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London gets its first female Beer Academy Sommelier

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London’s first female Beer Sommeliers has been accredited the Beer Academy. Jane Peyton is a beer writer, trainer and principal of a corporate events company which organises beer, cider and wine tastings; and beer and food matching events. Jane said “I'm part of a campaign to change people's perception of beer. For instance, did you know that beer is great with many deserts? Try one of my favourites - a beer ice-cream float. Place a scoop of vanilla ice cream in a glass of Imperial Stout and sprinkle cocoa on it - I call it a beer-puccino and it rules! "Beer is Britain's national drink and brewers here make some of the best beer in the world. My ambition is for all good restaurants to provide extensive beer lists alongside their wine lists. Serve the beer in 250 ml crystal wine glasses and suddenly beer becomes elegant enough for even the finest establishment.” Jane Peyton is the principal of a corporate events company that runs beer, cider, wine, and spirits...

Beer tasters ready to get down to work for Evan-Evans Brewery

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It has been billed as the best job opportunity ever - Official Beer Taster! In December of last year, Evan-Evans started the search for a group of beer tasters to help the award-winning brewery with the development of its new beer range for the summer of 2012. The company received more than 250 applications for what was described as the best job in brewing. The first 25 successful tasters met last month for a training session headed by Evan-Evans brewery Chief Executive Simon Buckley and Ian Swanson of The Beer Academy. Now, tomorrow (June 9), a second batch of tasters are to be put through their paces on a specially-designed beer tasting course. The course, being held at The Cricketers in Cathedral Road, Cardiff, will cover a variety of topics and include the tasting of a series of beer styles and the skills required to become a professional beer taster. The course culminates in an exam and a final tasting session at the bar of The Cricketers, the top food pub in Wales. Mr Buckl...