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Overview
Beer sommeliers advise on beer styles, brewing, ingredients, glassware, draught systems and how beers pair with food in restaurants, breweries, shops or tasting settings.
In job descriptions, look for beer tastings, flavour description, beer and food pairing, product evaluation, customer advice, staff training, beer presentation, brewing knowledge and beverage trends.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Beer sommeliers work where beer is selected, served, tasted or explained. They prepare tastings, advise customers, describe flavour, match beer with food and support breweries, shops or restaurants with beer presentation.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes beer styles, brewing processes, fermentation, ingredients, draught systems, glassware, sensory evaluation, HACCP, customer advice and staff training in beer knowledge.
Salary context
Salary context depends on the service setting, tasting responsibility, product range, customer-advice depth, staff training duties, writing or consulting work and whether the role includes purchasing or cellar work.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward beverage specialist, restaurant beverage lead, brewery visitor experience, retail beer buyer, tasting host, product trainer or food-and-beverage consultancy.
Good to know
Check whether adverts name tastings, beer lists, food pairing, draught systems, cellar handling, staff training, product evaluation, customer events or written beer content.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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Occupation group
sommelier (5131.2.2)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/985400a7-362f-4f91-941a-2e149d94ac2a |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 5131.2.2.1 |
| ISCO group | 5131 |
| Concept type | Occupation |