Exam Focus
- Pour filtered beer fully into the glass.
- Pour unfiltered beer carefully and retain sediment unless requested otherwise.
- Create style-appropriate head, often 1 inch but more for some wheat and Belgian beers.
What to know
Bottle pouring differs for filtered beer and sediment-bearing beer.
Syllabus detail
- Filtered beer can usually be poured completely, starting at 45 degrees and finishing down the middle for about 1 inch of foam.
- German wheat beers and Belgian ales traditionally may have 2-3 inches of head.
- For unfiltered beer, avoid disturbing sediment, watch the bottle neck, stop before yeast reaches the top, and ask the consumer when uncertain.
Study task
Be ready to explain pouring bottled beer in the context of serving bottled beer and apply it to a realistic Certified Cicerone® service, tasting, brewing, style, or pairing scenario.
Key Terms
- Pouring bottled beer
- Pour filtered beer fully into the glass.