your questions, answered

You're in the right place. Pick your exam level (Certified Beer Server, Certified Cicerone®, or Advanced Cicerone®) and hit Enroll. Checkout happens in our Skool community, and you'll have access to your course within minutes. Questions? Email [email protected].

Your video lessons, the community, and the weekly live tastings are in our Skool group. Your practice exams, quizzes, and flashcards are in the Beer Scholar Study Lab, our own study app. Sign in to the Study Lab with the same email you used on Skool and it emails you a login link, no password to remember. Both work on your phone, tablet, or computer.

The Certified Beer Server course and the Certified Cicerone® course each come with 12 months of access. The Advanced Cicerone® course comes with 24 months. That's plenty of time: most CBS students are exam-ready within days, and most CC students prep in 1 to 3 months.

No. You pay once. Skool sets every purchase up as an annual membership, so shortly after you enroll we turn off the renewal on our end. You keep your full access for the whole term. If you want more time after that, you can re-enroll.

We run a few sales a year, and the mailing list is the only place they're announced, so grab the free study resources to get on it. We're sorry that we don't offer a payment plan at the moment. We're working on adding that option. For now, courses are paid in full at checkout.

The Certified Cicerone® course comes with a 30-day no-questions-asked refund window, plus a pass-or-your-money-back guarantee: do the course and don't pass, and you get a full refund. The Advanced Cicerone® course has the same pass-or-your-money-back guarantee. Email [email protected] and we'll sort it out.

The Beer Scholar Course for the Certified Beer Server Exam is the quickest and easiest way to ramp up for the CBS test: ~40 short video lessons, each with an outline, quizzes for every section, plus 5 practice exams that are just like the real thing. Work at your own pace on any device. Some people finish in a day or two and crush the exam.

The Beer Scholar Course for the Certified Cicerone® Exam is a well-organized series of video lessons that track the Cicerone Certification Program® syllabus. It covers everything for the written and tasting sections, plus what to expect on the test, how to prep effectively, and tips for passing, with 4 full practice exams, flashcard decks for every syllabus topic, and weekly live tastings + Q&As. Most people prep in 2–3 months.

The Beer Scholar Course for the Advanced Cicerone® Exam is a self-paced program that takes you to level 3 with recorded classes at true AC depth, live weekly tastings, 2 full practice exams, and a pass-or-refund guarantee.

Chris Cohen, a Portland-based beer geek and one of just over 200 Advanced Cicerones® in the world. He's a National BJCP judge, has judged the Great American Beer Festival, wrote about beer for SeriousEats.com and the San Francisco Chronicle, founded the SF Homebrewers Guild, and in 2016 opened one of San Francisco's best beer bars, Old Devil Moon.

Chris is also a practicing attorney by day. He applied the techniques he used to pass the NY state bar exam to passing the CBS, Certified, and Advanced Cicerone® exams, then distilled everything into these well-organized, comprehensive courses.

The online Certified Beer Server® exam costs ~$79 and has a 75% pass rate. The CBS course guarantees you're not in the unlucky 25%. It's a time saver and a money saver.

The Certified Cicerone® exam costs $450 just to sign up for, and only about 1 in 3 people pass. That's a lower pass rate than the California Bar Exam for lawyers, which is BONKERS! Don't just start reading books and hope you're studying the right stuff. Everything you need is organized and condensed in a single comprehensive course, with full practice tests, flashcard decks for memorizing the beer style info, and loads of insider tips about what to expect on the test. It's an easy decision when you consider the cost of NOT passing. This is a career move, get after it!

The craft beer industry is exciting! Whether you're looking to break into the biz, switch beer jobs, get a raise, move up the ladder, or you just love beer and want to learn everything about it, the Cicerone Certification Program's® certifications are the industry standard way to prove you're serious and that you have a high level of beer expertise.

Imagine you're competing for a job against someone who has shown their dedication and passion for beer by passing the Certified Cicerone exam...the employer is going to really like that...why not BE THAT PERSON! There are still only around 4,900 Certified Cicerones in the world.

The CBS course teaches you everything you need to pass the online level 1 exam, fast. The Certified Cicerone® course is much more robust: everything for the level 2 written and tasting exams, plus practice tests, flashcards, and live weekly tastings.

If you're definitely taking the CC exam, go straight to the CC course: the full CBS course is included with it for free, and it covers everything needed to pass the CBS exam. The CBS course alone will not prepare you for the CC exam.

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Chris is an Advanced Cicerone®, but he is not employed by or otherwise associated with the Cicerone Certification Program®. His study material has been created independently of the program's control; that's why he can give you tons of great insider tips and tricks to ensure you pass!

The term Cicerone® is the trademark of the Craft Beer Institute®. This website and the Beer Scholar® courses are not affiliated with or endorsed by the Cicerone Certification Program. The copyright for all material on this website is owned by Chris Cohen and Beer Scholar LLC.

• You're planning to take the CBS, CC, or AC exam...and you want to pass.
• You love beer and want to know everything about it.
• You're considering entering the beer industry and want to increase your chances of getting a good job.
• You're already in the beer industry and want to raise your game so you get that promotion & raise.
• You want some serious beer geek bragging rights.
• You're a wine Somm or cocktail ninja and want to expand your skills.
• You love one of the above people!