Learn about what you love.
Most people know which beer they like. Few know why. In one hour we cover what beer is, how it is made, the main styles, what makes a beer craft and how to taste what is in your glass, so you can talk about beer instead of just ordering one.
₹199
for the full hour, online.
A Happy Hour Hamper awaits our first batch.
Which glass are you?
Four kinds of beer drinker sign up. All four leave knowing more than when they came in.
The Curious Beer Drinkers
You like beer and have always wondered what is actually in the glass.
The Beer Braggers
You want the facts behind the opinions you share at the table.
The Craft Beer Explorers
You have started ordering beyond the usual lager and want to know what you are tasting.
The Beer Aspiring Professionals
You are weighing up a job in beer and want a first, low-cost look.
Things you always wanted to ask.
- What exactly is beer?
- Why do some beers taste bitter and others sweet?
- What makes a beer craft beer?
- What is the difference between a lager and an ale?
- Why does beer have foam?
- How is beer made?
- Why does one beer feel light and another rich and full-bodied?
- Is beer really different from wine and spirits?
- What do beer experts know that regular drinkers do not?
What you walk away with.
- A plain-English picture of what beer is and how it is made
- The difference between lager and ale plus the main styles by name
- A simple tasting method you can use on the next beer you order
- Something worth saying at the table besides which brand you like
Sixty minutes, start to finish.
Live and visual, with time for your questions at the end. Session dates for each batch are shared when you enrol.
- 0 to 10 min. What beer is
- Malt, hops, water and yeast: what each one brings to the glass.
- 10 to 20 min. How beer is made
- Grain to glass in one picture: mash, boil, ferment, condition, package.
- 20 to 32 min. Lager, ale and the main styles
- Why yeast decides the family, then a quick tour from pale lager to stout.
- 32 to 42 min. Craft and commercial beer
- What the word craft means and why two pale lagers can taste nothing alike.
- 42 to 52 min. How to taste a beer
- Look, smell, sip: bitterness, sweetness, body and why the foam matters.
- 52 to 60 min. Your questions and what next
- Beer next to wine and spirits, your questions answered live and where to go from here.
Caught the bug?
Beer for Starters is the first sip. Brewing Fundamentals is the next one: four weeks of live classes that take you from the four ingredients to a recipe of your own.
Free guides to start with.
This course is for adults of legal drinking age. Read the refund policy before you pay.
One hour. ₹199. A lot more to talk about.
Enrol now and we send you the session details. We reply within 24 hours.