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  • Sandy Hugill is a Certified CiceroneĀ®, a BJCP Certified beer, cider, and mead judge, sheā€™s on the board of her local homebrew club, SODZ, and sheā€™s the Sales and Experience Manager at Thunderwing Brewing in Columbus, Ohio. In addition to all that, she also offers guided beer tastings and consulting through her company, The Brewery Log.

    Sandy recently made a major career change, moving from project management roles in tech to the beer biz. Sheā€™s a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) ā€“ every company in every industry needs strong project managers! Sandy took a very thoughtful approach to her career change, her plan included passing the Certified CiceroneĀ® exam in order to gain beer knowledge and to strengthen her rĆ©sumĆ©. As a woman entering what has, at least in recent history, been a male dominated industry, Sandy wanted that leg up. She points out that learning about beer (or anything youā€™re super interested in) is fun, so preparing for the Cicerone exams wasnā€™t exactly an unpleasant process! She used both the CiceroneĀ® Programā€™s Road to CiceroneĀ® material and Beer Scholar to help her prepare. In particular, she found the Beer Scholar practice exams to be critical for testing her knowledge and for lowering her exam anxiety when she took the real exam.

    Sandy reached out to me about coming on the ā€œMeet a CiceroneĀ®ā€ show, noting there hadnā€™t yet been a woman CiceroneĀ® featured on it for the first few episodes. I was very aware of that issue as well and I was stoked to bring Sandy on for a chat!  The Meet a CiceroneĀ® podcast is all about sitting down with folks who are ā€œall in on beerā€ to discuss their beer education journey and their careers.

    If youā€™re interested in becoming a Certified Beer Server, Certified CiceroneĀ®, or Advanced CiceroneĀ® in the easiest and quickest way possible, reach out to me at [email protected] or head to www.thebeerscholar.com for more info.

    Thanks so much for listening! ā€“Chris

    Get a free Study Guide for the Certified CiceroneĀ® Exam here: https://www.thebeerscholar.com/certified-cicerone-study-guide

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  • JesĆŗs MĆ”rtir is the first "graduate" of the Beer Scholar Advanced CiceroneĀ® Coaching Program!

    About nine months ago, AC Scott Fielder and I launched our Advanced CiceroneĀ® Coaching Program, the first of its kind, with an initial cohort of ten amazing beer geeks from all over the world and all over the beer industry. JesĆŗs is the first of the bunch to pass the exam and get the title of Advanced CiceroneĀ® on his resume! Huge congrats to JesĆŗs!

    JesĆŗs is based in Tijuana, Mexico. He's an electromechanical engineer by training and says, "what is brewing if not applied engineering?" He entered the beer industry in 2017 and spent several years brewing for Kaminari Brewing. He thought he was out of the beer game for a period...but a friend at Baja Canning pulled him back in with a great job offer! JesĆŗs is currently the Operations Manager at Baja Canning in Tijuana, where he's managed the packaging of nearly 3 million beers to date!

    JesĆŗs passed the Certified CiceroneĀ® exam in late 2022 and passed the Advanced CiceroneĀ® exam in early 2024, after going through our AC Coaching Program. JesĆŗs is also a BJCP Certified beer, cider, and mead judge, an American Cider Association Certified Cider Guide, and he's got an Institute of Brewing and Distilling (IBD) General Certificate in Beer Packaging, Can Specialist. Not only all that...phew, I'm running out of breath over here....JesĆŗs is currently pursuing a Master's in Brewing and Distilling from the Institute of Brewing and Distilling in Scotland!

    Basically, JesĆŗs is an absolute superstar. He's been traveling all over Central and South American to judge major beer competitions and he's now one of just five Spanish speaking Advanced CiceronesĀ® in the world ā€“ though we're expecting to see several more Spanish speaking ACs come out of our coaching program in the next year! Scott & I sat down with JesĆŗs to talk about his experience in the Advanced CiceroneĀ® Coaching Program, his career path, and what fuels his drive for knowledge. If you're thinking about pursuing some certifications in the booze biz, and especially if you're wondering about going for the AC, listen up!

    The ā€œMeet a Ciceroneā€ podcast is about sitting down with folks who are ā€œall in on beerā€ to understand why folks do it, how they're applying what they learn, and how it has enabled them to make their own futures and careers. Let's do this.

