This is the official WSET textbook accompanying the WSET Level 2 Award in Beer, published by the Wine & Spirit Education Trust in London. The text is supported throughout with colour diagrams, photographs and space for notes. Issue 1, published 2024 — the current edition, and the one the current qualification specification is written against. Already enrolled? You probably do not need this. The official WSET eBook is included with the Level 2 Beer course and your redemption code arrives within about 15 minutes of purchase. Buy the printed copy because you prefer paper, annotate in margins, or want the reference on your shelf afterwards — not because the course requires it. What it covers The ingredients — malt, hops, yeast and water — how each is processed and what each contributes The brewing and fermentation processes, and how production decisions shape style and quality The world's key beer styles grouped by what drives them: malt, hops, yeast and mixed fermentation, plus specialty and flavoured beers Label terminology, and what it tells you about the beer in the glass Storage and service, including off-flavours and their causes The WSET Level 2 Systematic Approach to Tasting Beer® Details Price: $79. Textbook only — no course access, exam registration or qualification is included. Format: printed paperback, approximately 2 lb shipping weight. Shipping: to students in the United States, typically within about five business days. Outside the US, or need it by a date? Email [email protected] first. Studying Level 1 Beer instead? Each level has its own textbook — the WSET Level 1 Award in Beer book is a separate title at $28.50. Looking for the qualification rather than the book? Enroll in the WSET Level 2 Award in Beer online course — five weeks, four live webinars, the eBook and your exam registration included.
