Do you love beer?

No, no, no. I mean, do you really love beer?

I received notice from Polly Watts, owner of The Avenue Pub, regarding Cicerone, the beer professional certification program and its future visit to the pub. Cicerone will be administering tests in September to those wanting to take their appreciation of brews to the next level.

I couldn’t possibly explain the process better than Polly does, so here’s what she has to say:

“Cicerone is a national educational and certification program for beer servers. Much like the Sommelier program for wine professionals, it seeks to enhance an individual’s knowledge on beer and how to serve it. Many beer lovers study the course just because they are interested in the subject matter, even if they do not intend to use it professionally. The first level can be studied and completed online. The second level is much more intense and the exam must be given in person. Cicerone will be coming to the Pub in September to administer a review course and the second level test. Test Date is September 29 with a review course the day before. The review and the test will occur if there are enough people registered so expressing early interest is important. You can email their website directly and check out the details online by clicking on the link below. You do not have to register and take the exam in order to attend the review course, but you must sign up in advance.”

If you have questions regarding the program or testing, please direct them to the fine folks at Cicerone: http://www.cicerone.org