United Kingdom English Certified Cicerone® syllabus, version 6. Updated August 6, 2024.
Note: If you are taking the exam after January 1, 2025, study this syllabus.
Resources & Links
This page presents more than one hundred links, files, books, and courses that can help candidates prepare for Cicerone exams of all levels. As they cannot all be listed on one page, we recommend that you use the drop-down menus below to sort the content to suit your needs if this has not already been done.
Click on each certification level to see essential study resources.
Please note that we include links to a number of independently prepared resources such as local classroom courses which the Cicerone Certification Program does not endorse or monitor. Cicerone assumes no responsibility for independent resources and users should take appropriate diligence in assessing them.
To become listed here, check our guidelines for independent training courses.
International English Certified Cicerone® syllabus, version 6. Updated August 6, 2024.
Note: If you are taking the exam after January 1, 2025, study this syllabus.
Este examen de muestra te enseña el formato general del examen Certified Cicerone. En el puedes ver los diferentes estilos de preguntas que forman parte del examen. En español.
Calidad de la Cerveza de Barril para Comerciantes Minoristas es el Draught Beer Quality Manual de la Brewers Association en español. Visita la página de la BA para más información.
Una lista de recursos claves para el examen Certified Cicerone®.
Spanish/Español
The journey to becoming a Certified Cicerone requires a lot of work and dedication. You may be wondering where to begin (after passing the Certified Beer Server exam), and what to expect during the exam. This document will help guide you toward your goal.
A handy graphic guide to common styles of beer glassware, created by Cicerone.
Some beer and cheese pairing suggestions from Cicerone staff.
This is an overview of resources recommended for the Certified Cicerone® certification level by Cicerone.
In The Brewmaster's Table, Garrett Oliver, America's foremost authority on beer and brewmaster of the acclaimed Brooklyn Brewery, reveals why real beer is the perfect partner to any dining experience.
The Master of Beer Styles and Evaluation course is designed to give professional brewers the skills they need to understand beer styles, formulate recipes, and evaluate "gold-medal" beer recipes.
While students are not required to have a brewing background to attend this course, we do ask that those attending should have a basic understanding of how beer is made in order to obtain the most from this course.
Those with either professional brewing experience or formal education in the equivalence of our WBA Concise Course in Brewing Technology will find this course highly valuable in formulating beer styles for competitions such as the World Beer Cup® and Great American Beer Festival®, as well as for expanding their knowledge of beer styles and off flavors.
For basic information about beer styles and culture you could also profit from reading Michael Jackson’ classic books, such as: Michael Jackson’s Great Beer Guide
We highly recommend Randy Mosher’s book, Tasting Beer. It discusses beer flavor in a professional way that is useful for anyone who works with beer. You can order it from Amazon.
A classic of homebrewing. You can probably find a copy cheap at your local used book store or buy one new on Amazon for about $10.
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.
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.