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> If you're talking about the level 1 server exam, Tasting Beer and going over the syllabus (basically the test) will get you good and ready to pass with ease. r/Cicerone could have some stuff too.
Check out Tasting Beer by Randy Mosher
From Amazon: This completely updated second edition of the best-selling beer resource features the most current information on beer styles, flavor profiles, sensory evaluation guidelines, craft beer trends, food and beer pairings, and draft beer systems. You’ll learn to identify the scents, colors, flavors, mouth-feel, and vocabulary of the major beer styles — including ales, lagers, weissbeirs, and Belgian beers — and develop a more nuanced understanding of your favorite brews with in-depth sections on recent developments in the science of taste. Spirited drinkers will also enjoy the new section on beer cocktails that round out this comprehensive volume.
If you're looking to get more into brewer's thoughts on mouthfeel, this is a pretty good article to start: https://byo.com/article/maximizing-mouthfeel-tips-from-the-pros/
Depending on how far down the rabbit hole you really want to go, I'd recommend Randy Mosher's Tasting Beer: https://www.amazon.com/Tasting-Beer-2nd-Insiders-Greatest/dp/1612127770/ it really opened my eyes to how to taste beer more fully.
Best to read a bunch.
Learn from the best:
Brewing Better Beer
Tasting Beer
Spending copius amounts of time on the BJCP website
Specifically I would look at how to complete a score sheet, and read the "how to study" portion of the website, as well as volunteer to steward or judge a local competition! If you do that please ask EVERY question you can think of.
There might be more technical readings but those work to start.
I loved how to brew and the complete joy of homebrewing, but I think that another great book really underestimated is Mosher's Mastering Homebrew. It's a great book, with lots of informations but written and displayed in a very fresh and simple way.
And every beginner have to read this https://www.amazon.com/Tasting-Beer-2nd-Insiders-Greatest/dp/1612127770, in order to understand what you are brewing or drinking. The sooner you start to develop your taste and your judging skills the best
aroxa kits are a great way to get to know off flavors but you'll want some friends to help cover the price.
As for getting sensory experience, just go out and smell / taste things. this book was a really good starting point for me. My most useful sensory training was to go to the store and pick out your favorite beer and buy some of the foods that beer uses as flavor descriptors. For example, I grabbed an IPA and grapefruit, apricot, oranges, and something piney. Smell the fruits then smell the beer and start to make those associations.
Tasting Beer by Randy Mosher gives some history on beer as well as the basics on brewing, tasting, off flavors and lots more great info. It's used as the study guide for the Cicerone certification.
>The Siebel Institute and the cicerone program both contradict your points.
Traditional standards? High abv beers aren't true beer? The term stout was used. If we are talking about the stout styled beer, what is colt 45 is and by your standards no more than champagne is.
Using non beer yeast and new cross breeds of non beer yeast...
Randy wrote a book about the basics try it out for a read.
https://www.amazon.com/Tasting-Beer-2nd-Insiders-Greatest/dp/1612127770/ref=asc_df_1612127770/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312126476072&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=245257007931428990&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=t&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9021431&hvtargid=pla-315141247606&psc=1
Ray also wrote a good book. Try reading it.
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