Cicerone Certified Beer Server test bank questions and
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2025
1. Brewers and importers sell to wholesalers
Three tier system that beer 2. Wholesalers sell to retailers
moves through 3. Retailers sell to consumers
The three enemies of beer Oxygen, Heat, and Light
Small amounts of oxygen a) Hop flavor and aroma diminish, b) Flavors of honey,
get into bottles and cans caramel, and toffee develop, and c) Paper, wet
over time, and as time cardboard, and waxy notes appear
progresses...
What is the biggest factor in Storage temperature (the warmer, the faster)
determining how quickly
stale flavors will develop?
What is the ideal storage 35-45 F (2-7 C)
temperature of beer?
True or false: Allowing a cold True
beer to warm to room
temperature once or twice
will not do any significant
harm to beer as long as it is
returned to cold storage.
How quickly is the flavor of Minimal for a few days up to a few weeks, but increases as weeks
a beer impacted when turn to months
stored at room
temperature?
Beer should never be stored above
____________ room
temperature.
How long in the trunk of a hot one day
car will
noticeably change a beer's
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temperature?
What is the off-flavor of a skunked
lightstruck beer?
What types of light can skunk Sunlight, fluorescent light, and most LED lights
a beer?
What's one way to prevent Beer packaging like kegs, cans, and cardboard boxes
light exposure?
Glass door refrigerators, Minutes
overhead lights, or outdoor
beer service can skunk a
beer in how long?
What color glass blocks the Brown glass
most light?
Green glass blocks hardly Five minutes
any light, and can skunk
in how long when exposed
to damaging
wavelengths?
How much light does clear None
glass block?
How quickly can a beer in Minutes
clear glass skunk?
True or false: some hops can True
prevent skunking.
True or false: excessive False
foaming is most often
caused by incorrect gas
pressure.
True or false: If the beer is True
not maintained at a
constant temperature
from keg to
glass, it can cause excessive
foaming.
At what temperature do draft 38 F (3 C)
systems typically operate?
How long should a keg rest 24 hours
in a cooler before being
tapped after transportation?
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