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Certified Beer Server · Beer Styles

Knowledge Requirements of Listed Styles

Syllabus Path

Know the required CBS descriptor set for listed styles: perceived bitterness, color, alcohol level, and key flavors.

  1. II. Beer Styles
  2. C. Beer style knowledge
  3. 1. Knowledge requirements of listed styles

Exam Focus

  • Use perceived bitterness descriptors from low through highly assertive.
  • Use color descriptors from straw through black.
  • Use alcohol descriptors from lower through very high.
  • Know key flavors for listed styles.

Style descriptor set

For Certified Beer Server, style knowledge centers on broad service descriptors. The app also references BJCP ABV and IBU values where useful for study.

Key Terms

Perceived bitterness
The drinker's sensory impression of bitterness, which may not exactly match a lab number.

References

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