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Overview - Beverage Course 101

Chapter 1

General Information

 

  1. Distributing Alcoholic Beverages in  US
  2. Beverage Glossary      

 

 

Chapter 2 Beer

1.       Brewing in Six Easy Steps

2.       Beer Faults

3.       Beer Styles

4.       A perishable product

5.       Beer and Food

6.       Glassware for Beer

7.       Lagers,

8.       Wheat Beers

9.       Stout & Porter

10.   Specialty Beers & Ciders

11.   Beers around the World

 

Chapter 3 Wine

      

  1. Grape Growing
  2. A Year in the Life of a Winemaker
  3. How Wines are Made
  4. How and Why Wine Ages
  5. Labels and Bottles
  6. Wine Glossary
  7. The Language of Wine
  8. A Quick Look at Oak
  9. What temperature
  10. Characteristics of White Wine Grapes
  11. Characteristics of Red Wine Grapes
  12. Wine Tasting
  13. Steps to Successful Matching
  14. Dessert Wines and Food
  15. Sherry, Port, Vermouth
  16. What to order
  17. Wine as an Investment
  18. Starting a Cellar

 

 

Chapter 4

          Spirits

  1. All about Distilled Spirits
  2. Tools of the Trade
  3. Bar Set up
  4. North American Whiskey
  5. Irish Whiskey
  6. Scotch
  7. Brandy
  8. Gin
  9. Tequila and Mezcal
  10. Vodka
  11. Rum
  12. Liqueur & Cordials

 

 

 

Chapter 5  Champagne

  1. Overview
  2. Method Champenoise
  3. Bottle Aging
  4. Transfer Methods
  5. California

 

Chapter 6 Non Alcoholic

Coffee

Tea

Soda

 

 
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