A Taste of OregonNew ways to share student-made Beaver Classic foods.

Whether it’s a snack in the stands or ice cream from the iconic orange food truck, Beaver Classic’s student-made small-batch food products keep the Oregon State community satisfied. And ’tis the season to spread the love.

This year, Beaver Classic is selling Holiday Boxes, which feature a smorgasbord sampling of the brand’s offerings. The boxes are a tasty gift for hungry Beavers in your life, and each purchase supports the agricultural sciences students who craft the food inside. “It’s all the student-made goodness in one package,” said Dhaval Bhakta, business and student development manager with the College of Agricultural Sciences.

There are two varieties on offer: A smaller box, at $45, contains one Beaver Reserve aged cheddar, two flavored cheddars and a 2-ounce bottle of honey. A larger box, at $125, contains three aged cheddars, two flavored cheddars, an 8-ounce bottle of honey and a barley scone mix made from Streaker barley — a variety developed at OSU. Both boxes come with a College of Agricultural Sciences charcuterie board and branded stickers.

Holiday Boxes are available to order now at the online Beaver Classic store for shipping as well as on-campus pickup. (See page 14 for a coupon code.) If you’d like one to arrive before a particular date — say, Christmas or the first night of Hanukkah — Bhakta advises ordering no less than a week in advance.

Holiday boxes … feature a smorgasbord sampling of the brand’s offerings.

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After treating your loved ones to Beaver Classic, you may be craving some. Don’t fret — plans for a physical Beaver Classic Store in Withycombe Hall are well underway, and Bhakta estimates the “scoop shop” will be ready to open in spring 2025.

For Bhakta, this is a return to OSU’s roots. Referencing the Dairy Counter that sold ice cream in decades past, he said, “Reopening this venture again, and coming back with this, is a good invite to get together. A reunion, almost.”

A sweet treat just might be the perfect way to bring together Beavers old and new. The idea is to “bring those Oregon State memories back while showcasing our incredible, student-made products,” said Bhakta.