Exam Focus
- Study Belgium/France, Britain/Ireland, Germany/Czech/Austria, United States, other regions, emerging styles, NA/alcohol-free, and gluten-free beer.
- Know listed BJCP styles and non-BJCP syllabus additions.
- For emerging styles, know producers and examples without quantitative ranges.
What to know
The Certified Cicerone® style list is organized by region and includes emerging, non-alcoholic, alcohol-free, and gluten-free beer topics.
Syllabus detail
- Regional groups: Belgium and France, Britain and Ireland, Germany/Czech Republic/Austria, United States, and other regions.
- Additional style areas: emerging styles, non-alcoholic and alcohol-free beer, and gluten-free beer.
- Emerging styles: pastry or dessert stout and American-style fruited sour; candidates need examples and producers but not quantitative ranges.
- Non-alcoholic, alcohol-free, gluten-free, and gluten-reduced beer: production methods, legal or practical distinctions, producers, styles, and examples.
Study task
Be ready to explain beer styles by region in the context of beer style knowledge and apply it to a realistic Certified Cicerone® service, tasting, brewing, style, or pairing scenario.
Key Terms
- Beer styles by
- Study Belgium/France, Britain/Ireland, Germany/Czech/Austria, United States, other regions, emerging styles, NA/alcohol-free, and gluten-free beer.