud Fischer, second from right, laughs at a comment made by Hop Springs and Steel Barrel Brewery founder Mark Jones, left.
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