Sommelier of Ale

Designed for those in the industry who serve, purchase or brew beer. This course can be taken online or in person. Successful candidates will be able to use the title Sommelier of Ale (SA) and receive a certificate suitable for framing and lapel pin.

Taken either in class or online. Classes are available upon request and are also taught regularly at our Denver classroom location.

Online classes start the first of every month, and you will have 6 months to take the exam.

Please note that the Complete Beer Course is a required text for the course. You may purchase the book in any format desired, but will need to provide us the Amazon order number for verification.

Curriculum for this course includes:

History of Beer

The Ingredients
Grains
Hops
Water
Yeast
Gluten Free Beers

The Brewing of Beer

The Process
Fermentation
Alcohol
Carbonation

Styles of Beer

Lagers, Pilsners and more cold fermented creation

Munich Dunkel
Bock
Dopplebock
Vienna Lager>
Czech Pilsner
German Pilsner
American Lagers
California Common
Kolsch

Witbiers, Hefeweizen and more cloudy wheat beers

Hefewweizen
Dunkelweizen
Berliner Weisse
Gose
American Pale Wheat

Pale Ales

English Pale Ale
American Pale Ale
Amber Ale

IPAs

East Coast IPA
West Coast IPA
Pacific Northwest IPA

Trappist & Abbey-Style Ales

Trappist Beers
Single/Enkel
Dubbel
Tripel

Stouts and Porters

Porter
British and American Porter
Dry Irish Stout
American Stout
Oatmeal Stout
Dry Imperial Stout

Barley Wines and Related Styles

English Style Barley Wine
American Style Barley Wine

Tasting & Pairing Beer

Apperance, Aromas, Taste and Conclusion
Positive and Negative Characteristics
Pairing with Food
Examples

You can expect to spend about 20 hours studying the materials or in class prior to taking the exam. You will be permitted one exam re-take but you must wait 2 weeks before re-taking the exam.

Price: $ 385.00

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