November 20, 2008

Coffee lovers are invited to participate in a special taste-off at 9:45 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, as part of research to develop a Fresno State coffee, “Bulldog Blend.”

The Food Science and Nutrition Department at California State University, Fresno has been working with Peerless Coffee of Oakland to develop the coffee that would be sold in the Rue and Gwen Gibson Farm Market on campus.

Students in Dr. Dennis Ferris’ Sensory Science class are developing the unique blend and are holding tasting sessions featuring competing blends. Volunteer tasters Nov. 20 may go to the Family & Food Science Building, room 105. Ferris said females over age 45, the typical Farm Market clientele demographic, are encouraged to participate.

Following the session, a taste-off between blends that have survived the earlier samplings will be held Tuesday, Nov. 25, and the winner will be used by Peerless Coffee to produce “The Bulldog Blend.”

For more information, contact Ferris at 559.278.4692 or dennisf@csufresno.edu.