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Getting Certified – Part 3 in my Journey to Advanced Cicerone®

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I’ve taken a lot of exams in my life, but I was never more nervous than when I sat for the Certified Cicerone® exam on November 12, 2013. I had worked hard to learn the materials but woke up feeling rough, my allergies were in full effect. That was not a good sign. I got … Read more

Going for Level Two

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In July of 2013, at the Beer Bloggers Conference in Boston, I met Ray Daniels for the first time. He is the founder of the Cicerone® program and was our speaker the next morning. Over beers during the Night of Many Bottles, I introduced myself and told him I was studying for the level two … Read more

The Day My (Beer) Life Changed

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It’s cool when you can point to a day on the calendar and say “my life changed that day.” For me, that day was October 20, 2012. It was a crisp fall day at my neighborhood craft beer festival, the Tennessee Beer Festival in Donelson, TN. The massive oak trees on the lawn of Two … Read more

Need a Summertime Get Away?

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Summer is here. Time to get away, take a vacation, relax and turn off the work email. What’s that? You’ve made no summer vacation plans and have no idea where to go? Let us make a suggestion… Milwaukee. If you love beer, you’ll love this city. Beer, and classic American V-Twin motorcycles, built the city. … Read more

Nuit Belge Nashville 2018 is June 23rd

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It’s time again for Nuit Belge in Nashville, the best food and beverage event in the region. Of all the festivals and events we help with, our favorite is Nuit Belge (French for Belgian Night). With a name like that, you know good things are in store. Nuit Belge is not a beer festival. If anything, it is … Read more