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Advanced Cicerone® · Keeping and Serving Beer

Final bottle check

Syllabus Path

Final checks include broken lips, rust, dried beer, yeast at the lip, gushing, unexpected aroma, and cork condition. Make the final serve-or-replace decision after opening, before committing flawed beer to the glass.

  1. I. Keeping and Serving Beer
  2. G. Serving bottled beer
  3. 4. Final bottle check

Exam Focus

  • Explain final bottle check as a service topic within Serving bottled beer.
  • Recheck the opened bottle for lip damage, foreign material, abnormal aroma, gushing, and package-conditioned sediment before pouring.
  • Stop service when the final inspection reveals contamination or damage, and explain the replacement decision without presenting a compromised beer.

Core knowledge

  • Final checks include broken lips, rust, dried beer, yeast at the lip, gushing, unexpected aroma, and cork condition.
  • Cork taint, oxidation, infection, or package damage should trigger replacement or manager review rather than service.
  • Retain corks or crowns when presentation, rarity, or guest interest makes them relevant.

Study application

Make the final serve-or-replace decision after opening, before committing flawed beer to the glass.

Key Terms

Cork taint, oxidation, infection, or package damage
Cork taint, oxidation, infection, or package damage should trigger replacement or manager review rather than service.

References

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