Joomla! site syndication http://www.cicerone.org Tue, 13 May 2008 13:27:37 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.cicerone.org/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.cicerone.org Joomla! site syndication http://www.cicerone.org/content/view/31/ Five candidates passed the first Certified Cicerone exam given in San Diego on April 18. These five become the first holders of the “Certified Cicerone” title. The five are: Rob Gerrity - Sierra Nevada Brewing Company Scott Kerkmans - Four Points by Sheraton Ron Kloth - Papago Brewing Company Andrew Waer - Unaffiliated Neil Witte - Boulevard Brewing Company The exam took three and a half hours and included 200 fill-in the blank and short-answer questions followed by three essay questions, a demonstration and 12 beer samples presented in the tasting portion of the exam. Each successful candidate scored 70 percent or better on the tasting protion and 80 percent or better overall. Since January, 115 individuals have passed the online Certified Beer Server exam which is a prerequisite to the Certified Cicerone exam. Newsflashes - Newsflash Thu, 01 May 2008 17:25:42 +0100 http://www.cicerone.org/content/view/1/ The Cicerone Certification Program seeks to improve beer quality by certifying the knowledge and tasting skills of those who sell and serve beer. The more beer professionals understand about the many aspects of beer culture and service, the better beer will be for beer consumers. If you are curious about what a Master Cicerone might need to know, review our Master Syllabus which is available to all visitors to this site. To learn more and test your skills, become a registered user--all it takes is an email address. Once registered, you can try our Sample Exam and look at the Novice Syllabus to see what you have to know to pass the Certified Beer Server Exam. You can also join our user forum to talk about issues related to beer service and this program. And by all means, let your friends and colleagues know about the program and our website! Cheers, Ray DanielsDirector News - Latest Sat, 12 Jun 2004 11:54:06 +0100 http://www.cicerone.org/content/view/25/ We have put a 10-question sample exam online to give everyone a taste of the kinds of questions they can expect on the upcoming certification tests. Login or register and click on Sample Exam to give it a try! Newsflashes - Newsflash Thu, 04 Oct 2007 13:07:14 +0100 http://www.cicerone.org/content/view/28/ The full Certified Beer Server Exam has been posted and is now available. See the Access Exams link on the top or user menu once you have logged in as a registered user. Newsflashes - Newsflash Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:25:41 +0100 http://www.cicerone.org/content/view/26/ The Cicerone Certification Program has started to get some media attention. The excerpt below comes from a piece that first appeared on Entrepreneur.com and was picked up by MSNBC.com. Newsflashes - Newsflash Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:14:38 +0100