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Cicerone Program Turns 10,000 |
On February 14, 2012 the Cicerone Certification Program issued Certified Beer Server certificate number 10,000, passing a milestone that demonstrates widespread acceptance and respect for the program throughout the brewing and beer service community. The move into 5-figures of beer servers comes just four years and 42 days after this first-level exam was first offered to the public in the early days of January 2008.
Today the program counts Certified Beer Servers in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, each of the Canadian provinces and a range of other countries including Australia and Britain. In the US, California boasts the largest number with more than 1200; Wyoming has the fewest with just one. Twenty-two states each have more than 100 Certified Beer Servers.
To celebrate the milestone, the Cicerone Certification Program is offering special 10K promotions. Each represents a discounted price offered for some period of time. When you multiply the price by the time it equals 10,000. Here are the promotions:
Certified Beer Server Exam: 1000 cents ($10) for 10 hours (Ended 4 pm CST, February 15th)
Certified Beer Server Tutorial and Exam (with recorded lectures, study aids and self-assessment exams): $100 for 100 hours (Feb 15 through Feb 18. Regular price $149.) Click Here to access.
Cicerone Brewing Process App: 99 cents for 101 hours (Feb 15 through Feb 18) (Visit the appropriate app store to access. For more info click here.
When it was launched, the Cicerone Certification Program brought a new concept to the beer & hospitality industries. Namely, that selling and serving beer wasn’t just a simple matter of popping the top off a longneck. After decades of virtual uniformity, beers were no longer all the same; serving them well required knowledge about many styles and flavors. And despite common belief, beer was not immutable. The actions of servers, bars and distributors could spoil beer’s flavor. And finally: that beer’s broad range of grain, hop and yeast flavors expressed in a wide variety of styles made an unbeatable partner for many foods.
Of course acceptance of the new idea took time. While ten eager early adopters took the Certified Beer Server exam the first day it was available in 2008, fewer than one a day would complete the exam throughout the rest of that first year. It took until March of 2010 to reach certificate 1,000. But by then things had begun to develop rapidly. The program grew four-fold in 2010 and tripled in size again in 2011.
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Erny Becomes First Woman Master Cicerone® |
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Chicago – January 5 – The Cicerone® Certification Program today announced that Nicole Erny of Oakland, CA earned the title of Master Cicerone® during testing in November. Erny earned the certification through a series of exams culminating with two days of intense taste testing plus written and oral questioning about beer styles, beer service, draft systems, beer evaluation, brewing technology and beer and food pairing given November 9 & 10. Erny joins the elite ranks of Master Cicerones which includes just three other individuals: Rich Higgins of San Francisco, Dave Kahle of Chicago and Andrew Van Til of Michigan. Erny is both the first woman to earn this honor and also the youngest ever to acheve this. Click here for full release and photo. |
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The Cicerone Certification Program seeks to improve beer quality by certifying the knowledge and tasting skills of those who sell and serve beer. Knowledgeable beer professionals mean better beer for beer consumers and better business brewers and businesses who sell beer. The program offers three levels of certification starting with Certified Beer Server then progressing to Certified Cicerone® and Master Cicerone®. Certifications must be earned in sequence and they include a combination of examination formats. To earn the Certified Cicerone credential, candidates must pass a tasting exam where they identify beer styles and off-flavors then assess the fitness of several beers to be served to consumers. The examination sequence forms the core of the Cicerone Certification Program. Candidates may prepare themselves using our Novice and Master Syllabuses found on this web site using both free and purchased educational resources from the Cicerone Program and from other sources. Please let your friends and colleagues know about the program and our website. Cheers, Ray Daniels Director What's next? Try our "Get Started" section. |
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A Quick Introduction
"Cicerone" is pronounced "sis-uh-rohn"
The Cicerone Certification Program seeks to ensure that consumers receive the best possible beer and enjoy its flavors to the greatest extent possible. To facilitate this, those who sell and serve beer need to acquire knowledge in five areas:
Beer Storage, Sales and Service
Beer Styles and Culture
Beer Tasting and Flavors
Brewing Ingredients and Processes
Pairing Beer with Food
To encourage participation by those with various interests and ambitions, the program offers three levels of certification beginning with the simplest and building to the most complex and demanding:
1. Certified Beer Server
2. Certified Cicerone(tm)
3. Master Cicerone(tm)
Next steps:
1) Register as a user of this site so you can access the sample exam and study resources.
2) Go to "Get Started" to begin your progress toward Certified Cicerone(tm).
