Do you have a passion for making beer? Do you want to become a professional brewer or improve your skills as a brewer and knowledge of beer?

This page provides a list of recognized brewing programs that will start you on your way to fulfilling your dream. From technical to recreational find a course that fits your goals and begin your journey into the brewing world.

Professional Courses

American Brewers Guild

1001 Maple St
Salisbury VT 05769 USA
Phone: 802.352.4200
Fax: 802.352.4641
Website: www.abgbrew.com
Email: steve@abgbrew.com

Brewlab

Darwin Annexe
University of Sunderland
Chester Road, Sunderland. UK. SR1 3SD.
Phone: +44 (0)191.515.2535
Fax: +44 (0)191.515.2531
Website: www.brewlab.co.uk
Email: info@brewlab.co.uk

Doemens Academy

PO Box 1325 / Stefanusstrasse 8
Grafelfing / Munich
D 82166 Germany
Phone: +49 89.858.050
Fax: +49 89.858.0526
Website: www.doemens.org
Email: info@doemens.org

International Center for Brewing and Distilling

Heriot-Watt University
Edinburgh EH14 4AS, Scotland, U.K.
Phone: 44(0) 131.451.3184
Fax: 44(0) 131.449.7459
Website: http://www.sls.hw.ac.uk/research/international-centre-for-brewing-distilling.htm
Email: G.G.Stewart@hw.ac.uk

Institute of Brewing & Distilling, The*

33 Clarges Street
London, U.K.
W1J 7EE
Phone: +44 (0) 20.7499.8144
Fax: +44 (0) 20.7499.1156
Website: www.ibd.org.uk
Email: gavin.hock@ibd.org.uk

* BA Members receive a discount rate on world class courses! The examination syllabus: Brewing & Packaging Processes overview, Fundamental Principles of Beer Packaging, Beer Quality & Contamination, Plant Cleaning & Maintenance, Water, Effluent & Utilities.

Successful candidates receive: IBD Certificate and UK City & Guild Certificate.

Cost: Examination (June & November at centers to suit candidates): $295
Learning material/syllabus: $30
Workbooks: $75
CD-ROM: $110

Master Brewer's Association of the Americas

3340 Pilot Knob Road
St. Paul, MN 55121-2097
Phone: 651.454.7250
Fax: 651.454.0766
Website: www.mbaa.com
Email:lmustful@scisoc.org

Niagara College: Brewmaster & Brewery Operations

Niagara College
135 Taylor Road, S.S. #4
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
L0S 1J0
Phone: 905-641-2252 ext. 4403
Fax:  905-988-4317
Email ksomerville@niagaracollege.ca

Niagara College: Brewmaster and Brewery Operations Management is a two-year diploma program. Canada's first and only brewmaster program. For more info, please visit: http://www.niagaracollege.ca/content/Programs/WineryViticultureStudiesCFWI/BrewmasterandBreweryOperationsManagement.aspx or email Kevin Somerville, Coordinator of the Brewmaster and Brewery Operations Management program at Niagara College. 

Oregon State University

Continuing Education for Brewing Professionals: Brewing Science courses

4943 Valley Library
Corvallis, OR 97331-2132
Phone: (541) 737-4197
Website: pne.oregonstate.edu/beer
Email: learn@oregonstate.edu

The Scandinavian School of Brewing

Gl. Carlsberg vej 16, 1799 
Copenhagen, Denmark
Phone: +011 45 33 27 24 00
Website: www.brewingschool.dk 
Email: agk@brewingschool.dk

Siebel Institute of Technology & World Brewing Academy

North American Head Office
1777 North Clybourn Ave., Suite 2F
Chicago, IL. 60614-5520 USA
Phone: 312.255.0705
Fax: 312.255.1312
Website: www.siebelinstitute.com
Email: info@siebelinstitute.com

University of California – Davis

UC Davis Extension
1333 Research Park Drive
Davis, CA 95616
Phone: (530) 757-8691
Fax: (530) 757-8634
Website: www.extension.ucdavis.edu/brew
Email: extension@ucdavis.edu

UC Davis: Department of Food Science and Technology

Davis, CA 95616-8598 U.S.A.
Phone: 530.752.1467
Fax: 530.752.4759
Website: http://www-foodsci.ucdavis.edu/bamforth/
Email: cwbamforth@ucdavis.edu

VLB Berlin

Seestrasse 13
Berlin, Germany
Phone: +49 (30) 45.080.0
Fax: +49 (30) 453.60.69
Website: www.vlb-berlin.org

Weihenstephan

Weihenstephan 1
Freising, Germany
Tel: +49.8161.536.0
Fax: +49.8161.536.200
Website: www.wzw.tum.de/index
Email: allgemein@brauerei-weihenstephan.de

Beer Consumer/Server Education

MBAA Beer Steward Certificate Program

3340 Pilot Knob Road
St. Paul, MN 55121-2097
Phone: 651.454.7250
Fax: 651.454.0766
Website: mbaa.com/beersteward
Email: mbaa@mbaa.com

Cicerone Certification Program

Examinations that offer a professional
credential for those who sell and serve beer.
4659 N. Ravenswood Ave, #105
Chicago, IL 60640
773.769.1300
Website: www.cicerone.org
Email: ray@cicerone.org

CraftBeer.com Beer 101 Course

Completion of this course demonstrates knowledge of beer fundamentals.
Website: www.craftbeer.com/beer-studies/beer101-course
Email: julia@brewersassociation.org