    P.S. If youā€™re interested in becoming an Advanced Cicerone in the easiest and most efficient way possible, please reach out to me at [email protected] or Scott at [email protected] right away so we can start getting you ready to join the next cohort of the Beer Scholar Advanced CiceroneĀ® Coaching Program! Thanks so much for listening! ā€“Chris

    Get a free Study Guide for the Certified CiceroneĀ® Exam here: https://www.thebeerscholar.com/certified-cicerone-study-guide

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  • Advanced CiceroneĀ® Scott Fielder whips Certified Cicerones into shape to crush the Advanced exam as the teacher of the Beer Scholar Advanced CiceroneĀ® Coaching Program. As of this interview, the AC Coaching Program is producing its first crop of new ACs from our initial cohort! Scott is also a Packaging Operator at The Bruery in Placentia, CA. On top of all that, he's a Certified BJCP beer judge, has completed the Aroxa Sensory Training Program taught by Dr. Bill Simpson, and with AC Chris Crowe he is one of the two Beer Enthusiasts on their fantastic YouTube channel. Scott is also currently preparing to take the insanely difficult Master CiceroneĀ® exam later this year! It was either Jen Blair or Rachael Hudson who said, on their excellent False Bottomed Girls podcast, that preparing for the Master Cicerone exam is not simply a goal, itā€™s a lifestyle.

    Scott is living the beer education lifestyle! Scott embodies a welcoming anti-gatekeeping passion for beer education like few others Iā€™ve encountered in my decade of teaching beer. Besides that, heā€™s my friend and business partner. Not long after he crushed the AC we began trying to figure out how to do a Beer Scholar program for the AC exam and came up with the AC Coaching Program. I've witnessed Scott's intense personal focus on leveling up to the Master level ā€“ he brings that same high level of dedication, focus, and care to preparing our Beer Scholar students for the AC exam.

    The ā€œMeet a Ciceroneā€ podcast is all about sitting down with folks who are ā€œall in on beer.ā€ I donā€™t know many people who fit the bill more than AC Scott Fielder.

    P.S. If youā€™re interested in joining the Beer Scholar Advanced CiceroneĀ® Coaching Program, reach out to me or Scott right away so we can start getting you ready to join the next cohort!

    Thanks so much for listening! ā€“Chris

  • Welcome to the 6 Pack, where we discuss 6 quick topics, mostly about beer. Your host is Advanced Cicerone Chris Cohen. We do a full breakdown of a classic beer style, answer audience members' questions, & talk about beer, life, the universe, and everything. If you've got a question for Chris, record a brief voice memo - intro yourself, say where youā€™re from, & ask your question. Email the audio file it to [email protected] Cheers & thanks for listening! Go hit that subscribe button right now!

    šŸŽ™ļø The 6 Pack: S1E3

    šŸŗ No more Baltika #6 Baltic Porter for you! Russian Carlsberg / Baltika CEO and top manager arrested after Putin & oligarchs seized Baltika: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-67436369 

    šŸŗ Yep, weā€™re all talking about the bloodbath / craft beer becoming a mature industry! For Many Craft Breweries, the Apocalypse is Now: https://www.pastemagazine.com/drink/craft-beer/craft-beer-brewery-closures-2023-growth-stagnation-costs-bubble-burst

    šŸŗ Galeā€™s Prize Old Ale just dropped in the UK. Itā€™s an amazing example of an Old Ale in the style of the historic ā€œvattedā€ English ales that inspired the creation of the Flanders Red style. Itā€™s a modern recreation of a beer made since 1923, which was itself at that time a recreation of historic English ales! Very cool. 

     Bittersweet Complexity ā€” The Re-Re-Rebirth of Gales Prize Old Ale by Martyn Cornell for Good Beer Hunting: https://www.goodbeerhunting.com/blog/2023/11/6/rebirth-of-gales-prize-old-ale Galeā€™s Prize Old Ale homebrew clone recipe by Jamil Zainasheff, who actually went to England and helped make the latest commercial version of the beer at Dark Star: https://byo.com/recipe/gales-prize-old-ale-clone/

    šŸŗ Yep, Tesla has a beer. Sound like itā€™s a Helles Bock. Two undoubtedly super fresh and properly stored (lol) bottles of ā€œcyberbier,ā€ along with two ā€œcyber mugsā€ can be your for just $150. What a steal! Take a gander at those bottles: https://shop.tesla.com/product/cyberbeer-_-cyberstein-limited-edition-set  

    šŸŗ STYLE OF THE WEEK: Doppelbock. #DrinkMoreDoppelbock This strong, malt focused, light amber to deep brown German lager is perfect for the winter season, plus itā€™s a whole hashtag movement! Letā€™s break the style down. https://www.bjcp.org/style/2021/9/9A/doppelbock/

    šŸŗ Check out some phonk from Ryan Celsius. Heā€™s most famous for his Trappinā€™ in Japan series of extended music and video sets, but thereā€™s tons to check out on his R y a n C e l s i u s Ā° S o u n d s YouTube channel. Hereā€™s one of many good sets you should check out: https://youtu.be/0sBEoGvZ79E?si=qedOHATXTNpGsSNq

     

    If you have a question for me, about beer, life, the universe, or everything ā€” fire up your phoneā€™s voice recorder and tell me: 1) who you are; 2) where youā€™re from; and 3) what your question is. Email the audio file to [email protected]. 

