BrewDog launches its own ‘beer school’

Scottish brewer and operator BrewDog has announced plans for its ‘beer schools’ across its UK bar estate.

The ninety minute ‘school’ will be hosted by Cicerone-trained BrewDog bar staff and includes tastings of six different craft beers across a range of styles.

It includes a focus on developing tasting notes and also food and beer matching with meat and cheese provided on the course.

There are three different levels of school:

‘standard’ (£20 per person) which includes brewing processes and ingredients, principles of beer tasting and beer and food pairing;

‘advanced’ (£24pp) covers a history of different beer styles, sensory analysis, off-flavour detection and emphasis on barrel-aged beers and sours;

And an ‘American’ option (£24pp) focusing on the history, use of American hops and styles such as Double IPA and Imperial Stout.

A blog posted on the BrewDog website also said the school will feature a quiz at the end to underline learning, and after which a certificate will be given.

It said: “if you fancy the idea of a guided walk through the wonders of beer, in a relaxed environment with plenty of beers to enjoy along the way, you can book a Beer School at any of our UK Bars right now, by getting in touch with them on social media or in person at the bar!”