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Sensory Analysis Training for the Brewing Industry

Course ID: BDF-3600C2
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Calibrate your palate with Wake Tech and become an expert at tasting craft beer! Sensory analysis is an essential skill for working in the craft beverage industry. In this course you will learn how to keep, serve, evaluate, and pair assorted styles of beer in discussions and taste tests. Upon completing the class, you will demonstrate your competence in distinguishing common beer styles and identifying major off flavors.

This course also prepares students for Level 2 Certified Cicerone® exams. Students will study the Cicerone® syllabus, perform practice tasting exams, and given access to study materials such as flashcards and videos. More about the Cicerone® Program: "The Cicerone® Certification Program has become the industry standard for identifying those with significant knowledge and professional skills in beer sales and service. Set yourself apart when you earn the title of Certified Cicerone®, a certification for skilled beer professionals. Workers in every role in the industry, from bartenders to brewery executives, have earned this credential." It is strongly recommended that students planning to sit for the Level 2 Certified Cicerone® exam complete the Level 1 Beer Server Certificate prior to registering for this course.

Wake Tech Craft Brewing is now proudly partnered with the Brewers Association! This course includes additional online draught safety education brought to you by the BA. After completing the learning module, students will receive the BA Draught Line Safety certificate for their training.

Whether you are a current or aspiring professional brewer, homebrewer, sales representative, bartender, or craft beer aficionado, Sensory Analysis Training will strengthen your skill set.

Course Objectives

Students will be able to demonstrate the importance and differences in keeping and serving beer styles and be able to identify and analyze the different ingredients, problematic off-flavors, and pairing abilities of beer.

Outline of Instruction

Keeping and Serving Beer
a. Purchasing & Accepting
b. Storage
c. Serving
d. Glassware
e. Draft System and Maintenance

Palate Calibration
a. Flavors and Sources
b. Ingredients and Processes
c. Evaluation Techniques

Off Flavors
a. Common Off-Flavors
b. Identifying and Sources
c. Practice Cicerone Off-Flavor Exam

Common Beer Styles
a. Belgian and French
b. British Isles
c. German
d. American
e. Specialty Beers

Food & Beer
a. Successfully Pairing Food & Beer
b. Terminology and Concepts
c. Common Beer & Food Combinations
d. Classic Pairings

BJCP & Cicerone Preparation
a. Exam Format, Contents, & Resources
b. Style Guidelines & Scoresheets
c. Practice Exams

Contact Hours

CEUs

Industry Standard, State or National Certification

Certification

These class hours will feed into the NCDOC & USDOL Apprenticeship standards for training. It will also prepare students for the second level of the national Cicerone Certification Program.

Website

https://www.cicerone.org/us-en/certifications/certified-cicerone
http://www.nccommerce.com/workforce/job-seekers/apprenticeships/pre-app…
https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/training/apprenticeship

Certification Learning Outcomes/Requirements

Test Prep for Level 2: Certified Cicerone exams.

CE or CU Articulation

Prerequisites

*Must be 21 years of age to enroll*

Recommendations:
-Passed Cicerone Level I: Certified Beer Server Exam
-Completed Commercial Craft Brewing ISC-3600C2
OR
-Currently employed in the brewing/beverage industry

Learning Supplies Needed

Recommended reading:
Tasting Beer by Randy Mosher ISBN: 978-1612127774

Brewers Association: Draft Beer Quality Manual ISBN-13: 978-1938469602
Free Download: https://www.brewersassociation.org/educational-publications/draught-bee…

Clinical Site/Special Facilities

Needs to be in location with a draft system (generally a brewery) or culinary lab.

Requirements for Successful Completion

90% attendance

Accreditation/Special Approval Requirements

N/A

Intended Audience

Students who have completed Commercial Craft Brewing and employees of the craft brewing industry seeking to expand their skillset.

Specific Industry or Business Support Needs

Several brewery employees and owners in Wake County want to become certified as well as have their employees certified through this training. The 2023 NC Brewers Conference in Winston-Salem also had information sessions on the importance in starting this training for their employees and brewers.

Wake County Need for Industry Positions

This would help to amplify any application in the brewing industry. Cicerone level two is very hard to achieve and there are only a few in our whole region who hold this national, and well respected, credential.