Advanced Cicerone Exam Strategy: Your First Lesson

Get the full course for the Advanced Cicerone exam at https://www.thebeerscholar.com/ac-coa... This is the first lesson every student in the AC course. It’s not about beer. It’s about how to approach prepping for the AC exam, where the free points are, and the prep habits that separate people who pass on the first try from those who end up retaking it. What’s covered 1. Where this course came from and what you get with it 2. What we expect from students 3. Our general approach to the exam. There is no hack, remember whose exam it is, prep under exam conditions, the syllabus is the exam, industry experience helps but isn’t required, and everything you learn is connected 4. Free points - commercial examples, vital stats, and evocative descriptive language 5. The written exam format, with sample multiple-choice, matching, and essay questions 6. Essay strategies. Answer what’s asked, say what you mean, be specific, read the BJCP guidelines critically, never leave anything blank The full course has reading lists organized by syllabus section, lessons covering each syllabus section, loads of tips and tricks for crushing the exam, the Beer Scholar Study Lab (containing all your flashcards, section quizzes, and full practice exams), options for essay feedback and practice oral exams, an active online community, and weekly live tastings with me and Advanced Cicerone Matthew Shapiro. Details at https://thebeerscholar.com About me. I’m Chris Cohen, founder of Beer Scholar, Advanced Cicerone, & National BJCP judge. I’ve been helping people crush the Cicerone exams since 2014. Also from Beer Scholar Certified Cicerone exam course: https://www.thebeerscholar.com/certif... Certified Beer Server exam course: https://www.thebeerscholar.com/beer-s... 0:00 Why this lesson is free on YouTube 1:05 Welcome to the Beer Scholar AC course 1:53 Where this course comes from 2:57 What we expect from you: 1. Participate 4:37 2. Ask questions 5:29 3. Be respectful 6:00 4. Do the work 7:00 Our general approach: 1. There's no hack for the AC exam 10:33 2. Remember whose exam it is 12:27 3. Prep under exam conditions 13:20 4. The syllabus is the exam 15:01 5. Industry experience helps but isn't required 16:54 6. Everything is connected 20:53 Where commercial examples show up on the exam 21:14 Vital stats are free points 22:17 Evocative descriptive language 27:46 Don't leave free points behind 28:35 Written exam format 29:45 Sample multiple-choice question 30:17 Sample matching question 31:46 Essays by syllabus section 32:39 Sample essay: Czech Premium Pale Lager 34:38 Essay strategies: answer what's asked 40:07 Say what you mean 42:31 Be specific 44:13 The BJCP guidelines are a start, not the finish 45:54 Picking apart a BJCP entry: Cream Ale 48:21 Never leave anything blank 50:17 What to do next 53:21 Get the full AC course #advancedcicerone #cicerone #beereducation