I’ve received some questions about what the Certified Beer Server exam is, who administers the exam, and how to take the exam. So here’s a quick post to cover some of those points all in one place.
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3 thoughts on passing the Certified Beer Server exam
It’s been a while since I passed the Certified Beer Server exam, and I’m still super excited. Here are 3 thoughts on the experience.
How to make flashcards for Certified Beer Server exam
I’m going to show you how to make flashcards for the Certified Beer Server exam. It’s quick and easy. The cards are super clean and informative. They fit in your back pocket so you can take them anywhere, study anytime, and pass the heck out of the Certified Beer Server exam the first time! Keep reading for 3 simple steps to make your own flashcards and ace the Certified Beer Server exam.
Let’s keep this Certified Beer Server ball rolling
You might recall from my post on January 31, that I was really eager and motivated to finish studying and take the exam. Well, as you might’ve guessed based on the dates of my posts, I hadn’t been in such a hurry to finish anymore. There was a huge gap between lessons 12 and 13. Looking back, I’m mildly ashamed and kind of embarrassed about the amount of time that I let go by. More on that in a minute. Anyway… Then I learned that the Cicerone® Certification program is planning on changing the Certified Beer Server exam in 2016—so we gotta get this thing done!
Time to get to work
One of the reasons I started this site was to motivate me by accountability to finish this exam! Yes, WordPress has given me quite a beating this past year. Nonetheless, here it is, 8 months after my first post on Beer Exam School, 3 months since I really started studying, and I have a long ways to go. But I got a job at a brewery!
002. Overview of the Cicerone® Certification Program
Before even taking the Certified Beer Server exam, I will have to correctly answer 5 questions about the Cicerone® Certification Program.
They’re probably going to be super basic questions, but I don’t know what they are. So here’s an overview of the Cicerone® Certification Program.
Let’s set Certified Cicerone® apart from wine sommelier
Beer is a highly specialized and diversified product, and trends change rapidly. A beer cicerone, specifically a Certified Cicerone® or a Master Cicerone®, is a highly skilled and knowledgeable professional. Yet they are often described in reference to wine sommeliers. I propose a new description for Cicerone, one that stands on its own, independent of other beverage professionals.
Welcome to Beer Exam School!
Beer Exam School is the blog I will use to help me study for the Cicerone Certification Program, Certified Beer Server exam.
My name is Nathan Pierce. Since quitting my air quality planning job about a year ago due to, shall we say “irreconcilable differences” with management, I’ve been planning to start a brewery here in the Monterey area (California). To learn more about beer and to enhance my resume, I am going to take the exam for Certified Beer Server.