New Syllabi Announced; Version 3 of syllabi will be tested starting January 1, 2016
Today, we release Version 3 of the syllabi for all four levels of the Cicerone® Certification Program: Certified Beer Server, Certified Cicerone®, Advanced CiceroneTM, and Master Cicerone®.
Exams will not be based on the new new syllabi until January 1, 2016. Therefore, those taking exams prior to January 1, 2016 should be studying a syllabus with a 2 version number (V2); those taking exams after December 31, 2015 should be using a syllabus with a 3 version number (V3).
Download the Certified Beer Server Syllabus
Download the Certified Cicerone Syllabus
Download the Advanced Cicerone Syllabus
Download the Master Cicerone Syllabus
The most significant syllabi updates are found in the BEER STYLES section. The syllabi now reflect changes made in the 2015 Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) Guidelines. Below, you'll find the style updates for the Certified Beer Server and Certified Cicerone syllabi:
Certified Beer Server:
Styles Added: Munich Helles, Berliner Weisse, Gose, American Light Lager
Styles Removed: Mild, Scottish Ale, Munich Dunkel, American Standard Lager
Certified Cicerone:
Styles Added: Gose, White IPA, Black IPA
Also, there is updated verbage on aroma techniques present in all new syllabi, under point III.A.3.c.i.
Cicerone Certification Program
Founded in 2007, the Cicerone program conducts examinations of beer knowledge for certification at four levels. Thousands of people who work for breweries, beer wholesalers, restaurants, bars, liquor stores and grocery stores have completed one or more levels of the certification program in the past year. Doing so demonstrates knowledge of beer keeping and service, beer styles, flavors, brewing process and ingredients and beer and food pairing.