{"id":17368,"date":"2026-10-03T14:52:38","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T12:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wineschoolitalia.com\/corso\/wset-level-1-award-in-beer-florence-february2027\/"},"modified":"2026-10-03T14:52:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T12:52:38","slug":"wset-level-1-award-in-beer-florence-february2027","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/wineschoolitalia.com\/en\/corso\/wset-level-1-award-in-beer-florence-february2027\/","title":{"rendered":"WSET Level 1 Award in Beer (February 2027)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"p1\">WSET Level 1 Award in Beer<\/h1>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"414\" data-end=\"492\"><strong data-start=\"414\" data-end=\"492\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Saturday, February 6, 2027<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\"> \u2013 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Florence (IT)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong>\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 <span style=\"font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-size: 17px;\">This course is in English<\/span> <span style=\"font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-size: 17px;\">\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\"><span class=\"s1\">What you&#8217;ll learn<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\">The <b>WSET Level 1 Award in Beer<\/b><br \/><span class=\"s1\"><\/span><span class=\"s2\"> provides a great introduction to the world of beer. Learning though sight, smell and taste, you&#8217;ll become familiar with a range of beer styles and how they are made. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\">If you work with beer, you\u2019ll be able to answer customer queries with confidence and provide helpful recommendations. If you\u2019re learning for fun, you\u2019ll feel inspired to explore new styles and know how to get the most out of every glass. <\/p>\n<h2 style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\"><span class=\"s1\">What&#8217;s covered?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\"><b>The main ingredients used to make beer<\/b><\/p>\n<ul style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\">\n<li><span class=\"s1\">malt and other sugar sources, water, hops, yeast<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\"><b>he main production steps used to make beer<\/b><\/p>\n<ul style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\">\n<li><span class=\"s1\">malting, brewing<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\"><b>The principles of successful beer storage, service and food pairing<\/b><\/p>\n<ul style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\">\n<li><span class=\"s1\">Beer storage and service: keeping beer fresh, glassware, pouring keg beer, opening and pouring bottled beer, service temperature<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Common beer faults: staling, light strike (skunking), bacterial infection<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"s1\">Food and beer: Preferences, sensitivities, interactions, application and other considerations<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\"><b>The characteristics of a range of key beer styles<\/b><\/p>\n<ul style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\">\n<li>Malt-driven styles: American or international pale lager, Munich helles, Blonde ale, Munich dunkel, Brown ale, Porter and stout, Barley wine<\/li>\n<li>Hop-driven styles: Traditional Czech or German pilsner, Bitter, American pale ale, American IPA, Hazy IPA<\/li>\n<li>Yeast driven styles: Weissbier, Dubbel, Tripel, Saison, Witbier<\/li>\n<li>Sour styles: Berliner weisse, Geuze (gueuze)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\"><span class=\"s1\">Assessment<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\">Your learning will be assessed by a closed-book exam of 30 multiple-choice questions to be completed in 45 minutes. <\/p>\n<h2 style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\"><span class=\"s1\">Entry requirements<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\">There are no entry requirements for this qualification \u2013 it is suitable for complete beginners.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\">You must be of legal drinking age in the country where you are attending the course to participate in any alcohol tasting. However, this is not a barrier to successfully completing the qualification. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p2\" style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\"><b>Educator<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"caret-color: #000000; color: #000000;\"><span class=\"s2\"><strong>Erica Benucci<\/strong>, WSET Certified Beer Educator.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"2986\" data-end=\"3034\">\ud83d\udce7 <a rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"2989\" data-end=\"3014\">erica@wineschoolitalia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3036\" data-end=\"3093\"><strong data-start=\"3036\" data-end=\"3093\">\u26a0\ufe0f Enroll before January, 6, 2027<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February, 6, 2027 &#8211; From 09:00am to 6:00pm<\/p>\n<h3>WSET Level 1 Award in Beer | February 2027<\/h3>\n<p>Course location: Florence (IT)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":17367,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[48],"product_tag":[58,59],"class_list":["post-17368","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-courses","product_tag-tasting","product_tag-wines","first","instock","virtual","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wineschoolitalia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/17368","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wineschoolitalia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wineschoolitalia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wineschoolitalia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wineschoolitalia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wineschoolitalia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=17368"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wineschoolitalia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=17368"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wineschoolitalia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=17368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}