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Virtual Beer School offers live, interactive “classroom-style” online courses in preparation for the Certified Beer Server and Certified Cicerone® exams. Both courses – Level 1 and Level 2 – are taught live online by award-winning beer educator and Advanced Cicerone® Natalya Watson (@beerwithnat). Enrolling multiple times throughout the year, Virtual Beer School is open to attendees from around the world, with course recordings made available for catch up if a live session is missed.

Past attendees say: “Thanks Nat for a great beer learning experience. I really looked forward to the session each week and you have really helped with the knowledge needed to pass the exam.”

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Independent beer experts and ambassadors of fine beers offering consumer beer tastings and activities, online tastings and professional training and beer education.

Tony Teaches Beer is a craft beer education and consultation resource for individuals, bars, brewpubs, distributors and more. We offer seminars to prep for the Certified Beer Server exam in the Cicerone program*, classes on everything from the brewing process to food and beer pairing, and beer program consultation. Custom classes and seminars are available, just let us know what your needs are!  

*These courses are not affiliated with or endorsed by the Cicerone Certification Program.

Our Beer Fundamentals course will prepare you to take the Cicerone Certified Beer Server Exam, which is the most respected beer training program internationally. This training delves into the fundamentals, the history and manufacturing, and the different types and styles of beer. Start engaging your guests who love beer and help guide your guests who are looking to you recommend a great selection. Instruction is led by Certified Cicerone^® John Kubicsko.

Learn about key aspects of beer and the beer industry for individuals working in breweries, restaurants and other areas of the hospitality industry, as well as beer enthusiasts and homebrewers! Topics will include storing and serving beer, styles, flavor, evaluation, beer ingredients and brewing processes and pairing beer with food. Craft your understanding of the culture of beer using the tools and skills of professionals and devotees!

This course is intended to help prepare participants for the Cicerone Certified Beer Server exam; however, it is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Cicerone Certification Program. (The Cicerone Certified Beer Server exam will not be administered during the course, although, participants will receive a voucher for the online exam with registration for this course.)

Rich Higgins Beer Immersions are fun, deep dives into the beer styles and culture of important European beer regions. Rich is a Master Cicerone®, brewmaster, and educator, and he personally leads these trips to his favorite breweries, restaurants, and pubs. Geared toward Cicerones, professional brewers, and beer fans wanting to learn more, anyone who holds the title of Certified Beer Server or higher gets a 10% price discount!

Past participants say: “A fascinating deep dive into historical beer styles with a backstage pass to the breweries that defined them.” “We have been to Brussels before and this was far and away a much better beer experience."

BREW-ed was started by Certified Cicerone® and professional beer educator Cliff Mori to raise public understanding of beer.  Through staff education, menu planning for restaurants and bars, beer themed private events and fun and informative brewery tours, BREW-ed is working to make craft beer drinkers as knowledgeable as they are passionate.

This non-credit course, delivered online, is an introduction to Ales, Lagers and Fermentation. Students will learn about the history of beer, serving and storing beer, glassware, brewing ingredients, the brewing process, proper beer presentation, beer styles, flavors, and regions.

​This course is designed to prepare the student for the Cicerone Certified Beer Server exam. Upon successful completion of the end-of-course exam, students will be provided a certificate of completion from TCC and a voucher for the exam.

Designed to prepare participants for success in the craft beer industry and its career pathways. Through interactive, hands-on learning from instructors who are professionals in the industry, courses let you experience the world of craft beer through the exploration of the past and present history of craft beer, current trends, and what the future holds for this booming industry.

Run by Master Cicerone® Mirella Amato, Beerology offers an off-flavour detection workshop, covering the most common off-flavours that can occur in beer, how to identify them and where they come from. The workshop takes place over the course of three evenings; it is offered by demand.