If you’re learning for fun, you’ll feel inspired to explore new styles and know how to get the most out of every glass. If you work with beer, you’ll be able to answer customer queries with confidence and provide helpful recommendations.

The new WSET Level 1 Award in Beer provides a great intro to the world of beer. Learning though sight, smell and taste, you’ll become familiar with a range of beer styles and how they are made. You’ll grasp the foundations of beer production, styles, service and food pairing, while you have a memorable beer tasting.

This one day course at Vitis House does not required any pre-study time, but we will share materials to prepare you in advance. We want you to learn and help you achieving your goals!

Embark on the beer journey! Get ready to be certified with us at Vitis House. 

This exciting new WSET Level 1 Award in Beer is a beginner-level qualification for anyone interested in learning the basics about lagers, ales, sours and more. In just one day, you’ll learn the foundations of beer production, styles, service, food pairing and tasting. This one day course at Vitis House does not required any pre-study time, but we will share materials to prepare you in advance. We want you to learn and help you achieving your goals!

Need additional support? Our fabulous team of educators is always available to answer your questions.

Sharpen Your Beer Knowledge & Tasting Skills with us in-classroom.

Are you a beer lover?  The WSET Level 1 Award in Beer provides a great introduction to the world of beer. Learning though sight, smell and taste, you’ll become familiar with a range of beer styles and how they are made.  If you work with beer, you’ll be able to answer customer queries with confidence and provide helpful recommendations. If you’re learning for fun, you’ll feel inspired to explore new styles and know how to get the most out of every glass.

Through this course and the multiple tasting exercises, you’ll grasp the foundations of beer production, styles, service, food pairing, and tasting.  Upon completion, you’ll earn a globally recognized qualification and acquire the knowledge to help you explore the world of beer in greater depth.

Course Details:

Time: 9:30am-4:30pm
Venue: The Loading Dock Classroom – (Parking available but Uber/Lyft is recommended)
Address: 1053 E Whitaker Mill Rd, Raleigh, NC 27604, USA
Email: cheers@vitishouse.com

What You’ll Learn:

• The main ingredients required for brewing beer: malt and other sugar sources, water, hops, and yeast.
• Primary production methods in beer-making: malting and brewing.
• The principles of successful beer storage, service, and food pairing: This includes understanding beer storage and service, recognizing common beer faults, and exploring preferences, sensitivities, interactions, applications, and other considerations related to food and beer.
• Characteristics of various key beer styles:
  – Malt-driven styles, such as American or international pale lager, Munich Helles, Blonde ale, Munich Dunkel, Brown ale, Porter, and stout, Barleywine.
  – Hop-driven styles like Traditional Czech or German pilsner, Bitter, American pale ale, American IPA, Hazy IPA.
  – Yeast-driven styles like Weissbier, Dubbel, Tripel, Saison, Witbier.
  – Sour styles like Berliner weisse, Geuze (gueuze).

Sign up now and join us at Vitis House. It’s all you need to obtain this beginner-level certification!

Course Structure:

This qualification requires six hours of guided learning (in-classroom), including a 45-minute exam.  This course is hosted by one of our Certified Beer Educators and we will provide the tasting to enhance the learning and the experience.

For more information and comprehensive details on the course, please download the Specification Guide.

Entry Requirements:

There are no pre-requisites for this qualification. The price includes WSET® Level 1 online access, classes, Vitis House mock-up exam questions, support from our educator, the exam, certificate, and a lapel pin (if you pass the examination).

Vitis House and WSET aim to assess all candidates in a manner that places them at no disadvantage or advantage compared to other candidates. If you have a reasonable adjustment request, please send us an email at least 45 calendar days before the course at cheers@vitishouse.com.

Certification:

At the end of the course, the student will take a 45-minute exam. The test consists of 30 multiple choice questions and the student will need at least 70% to pass the exam.

Re-sit available per request for $125.00

WSET Students Cancellations/Refunds:

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An intermediate level to deepen your knowledge and tasting skills!

If you are eager to increase your knowledge and appreciation of beer, this new intermediate level qualification is for you. This in-classroom course at Vitis House will help you understand how key ingredients and production processes influence the flavor profile and quality of beer. This course is perfect for serious beer lovers or beer professionals. Upon completion, you will gain a recognized qualification and the skills to select, taste, and describe beers with confidence.

Course Details:

Time: 9:00am–5:00pm
Venue: The Loading Dock Classroom – (Parking available but Uber/Lyft is recommended)
Address: 1053 E Whitaker Mill Rd, Raleigh, NC 27604, USA
Email: cheers@vitishouse.com

What You’ll Learn:

The WSET Level 2 Award in Beer focuses on how key ingredients and production processes influence the style and quality of beer. It will also teach you how to taste, describe, and evaluate the quality of beer using the Systemic Approach to Tasting Beer chart. If you are a beer or hospitality professional, you will be able to offer significant guidance on production, selection, and service to colleagues and customers. If you are a beer enthusiast, you will know exactly what to look for when buying and serving beer for any occasion.

What’s Covered?

• The main ingredients used in beer production, how they are processed, and their influence on the style of beer produced: Malt and adjuncts, water, hops, and other flavorings, yeast, and bacteria.
• How production influence the style and quality of the beer: alcoholic fermentation process, brewing process, brewing equipment, beer production options, spontaneous and mixed culture fermentation options.
• The key principles and processes involved in: conditions for storage, packaging and shelf life, service temperatures, glassware, beer on tap, bottled beer, common faults, beer and food.
• How over 60 beer styles are produced and labeled and their typical characteristics: Malt-driven lagers, malt-driven ales, hop-driven lagers, hop-driven ales, yeast-driven ales, mixed fermentation styles, other speciality beers.

Course Structure:

This qualification requires a minimum of 28 hours of study time (16 hours in-classroom, 11 hours of private study, and a one-hour exam). This course will give you access to our quizzes and all the tastings provided both days. We want you to learn and pass!

For more information and full details on the course, please download the Specification Sheet and the SAT for this level.

Assessment:

Your learning will be assessed by a closed-book exam of 50 multiple-choice questions to be completed in 60 minutes. You will take the exam at the end of the second day of the course. WSET is committed to making our exams fair and accessible and ensuring that no candidate is placed at a disadvantage. If you have any special requirements or need to request reasonable adjustments, please reach out to us via email at cheers@vitishouse.com.

Entry Requirements:

This qualification is suitable for beginners as well as those with some foundational beer knowledge. If you are completely new to the world of beer, we recommend starting with the WSET Level 1 Award in Beer, though this is not a requirement.  If you decide to skip Level 1, we strongly recommend you to read the book 2-3 times before the day of the course.

Certification:

At the end of the course, the student will take a 45-minute exam.  The test consists of 30 multiple choice questions and the student will need at least 70% to pass the exam.

This qualification is graded:

• Pass: 55% – 69%
• Pass with Merit: 70% – 84%
• Pass with Distinction: 85% or more

WSET Students Cancellations/Refunds:

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