Description

The WSET Level 2 Award in Beer is an internationally recognised qualification from the Wine & Spirit Education Trust, regulated by Ofqual (UK). This immersive, intermediate-level course explores how key ingredients and production processes influence the flavour, style, and quality of beer across more than 60 styles worldwide.

Who Is This Course For?

• Brewing and craft beer professionals wanting a globally recognised qualification
• Hospitality and bar professionals managing beer lists or tap programmes
• Beer enthusiasts ready to go beyond the basics and explore styles in depth
• Retail and wholesale professionals in the beer and drinks trade
• Anyone who has completed WSET Level 1 in Beer and wants to progress

What You Will Learn

• Beer ingredients in depth: malt and adjuncts, water, hops, yeast, and bacteria
• How the brewing process influences style and quality: fermentation, brewing equipment, and production options
• Spontaneous and mixed culture fermentation
• Storage, service, and packaging: ideal conditions, shelf life, glassware, taps, and common faults
• Over 60 beer styles: malt-driven lagers and ales, hop-driven lagers and ales, yeast-driven ales, mixed fermentation styles, and speciality beers

What’s Included in the Course Fee

• WSET Level 2 Award in Beer workbook
• WSET Systematic Approach to Tasting Beer® (SAT) guide
• Tuition, guided tasting samples across multiple styles, examination, and digital certificate
• WSET lapel pin (dispatched separately after results)

Total Qualification Time (TQT) Guided Learning Hours (GLH): 16 hours of guided learning Recommended Private Study: 11 hours Total Study Time: 28 hours (including 1-hour exam) 

Tasting Samples Level 2 expands significantly on tasting to support a deeper understanding of how ingredients and brewing methods influence flavour and quality. Beer samples from across the key style groups are tasted throughout the course. All samples are included in the course fee and provided during class days.

Tasting samples include a wide selection of traditional and specialty styles from around the world, helping participants confidently evaluate and describe beers such as:

• Lagers and pilsners
• IPAs
• Stouts
• Belgian abbey ales
• Sour styles
• Non-alcoholic/low-alcoholic beers
• Gluten-free/reduced beers

*Sample selection is subject to factors such as excise regulations, availability, and registrations, and may change at short notice for the course. 

Exam Details

• Format: 50 multiple-choice questions, closed-book
• Duration: 60 minutes
• Pass mark: 55%
• Regulated by Ofqual, UK

Grade Breakdown

On Successful Completion You Will Receive

• Official WSET Level 2 Award in Beer certificate (digital certificate issued via WSET Global Campus after results are released)
• WSET lapel pin (dispatched separately after results are confirmed — please allow 4–6 weeks for delivery)

Prerequisites No prior WSET qualification is required. Some interest in or knowledge of beer is helpful. If you are new to beer, we recommend starting with the WSET Level 1 Award in Beer.

Re-sit Re-sit fee: ₹13,000 + applicable taxes. To book a re-sit, please contact us. You are not permitted to re-sit a qualification solely to improve a Pass grade.

Reasonable Adjustments If you require any reasonable adjustments to participate in this course or sit the examination, please indicate this at the time of booking and a member of our team will contact you.

Fee is all-inclusive: tuition, guided tasting samples, WSET study materials, examination, and digital certificate. WSET lapel pin dispatched separately after results. A 5% industry discount is available for hospitality professionals.