Training for Certified Beer Sommelier

The goal of the beer sommelier training is to impart knowledge regarding beer on the highest scientific level that enables the certified sommelier to advise customers of a brewery, purchasing agents as well as guests and restaurant proprietors. Beer sommeliers are experts that inform guests about the production process of beer, how to select the right beer for pairing with the dish of their choice and the positive health benefits of moderate beer consumption.

Beer sommeliers are also responsible for the quality of the beer served to the guest and its perfect presentation. They create the beer menu, advise the cook on beer meals and organize beer purchases. An important field of activity in the brewery is active beer marketing with the help of the sommelier's profound knowledge of the manufacturing and sensory specialities of the brewery's own beer.

The education is completed with an evaluation of papers regarding the creation of a beer meal and a beer menu, with a practical sensory test to detect and describe different beer varieties and categories as also sensory beer defects, an oral exam in the beer presentation sector in gastronomy and two written exams after the first education phase and at the end of the course.

The following courses will take place in 2013 and 2014:

German language courses 2014

1. week in Gräfelfing, 2. week in Obertrum (Austria):

• 17. - 28. March 2014

• 31. March - 11. April 2014

• 27. October - 07. November 2014

• 24. November - 05. December 2014

Split courses

1. week in Gräfelfing, 2. week in Obertrum (Austria):

• 13. - 18. January & 03. - 07. March 2014

• 13. - 18. October & 17. - 21. November 2014

English language courses in Chicago/ USA 2013

• 29. April - 10. May

• 02. - 13. December

Kontact: Mrs. Lupe Zepeda:  lzepeda(at)lallemand(dot)com

Italian language courses 2013

1. week in Gräfelfing, 2. week in Santarcangelo (Italy):

• 21. - 26. October 2013 & 03. - 08. February 2014

There are continuously courses in Sao Paulo/Brasil
Dates, Informations and requests at www.spr.senac.br

You can request detailed information for

Germany: Doemens office info(at)doemens(dot)org

Italia: Stefan Grauvogel mail(at)arte-bier(dot)de

USA: Dave Post dpost(at)siebelinstitute(dot)com

Brasil: Cilene Saorin info(at)cilenesaorin(dot)com

Registration: Maximum no. of participants: 16 persons.