Cicerone Certification Program

Professional certification for those who sell and serve beer for a living. Founded in 2008, the Cicerone program conducts examinations of beer knowledge for certification at four levels- Certified Beer Server (1st level)- Certified Cicerone® (2nd level)- Advanced Cicerone® (3rd level)- Master Cicerone® (4th level) 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. The Cicerone Certification Program also offers educational resources for beer education, including: BeerSavvy Online learning for the Certified Beer Server level Road to Cicerone a coursebook series for the Certified Cicerone level Off-Flavor Kits Beer Styles Flashcards Easy reference for 71 beer styles BeerSavvy Bootcamp a 4-hour course for Certified Beer Server training at our Chicago office Road To Cicerone Bootcamp a 5-day intensive course for the Certified Cicerone level at our Chicago office For further information, see our website at or email info@cicerone.org