Exam Focus
- Explain rotate inventory as a service topic within Beer storage.
- Use specific evidence such as temperature, pressure, package condition, sanitation, equipment state, and observed service symptoms.
- Apply the topic to beer flavor, dispense quality, safety, and guest experience rather than repeating the heading alone.
Core knowledge
- Rotation uses FIFO or FEFO logic after the date code has been interpreted correctly for that producer and package.
- Audits should track package date, best-by date, keg tapping date, storage location, and whether a slow-moving beer needs promotion or removal.
- Removal thresholds are tighter for hoppy, delicate, unpasteurized, warm-stored, or draft products than for cellar-worthy beer.
Study application
Build an inventory decision from date-code literacy, product velocity, package format, and the beer's freshness risk.
Key Terms
- Audits
- Audits should track package date, best-by date, keg tapping date, storage location, and whether a slow-moving beer needs promotion or removal.
- Removal thresholds
- Removal thresholds are tighter for hoppy, delicate, unpasteurized, warm-stored, or draft products than for cellar-worthy beer.