beer sommelier
Beer sommeliers understand and advise on styles, brewing and best pairing of beers with foods in locations such as restaurants, breweries and shops. They know all about their ingredients, the history of the beers, glassware and draught systems. They prepare beer tastings, consult companies and customers, evaluate beer products and write about this subject.
Also called: beer advisor, beer selection advisor
- 16
- essential skills
- 14
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
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- brew house operator5 skills in common
- food biotechnologist5 skills in common
- wine fermenter5 skills in common
- wine sommelier5 skills in common
- food regulatory advisor4 skills in common
Essential skills
16- advise on beer production
- analyse trends in the food and beverage industries
- apply extensive study of beer styles
- apply GMP
- apply HACCP
- apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages
- beer downstream processing
- biotechnology
- brewhouse processes
- consult on beer presentation
- describe the flavour of different beers
- fermentation processes of beverages
- ingredients for beer production
- pair beer with food
- perform sensory evaluation of food products
- variety of beers
Optional skills
14- apply foreign language for international trade
- communicate with customers
- find new types of food and beverages
- liaise with colleagues
- liaise with managers
- maintain food specifications
- maintain relationship with customers
- malting process
- measure precise food processing operations
- modern brewing systems
- perform public relations
- provide training on quality management supervision
- train staff in beer knowledge
- types of barley
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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