the beer scholar blog

August 15, 2024

Brews For New Avenues X Beer Scholar collab auction: a beer soaked weekend in Portland, OR!

June 12, 2024

What cups does Cicerone® use on exams?

May 24, 2024

What does the Advanced Cicerone® Coaching Program look like?

May 1, 2024

Meet a Cicerone® - CC Paul Schultz, Cicerone-in-Residence at MPH Brewing

April 25, 2024

Meet a Cicerone® - CC Sandy Hugill of Thunderwing Brewing

April 11, 2024

Meet a Cicerone® - AC Jesús Mártir of Baja Canning

April 9, 2024

2024 update: Key resources for the Certified Cicerone® exam

April 8, 2024

Answers to the Cicerone Program's sample Certified Cicerone® Practice Exam

April 3, 2024

Meet a Cicerone® – AC Scott Fielder of Beer Scholar & The Bruery

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April 1, 2024

Judging beer for the first time? These 10 tips will set you up for success.

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March 27, 2024

Level Up Your Beer Tasting and Description Skills #1

March 22, 2024

How to score big on the Cicerone® exam's demonstration component

March 17, 2024

Announcing the new Study Guide for the Certified Cicerone Exam!

January 3, 2024

Certified Cicerone Exam Advice if your exam is tomorrow here are some tips

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December 1, 2023

Drink More Doppelbock - The 6 Pack (S1E3)

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November 18, 2023

The 6 Pack Pod: Old Ale + Oxidation + Aging Beer (S1E2)

November 13, 2023

Belgian Golden Strong Ale - The 6 Pack

November 6, 2023

Is the Certified Cicerone® worth it for a bottle shop beer buyer?

November 5, 2023

The 6 Pack Laserhawk's picks for top beer writing in 2023

October 27, 2023

The 6 Pack is BACK!

October 19, 2023

How to describe beer color for SRM

October 17, 2023

How much does it cost to become a Certified Cicerone?

October 11, 2023

Advanced Cicerone Coaching Now Enrolling!

March 10, 2023

The 6 Pack 3-10-23 Thanks for reading y'all!

February 24, 2023

The 6 Pack 2-24-23: The answer is "yes"

February 10, 2023

The 6 Pack 2-10-23: Is there finally a hangover cure on the horizon?

January 27, 2023

The 6 Pack 1-27-23: I, for one, welcome our induction stove overlords ⚡️

January 25, 2023

What to do if you can't find BJCP listed commercial examples of classic styles

January 20, 2023

The 6 Pack 01-20-23: Howdy from Florida! ☀️

January 13, 2023

The 6 Pack 1-13-23: Fat Tire is no longer amber?!

January 5, 2023

The 6 Pack 01-05-23: The new "Sipping in Style" podcast!

December 21, 2022

Holiday Discount 6 Pack 12-21-22: Warm the glühkriek and snuggle up! 🎄

December 16, 2022

The 6 Pack 12-16-22: Anudeep is one in 1.4 billion!

November 25, 2022

Advanced Cicerones compare: Weissbier vs. Weizenbock

November 25, 2022

The 6 Pack 11-25-22: The Best Thanksgiving Movie 🚂

November 22, 2022

Advanced Cicerones compare: Saison vs. Tripel

November 18, 2022

Advanced Cicerones compare: Gose vs. Berliner Weisse

November 15, 2022

Wee Heavy vs. Doppelbock: Side-by-Side

November 11, 2022

Kölsch vs International Pale Lager: Side-by-Side

November 8, 2022

American Stout vs. Foreign Extra Stout: Side-by-Side

November 4, 2022

American Wheat vs. American Blonde: Side-by-Side

November 1, 2022

Saison vs. Witbier: Side-by-Side

October 29, 2022

The 6 Pack 10-29-22: Tynt Meadow FTW🍷

October 28, 2022

Adv Cicerones compare American Porter vs. English Porter

October 25, 2022

Weizenbock vs.Tripel: Side-by-Side

September 29, 2022

The 6 Pack 9-29-22: What it's like to judge GABF! 🥇

September 23, 2022

The 6 Pack 9-23-22: Do ya like dags?

September 15, 2022

The 6 Pack 9-15-22: UK (& Russian) beer industries in BIG trouble! 💂‍♀️

September 8, 2022

The 6 Pack 9-8-22

August 31, 2022

The 6 Pack 8-31-22

August 26, 2022

The 6 Pack 8-26-22

August 19, 2022

The 6 Pack 8-19-22

August 12, 2022

The 6 Pack 8-12-22

August 4, 2022

The 6 Pack 8-04-22

July 29, 2022

The 6 Pack 7-29-22

July 22, 2022

The 6 Pack 7-22-22

July 14, 2022

The 6 Pack 7-14-22

July 8, 2022

The 6 Pack 7-08-22

July 1, 2022

The 6 Pack 7-01-22

June 17, 2022

TBS 6 Pack 6-17-22

June 10, 2022

TBS 6 Pack 6-10-22

June 3, 2022

TBS 6 Pack 6-03-22

May 27, 2022

TBS 6 Pack 5-27-22

May 20, 2022

TBS 6 Pack 5-20-22

May 13, 2022

TBS 6 Pack 5-13-22

May 6, 2022

TBS 6 Pack 5-6-22

April 29, 2022

TBS 6 Pack 4-29-22

April 22, 2022

How to prep for the ESSAYS on the Advanced Cicerone exam!

