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Patrick Combes of Stem Ciders becomes a master cicerone, a rare beer title held by just 28 people in the world. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 81°F. Tuesday, July 22nd 2025 ...

A new program is working to bring the same level of knowledge that sommeliers have about wine to the world of malt and hops, by turning out batches of certified beer experts known as cicerones.

The growth of the “cicerone” reflects the ever increasing complexity of American beer. In recent decades, the overall consumption of beer has lost market share to wine, ...

If you’re asking what the heck is a cicerone, you are not alone. The term is certainly out there and very 2012. Just yesterday, there was an article in the RFT‘s Gut Check column addressing the ...

Ralph John Cicerone was born in 1943 in the rural western Pennsylvania town of New Castle. In a 2013 speech at a science center in Pittsburgh, he recalled that, at the age of 5 or 6, his father ...

And to help you with that, we asked master cicerone Rich Higgins (@maltyrich on Instagram), who is also a certified sommelier and former brewmaster, for his tips on picking out the best type of ...