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HOW MUCH BJCP DATA DO YOU REALLY NEED TO MEMORIZE FOR THE AC EXAM?
We tackled this question in our latest Advanced Cicerone FAQ vid on YouTube. We got 3 ACs together to answer all your FAQs about the AC exam. If you have any, email me back and maybe it’ll be our next topic! And don't forget to subscribe to the TBS channel.


ANTISEXIST ANTIRACIST PROEQUALITY BEER CLUB TEES
You only have 3 days left to snag one of these dope tees or hoodies created by Brienne Allen aka RatMagnet to support efforts to change the beer biz by the Proequality Beer Club, Brave Noise, and Women of the Bevolution orgs. I have one of these tees and can attest it’s a great cool-people-convo-starter at your local spot.  


WHAT THE HECK IS GAFFEL WIESS?
Unfiltered Kölsch: Gaffel Wiess by Gavin Dixon on Gavin’s Beer & Brewing Blog. This is an historical style (or serving technique?) I’ve never heard of. It’s an unfiltered Kölsch served in a lager glass and apparently was once much more common. Sounds fun and different. 


HIRE SKYNET TO WRITE YOUR EXAM ESSAYS!
A.I. Is Mastering Language. Should We Trust What It Says? by Steven Johnson for the NYT Mag. This is a mind blowing article. 1) AI can now, in full written form, answer any question. 2) One of the main debates around this is whether these deep learning systems are simply “stochastic parrots” or if this is a step toward developing consciousness. 


QUALITY VS QUANTITY IS THE WRONG QUESTION
Quantity leads to quality (the origin of a parable), by Austin Kleon. This quick little read gave me a little kick in the butt to keep on grinding rather than focusing on getting things perfect. By producing quantity, quality inevitably levels up. This is key to getting great at just about any skill, be it brewing or learning BJCP data for a Cicerone exam!


MAKING BEER WITH FLAMING HOT ROCKS!
Fire & Brew-Stone: The Real Story of Steinbier by Lars Marius Garshol for Craft Beer & Brewing Mag. LMG explores Steinbier, an historical style from in Carinthia in Austria, boiled with hot rocks. If you love this kind of stuff pick up his book Historical Brewing Techniques (only $12.50 at the moment!). 

Have a lovely weekend, y'all!
Chris