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30th October 2024

New Guild Member Discount: WSET Level 1 & 2 Awards in Beer at WSET School London

Guild Industry Partner WSET (Wine & Spirit Education Trust), sponsor of our new award this year – Best Technical Communication about Beer – is offering Guild members a 20% discount on their new Level 1 & Level 2 Awards in Beer through WSET School London.

Both in-person and online study options are available for these courses.

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The Level 1 Award in Beer is a beginner-level beer qualification ideal for anyone at the very start of their beer journey. Packed with activities and beer tastings, this course will provide essential foundations in:

  • beer ingredients and production
  • the principles of storage, service and food pairing
  • the characteristics of 20 key beer styles – from lagers to lambics
  • how to taste and describe beer using our Systematic Approach to Tasting (SAT)

Upon completion you’ll gain a globally recognised qualification and the knowledge to help you explore the world of beer in greater depth.

Find out more about the Level 1 Award in Beer here and sign up here.

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The Level 2 Award in Beer is an intermediate-level qualification perfect for anyone eager to expand their knowledge of beer. It’s a longer and more in-depth course than Level 1 and allows you to cover the essentials in greater detail, including:

  • the main ingredients used in beer production and how they’re processed
  • how beer production influences the style and quality of beer
  • the key principles and processes involved in beer storage, service and food pairing
  • the characteristics of over 60 beer styles, including speciality beers, and how they are produced and labelled
  • how to taste, describe and assess beer, using our Systematic Approach to Tasting (SAT)

Upon completion you’ll gain a recognised qualification and the skills to select, taste and describe a wide range of beers with confidence.

Find out more about the Level 2 Award in Beer here and sign up here.

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WSET’s beer courses and qualifications focus on teaching through guided tastings – in order to help build an understanding of beer flavours, where they come from, and how to best communicate them – and are taught by rigorously-trained expert educators.

To access your discount code, log into the Guild website and find it in the membership area.

If any individual or industry partners would like to discuss running a custom Level 1 or Level 2 course for your team, please contact WSET’s Business Development Manager, Natalya Watson, on nwatson@wsetglobal.com.