The mission of the Beer Academy is to enlighten, educate and enthuse candidates about all aspects of beer. Established in October 2003 as an independent educational trust the Beer Academy became an operating arm of the Institute of Brewing and Distilling in 2007. Since its inception many thousands of delegates have attended the range of courses and events offered by the Beer Academy. Delegates come from a wide and diverse set of backgrounds including retailers (on and off trade), hospitality staff, brewery employees and enthusiastic consumers. Brewers and pub companies large and small use the Beer Academy for staff training and development. We have delivered bespoke courses for a number of customers as well as our generic public courses.

The Beer Academy offers a series of courses delivered by our team of experienced and knowledgeable tutors - all of whom have a real passion for beer! The courses range from our very popular 90 Minute tastings, and include the one day Foundation Course, the two day Advanced Course and the half day 'How to Judge Beer Course'.

We recently launched the Beer Academy Sommelier scheme which has immediately proved to be highly popular and offers recognition of a depth of knowledge of beer styles and beer and food matching for successful candidates.

Join our emailing list and receive our regular e news letter providing details of upcoming courses and events. Our website has a host of information about beer,beer styles and beer and food matching.

Even better why not sign up now for one of our courses.