Category Archives: Beer Styles

There are 5 parts of the Certified Beer Server syllabus. Part II is: Beer Styles.
These are all of the posts for part 2.

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013. History, characteristics, and flavor attributes of styles by region

History, characteristics, and flavor attributes of styles by region

In the previous lesson we learned how to describe a beer by its qualitative and quantitative measurements. Now we can dig into the different styles of beer.

It’s important to know the defining characteristics for a variety of beer styles. As beer servers, we’ll not only need to speak in an educated manner of the products we’re selling, but sometimes we’ll also need to help customers decide which beer they want.

Beer tasting flight at Golden Road Brewing, Los Angeles, California, September 14, 2013.

Beer tasting flight at Golden Road Brewing, Los Angeles, California, September 14, 2013.

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011. Understanding beer styles

Understanding beer styles

Beer is perhaps more varied than wine. BJCP Style Guidelines lists more than a hundred different styles of beer, many of which have been around for centuries—or longer! And each of those styles have stories as varied as the cultures from which they originated.

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010. Reading list for Certified Beer Server (part 2)

Ok we’re moving on to part 2 of the Certified Beer Server Syllabus: Beer Styles. First, we’ll learn a basic understanding of beer styles. The next section will explain both the qualitative and quantitative parameters of beer styles. Finally, we’ll learn a little about the history and culture of styles and dig into the styles by region.