I'm out, but FYI . . .
"Ron Smith / MarketWise Solutions"
Subject Announcing New Beer MBA Classes - Ron Smith's World Beer Styles Classes
Everyone,
> I have updated the class calendar for the next two series of classes.
They include another Thursday night series, as well as a Saturday afternoon
series. The exact dates and times are below (they are coming up soon). The
interest in these classes is growing, so sign up ASAP to make sure you get a
seat (sign up instructions and more info is below).
> Remember that these classes are a great and unique gift idea. A lot of
people have told me they will be purchasing a series of classes for their
significant other for Christmas or a birthday, etc. Great Idea! Also,
consider taking the classes together.
It is even more fun to learn as a couple or small group.
> I'm very pleased to announce the Full Ride Scholarship Recipient from this
year's Brewers Festival. Thanks to everyone that stopped by to talk about
beer and express their interest in what I'm doing.
THE WINNER IS. BARB DAVIS !!!
Barb, please contact me asap to schedule your 3 free classes.
> Here is more info about my Beer MBA classes.
As many of you that know me already know, I'm what they call a Beer Geek.
Everyone needs a hobby and mine is making, sampling, judging and
appreciating great beer. I have been leading a technical brewing and beer
styles education course once per year for the last several years for people
wanting to take the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) exam to become
ranked beer judges, but many non-brewers have asked me about doing some type
of fun, less technical beer education class for people like them. So.
That's what I did. I developed a Master of Beer Appreciation (MBA) course
that consists of 3 classes. You can learn more about the details of this
course and learn how to sign up at
www.BeerMBA.com.
The classes are coming up very soon (see below), so please consider this for
yourself and forward this information to everyone you know that might be
interested (please do this today). I really appreciate your help in
spreading the word on this.
Note: If you are receiving this email as a forward and you are interested,
but can't attend the scheduled courses, please send me your email address
right now to get added to my email list for future notifications. Your
email address will never be abused or sold. I respect people's privacy.
Note: If you have no interest in this and want to be removed from this email
list, just send me a quick reply to let me know and I will take you off
immediately.
This is truly a unique series of classes. They are designed to be fun and
entertaining, but also very educational. You can take a single class (class
1 is a pre-requisite for the other 2), but I think you will find it most
rewarding to take all three (plus, you receive a completed MBA certificate
if you take all 3 classes and who doesn't want that to hang on their wall
:-)). You will learn about the origins, history, and uniqueness of all the
major beer styles of the world (more than 75 of them), and get to sample
most of them as well (we will sample over 50 of them). Classes are 3-hours
long to spread out the samples and cover all the material (it may seem long,
but time flies when you are having fun. and you will be having fun). In
addition, I will present several off-flavor / flavor demos to help you
identify some of the most common problems and flavors found in beer. I have
discovered that people can appreciate more of the world's beer styles than
they ever imagined simply by learning about them and tasting them in the
right environment.
Wine drinkers will also find these classes fascinating as they come to learn
more about "vintage" beers, strong Belgian beers, wild-fermented beers, and
more. Many of these unique fermented beverages rival wine in their overall
flavor and complexity (and even cost).
These classes are more for the general public with an interest in the
world's great beers, but even knowledgeable brewers and beer connoisseurs
will find them worthwhile. So, regardless of your knowledge level, please
feel free to join us.
Classes are held in the tasting room at the Payless Liquors near I-69 and
96th Street on the NE corner of Indianapolis and they cost only $40 per
class if you pay for all 3 classes at one time (or at least commit to all 3
classes - you can put your credit card on file, then pay for each class as
it is attended - this helps spread out the cost for some people). This is a
great value, as this is more of a labor of love for me, rather than a true
money-making endeavor. The class size is limited, and there will be
hundreds of dollars worth of beer sampled (plus some possible food samples
paired with certain beers) and I cover the cost of cups, bread, handouts,
etc. The course is designed for people to feel like they not only got a
great education and had a lot of fun, but also received a great value.
Also, even though I will spread out the beer samples to avoid
overindulgence, designated drivers are always encouraged. Since the
education is what is being paid for, designated drivers may not participate
in the class in any way, but there is an area where they can comfortably sit
and wait (or arrange to be dropped off and picked up).
The class dates and planned styles for each class are listed below. Please
let me know ASAP if you are interested in attending and please forward this
to your friends, family, co-workers, etc. that you think would be
interested.
Thanks,
Ron Smith
- National Ranked BJCP Beer Judge
- Certified Beer Server
- National Award Winning Homebrewer
- Beer and Brewing Educator
-
RonSmith@MarketWiseSolutions.com
- Ph: 317-873-6976, ext 1
Class Dates:
--- Thursday, Sept 11, 6:30 - 9:30 p
--- Thursday, Sept 18, 6:30 - 9:30 pm
--- Thursday, Sept 25, 6:30 - 9:30 pm
--- OR ---
--- Saturday, Oct 11, 3:30 - 6:30 pm
--- Saturday, Oct 18, 3:30 - 6:30 pm
--- Saturday, Oct 25, 3:30 - 6:30 pm
Class 1 Beer Styles (Q17)
- Czech Pilsner
- American Pale Ale
- American India Pale Ale (IPA)
- American Wheat
- German Hefeweizen / Weiss
- Belgian / French Saison Ale
- Belgian Tripel Strong Ale
- Flanders Red Belgian Sour Ale
- English Ale / Extra Special Bitter (ESB)
- Scottish Export 80 Ale
- English Northern Brown Ale
- Munich Dunkel Lager
- American Robust Porter
- Irish Dry Stout
- German Doppelbock
- English Strong Barleywine
- Smoke-Flavored Beer
Class 2 Beer Styles (Q18)
- English Ale / Ordinary Bitter
- German Sour / Berliner Weisse
- German Dunkelweizen
- German Oktoberfest
- American Steam Beer
- American Amber / Red Ale
- European Dortmunder Export
- English India Pale Ale (IPA)
- German Schwarzbier
- London Brown Porter
- Sweet / Milk / Cream Stout
- Foreign Extra Strong Stout
- European Helles / Pale Bock
- Belgian Blond Strong Ale
- Belgian Dark Strong Ale
- Scottish Strong / Wee Heavy
- American Strong Barleywine
- German Smoked Rauchbier
Class 3 Beer Styles (Q17)
- Munich Helles Lager
- Belgian White / Witbier
- European / Vienna Amber
- German Kolsch
- English Ale / Best Bitter
- German Dusseldorf Altbier
- American Brown Ale
- American Strong Stout
- American Imperial IPA
- Belgian Farmhouse Sour Ale / Gueuze
- Belgian Sour / Fruit Lambic
- Belgian Dubbel Strong Ale
- German Weizenbock
- Russian / Baltic Strong Porter
- English Old Ale / Strong Ale
- German Eisbock (ice bier)
- Wood / Bourbon Barrel-Aged
Visit www.BeerMBA.com to learn more and sign up.
Also, if you received this email as a forward, please send me an email to
get on my email list for future beer education classes, events and
information. Send to
RonSmith@MarketWiseSolutions.com.
