Beer Science Classes


How would you all like the opportunity to learn how to make better home brew beer with an award-winning brew master from New York's Capital Region? George de Piro, well known as "Professor Beer", is offering us classes to improve our beer tasting, judging, and brewing. The focus of the classes' would be in the following areas: Guided tastings, beer evaluation, advanced home brewing techniques, and BJCP Exam preparation.

A class may be offered for beer evaluations only. People that do not brew,
but wish to learn the BJCP beer styles, can enjoy the course too. Aspiring BJCP judges can focus on learning the various commercial styles of beers, origin and important characteristics of the style. Learn to discern various beer characteristics and your personal thresholds for different flavor-active substances. Master the art of beer evaluations using BJCP score sheets for the next BJCP exam. 

A second class may be offered to learn specifically about brewing techniques and recipe formulation for the all-grain brewer. Some people just like to brew and don't have an interest in becoming a BJCP beer judge. 

The BJCP "Exam Preparation" is a10 session class that covers brewing techniques and beer styles, including practice beer evaluations using BJCP score sheets. 

I have personally attended George's classes for BJCP exam preparation. Many of us miss the college level beer science classes that were given weekly. George is an expert in every facet of brewing, is very approachable, and is eager to answer brewing and recipe formulation questions. Let's not forget he is a master of brewing chemistry.

I encourage all of you to take advantage of these professional "beer science" classes. The cost has been very reasonable in the past. 

Interested in classes? Contact: thoroughbrews@nycap.rr.com


About Professor Beer

Professor Beer is George de Piro, Brewmaster at C.H. Evans Brewing Company's Albany Pump Station. He has taught many beer classes, including courses for the Brooklyn Brewery, Culinary Institute of America, and numerous corporate events and private parties. He is also a frequent guest beer expert on WAMC radio's Vox Pop.
A brewer for over a decade, George has won many awards for his beers, including Gold Medals at the Great American Beer Festival, National Homebrew Competition, and Masters Championship of Amateur Brewing, and a Bronze award at the World Beer Cup.
George has completed courses at the Siebel Institute of Technology, including Sensory Analysis training, and is also a National beer judge in the BJCP. He has served on judge panels at the Great American Beer Festival and many homebrew contests.
He has written numerous articles on beer styles and brewing, and has been a regular contributor to the Yankee Brew News for over three years. He has travelled throughout Europe researching famous beer styles at their original sources.

 http://www.professorbeer.com/