April 22, 2022

TBS 6 Pack 4-22-22

April 21, 2022

How much BJCP data do you NEED to memorize for the Advanced Cicerone exam?

April 15, 2022

TBS 6 Pack 4-15-22

April 15, 2022

What you should *really* study for the Advanced Cicerone exam!

April 8, 2022

TBS 6 Pack 4-8-22

April 5, 2022

Cali Common vs English Strong Bitter

April 1, 2022

TBS 6 Pack 4-1-22

March 29, 2022

Czech Premium Pale Lager vs Munich Helles

March 25, 2022

Kveik IPA! TBS 6 Pack 3-25-22

March 25, 2022

Kveik IPA?!

March 18, 2022

The Beer Scholar 6-Pack - March 18, 2022

March 11, 2022

The Beer Scholar 6-Pack - March 11, 2022

March 4, 2022

The Beer Scholar 6-Pack - March 4, 2022

February 28, 2022

The Beer Scholar Family Hour Podcast!

February 25, 2022

The FIRST official 6-Pack Newsletter! (February 25, 2022)

December 23, 2021

Merry Crimbo from PDX! ⛄

December 14, 2021

On moving from SF to PDX ☔ ... I move in 3 days. That's worth a touch of reflection.

November 28, 2021

A valuable tip for learning beer

June 24, 2021

The 6 Pack 6-24-22

March 19, 2020

How to prep your draft system for an extended closure during the COVID-19 shutdown

October 1, 2019

Chris' Kveik & Farmhouse Brewing Presentation at NCHF

October 1, 2019

Draught Beer Quality Manual review - a must have study resource for the Certified Cicerone exam

September 23, 2019

Do you need to memorize BJCP data for every beer style on the CC syllabus?

September 16, 2019

Lars Marius Garshol on kveik at Burnt City Brewing's Kveikfest 2019 in Chicago

September 10, 2019

What's new in the Certified Cicerone syllabus v 4?

August 28, 2019

What do you need to study for the Certified Beer Server exam?

August 24, 2019

Expert Panel on KVEIK with Almanac Beer Co, Omega Yeast, & Beer Scholar at Old Devil Moon

August 14, 2019

Advanced Cicerone & PhD Dr. Asa Stone talks climate change & lambic production

July 31, 2019

Interview with Evan Rail on Czech Beer Culture, Anthony Bourdain, & What to do in Prague

June 16, 2019

I interview Dr. Lance Shaner, Esq. about kveik, Omega Yeast Lab, Sacch Trois, & more!

June 6, 2019

How do you pronounce kveik?

June 6, 2019

What is kveik & how is it going to change the beer industry?

March 28, 2018

"Brut IPA" from San Francisco: is it the next big thing & how to make it

April 7, 2017

What is a "Quad" and ruminations on the nature of the BJCP Guidelines

March 14, 2017

Where can you find BJCP training when studying for the Cert Cicerone or AC exam?

June 7, 2016

I passed the Advanced Cicerone Exam: here's my study advice & an exam walk through

April 4, 2016

In defense of the Advanced Cicerone level of the Cicerone Certification Program

February 11, 2016

Key Resources for the Advanced Cicerone Exam

January 3, 2016

Key resources for studying for the Certified Cicerone exam

December 18, 2015

Key resources for studying for the Certified Beer Server exam

October 20, 2015

These are the books you need to read to become a beer expert (& pass the Certified Cicerone exam)

October 9, 2015

Do you really need to memorize all the BJCP data for beer styles tested on the Certified Cicerone exam?

September 30, 2015

Advice on working as a beer consultant

September 28, 2015

San Francisco Says Goodbye to Beer Evangelist & Legend Eric Cripe

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September 27, 2015

More information released about the Advanced Cicerone exam

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September 16, 2015

What's the next big thing in beer?

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September 15, 2015

Here are the differences between versions 2 and 3 of the Certified Cicerone syllabus

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September 14, 2015

What makes a great craft beer bar great?

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September 14, 2015

What's the difference between the Version 2 and Version 3 Certified Beer Server syllabus?

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August 26, 2015

Style study: Straight Unblended Lambic

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August 4, 2015

The CCP just announced a new level: Advanced Cicerone

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July 17, 2015

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