Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to the Road to Cicerone: British & Irish Styles

    • Welcome to the Road to Cicerone®

    • Introduction to the British & Irish Beer Styles Course

    • The Goals of This Course

    • Resources
  • 2

    Guidelines for Purchasing Beer

    • Buying Quality Beer in the Store

    • Avoiding Skunked Beer

    • Avoiding Oxidized Beer

    • About Date Codes

    • Deciding What to Buy
  • 3

    Preparing for Activities

    • Activity-Specific Materials and Beer Styles
  • 4

    References

    • References and Instructions
  • 5

    British & Irish Beer and Brewing Culture

    • British & Irish Beer and Brewing Culture Overview
  • 6

    Unit 1: Malts

    • Introduction

    • Pale Ale Malt

    • Crystal Malt

    • Black Malt and Roasted Barley

    • Suggested Activities & Discussion
  • 7

    Unit 2: Adjuncts

    • Introduction

    • Sugar

    • Flaked Grains

    • Roasted Barley

    • Suggested Activities & Discussion
  • 8

    Unit 3: Hops

    • Introduction

    • Suggested Activities & Discussion
  • 9

    Unit 4: Yeast and Fermentation

    • Introduction

    • Suggested Activities & Discussion
  • 10

    Unit 5: Water

    • Introduction

    • Suggested Activities & Discussion
  • 11

    Unit 6: Infusion Mashing

    • Introduction

    • Suggested Activities & Discussion
  • 12

    Unit 7: Beer Service

    • Introduction

    • Real Ale Basics

    • The Goal

    • The Cask

    • The Cask, continued

    • Preparing and Serving Cask-Conditioned Ale at the Pub

    • The Beer Engine

    • Nitrogen Dispense

    • A Glass for your Ale

    • Suggested Activities & Discussion
  • 13

    Dark Ales

    • Dark Ales Overview
  • 14

    Unit 8: Porter

    • Introduction

    • English Porter

    • Baltic Porter

    • Suggested Activities & Discussion
  • 15

    Unit 9: Stout

    • Introduction

    • Irish Stout

    • Irish Extra Stout

    • Foreign Extra Stout

    • Tropical Stout

    • Sweet Stout

    • Oatmeal Stout

    • Suggested Activities & Discussion
  • 16

    Unit 10: Brown Ale

    • Introduction

    • Dark Mild

    • British Brown Ale

    • Suggested Activities & Discussion
  • 17

    Pale Ales

    • Pale Ales Overview
  • 18

    Unit 11: India Pale Ale

    • Introduction

    • English IPA

    • Suggested Activities & Discussion
  • 19

    Unit 12: English Pale Ales (Bitters)

    • Introduction

    • Ordinary Bitter

    • Best Bitter

    • Strong Bitter

    • British Golden Ale

    • Suggested Activities & Discussion
  • 20

    Unit 13: Ales of Scotland and Ireland

    • Introduction

    • Wee Heavy

    • Scottish Ales: Light, Heavy, Export

    • Irish Red Ale

    • Suggested Activities & Discussion
  • 21

    Strong Ales

    • Strong Ales Overview
  • 22

    Unit 14: English Barley Wine, Old Ale, and British Strong Ale

    • Introduction

    • English Barley Wine

    • Old Ale

    • British Strong Ale

    • Suggested Activities & Discussion
  • 23

    Review Questions

    • Introduction

    • Appendix A: Example Questions for the Certified Cicerone® Exam
  • 24

    Conclusion and End-of-Course Quiz

    • Conclusion

    • British & Irish Beer Styles Quiz