     

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  • Welcome to the 6 Pack. We discuss 6 quick topics, mostly about beer. One is always a full breakdown of a classic beer style and another is always office hours, where I answer audience members' questions. If you've got a question for me, record a brief voice memo introducing yourself & asking your question, then email it to [email protected] šŸŽ™ļø The 6 Pack: S1E2 1. TCH infused beverages are now being sold by large US retailers such as Total Wine, this is going to be HUGE. 2. Itā€™s Black Friday season & Beer Scholar is getting in on the action. This is legit the lowest price youā€™ll EVER see for the Beer Scholar Course for the Certified CiceroneĀ® Exam. You can get fully 50% off the usual price if you use the code BLACKFRIDAY6PACK. This offer lasts until midnight PST on Sunday, Nov 26th. If you missed this offer, go to www.thebeerscholar.com and opt in for more info about my CC course to receive a discount offer that wonā€™t be quite this good, but which is still a screaming deal for: video lessons that track the entire syllabus; awesome flashcards decks; practice tests; weekly tasting sessions with me; & my ā€œBecome a Certified CiceroneĀ® or Your Money Backā€ guaranteeā€¦yes, the course is that good. Cheers! Hereā€™s the Black Friday link: https://www.thebeerscholar.com/offers/mPMRWcVA?coupon_code=BLACKFRIDAY6PACK 3. STYLE OF THE WEEK: Old Ale (BJCP 17B). Get the full Old Ale style breakdown, learn all about the related British Strong Ale style, how to properly cellar a beer, the effects of aging a beer, and the effects of oxidation and trans-2-nonenal in beer, among many other things. BJCP link: https://www.bjcp.org/style/2021/17/17B/old-ale/ 4. Headlines: - Craft Beer & Brewing just announced the launch of a sister publication, Craft Spirits & Distilling. - Boston Beer Company aka Sam Adams released the 28% ABV 2023 edition of Utopias. - Rhinegeist is hosting its annual INKED festival. - Tickets for the Festival of Dark Arts at Fort George Brewing in Astoria go on sale at sunrise on Black Friday. - Registration for the World Beer Cup (WBC) is now open. - Brooklyn-based Five Boroughs Brewing Co. was acquired by Smuttynose Brewing Co. - Here in Portland Oregon, legendary brewer John Harris, who is responsible back in the day for developing excellent beers youā€™d recognize from the likes of Deschutes and Full Sail, announced he was selling his 10 year old brewery, Ecliptic, to Great Frontier Holdings. 5. Constellation's four Mexican import beers ā€” Modelo, Corona, Pacifico, and Victoria ā€” and their branded spinoffs, have seen increased sales of 8.3%. Those 4 families of beer brands now represent fully 22% of US dollars spent on beer at stores. 6. Constellationā€™s distributor, Reyes, is flexing hard and shaking things up in US Big Beer. If you have a question for me, about pretty much anything, please fire up your phoneā€™s voice recorder, record your question, and email the audio file to [email protected] Subscribe to The Beer Scholar Youtube Channel for new content! ----------------------- For more Beer Scholar action check out: ----------------------- šŸŽ“ Crush the Cicerone exams: www.thebeerscholar.com šŸ“§ Email Me: [email protected] šŸŽ„ YouTube: www.youtube.com/@BeerScholar šŸ“· Instagram: www.instagram.com/thebeerscholar/ -----------------------

  • Welcome to the first episode of the 6 Pack pod. We discuss 6 quick topics, mostly about beer. One is always a full breakdown of a classic beer style and another is always office hours, where I answer audience members' questions. If you've got a question for me, record a brief voice memo introducing yourself & asking your question, then email it to [email protected]

  • Welcome to the first episode of Sipping in Style! In this Beer Scholar podcast we're digging in on EVERY SINGLE BEER STYLE on the Certified CiceroneĀ® syllabus, in order. In episode 1, we cover some of the most complex beer styles on the planet, the lambic family of Belgian ales -- lambic, gueuze, & fruit lambic.

    *** WTF is Sipping in Style? *** In each episode of Sipping in Style, Advanced Cicerones and Beer Scholars Chris Cohen & Scott Fielder break down a different style's flavor profile, consider its key brewing techniques & ingredients, explore its history, explain what makes it distinct from similar beers, check in on the BJCP (Beer Judge Certification Program) info for the style, and even make some great food pairing recommendations. Join the Beer Scholars to learn more about beer, especially if you're prepping for a Cicerone exam! Sipping in Style is available as a video on YouTube, or as audio on all major podcast apps. Cheers!