brewmastertobeer sommelier
A brewmaster already meets 61% of what the beer sommelier role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
This move: 43.6 of 100 · moderate
1 Share of the beer sommelier role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the brewmaster profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 18 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A beer sommelier role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a brewmaster background worth leading with.
- already held beer downstream processing engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held advise on beer production communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held brewhouse processes engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held describe the flavour of different beers information skills
- already held types of barley engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held ingredients for beer production engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 18 carried skills, including the 10 the beer sommelier role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 12 missing skills fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.
- required, not held analyse trends in the food and beverage industries required
- required, not held apply extensive study of beer styles required
- required, not held perform sensory evaluation of food products required
- optional, not held maintain food specifications optional
- optional, not held measure precise food processing operations optional
- required, not held consult on beer presentation required
- optional, not held train staff in beer knowledge optional
- optional, not held find new types of food and beverages optional
- optional, not held communicate with customers optional
- optional, not held perform public relations optional
- required, not held pair beer with food required
- required, not held variety of beers required
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a beer sommelier role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 consult on beer presentation skill · occupation specific
- 02 pair beer with food skill · occupation specific
- 03 analyse trends in the food and beverage industries skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 18 skills that carry over
- already held advise on beer production skill
- already held apply GMP skill
- already held apply HACCP skill
- already held apply requirements concerning manufacturing of food and beverages skill
- already held beer downstream processing knowledge
- already held biotechnology knowledge
- already held brewhouse processes knowledge
- already held describe the flavour of different beers skill
- already held fermentation processes of beverages knowledge
- already held ingredients for beer production knowledge
- already held apply foreign language for international trade skill
- already held liaise with colleagues skill
- already held liaise with managers skill
- already held maintain relationship with customers skill
- already held malting process knowledge
- already held modern brewing systems knowledge
- already held provide training on quality management supervision skill
- already held types of barley knowledge
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held train staff in beer knowledge optional
- optional, not held find new types of food and beverages optional
- optional, not held maintain food specifications optional
- optional, not held measure precise food processing operations optional
- optional, not held communicate with customers optional
- optional, not held perform public relations optional
58 held skills the beer sommelier role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role age alcoholic beverages in vats skill
- not needed by the target role analyse production processes for improvement skill
- not needed by the target role analyse samples of food and beverages skill
- not needed by the target role apply control process statistical methods skill
- not needed by the target role assess cereal quality for brewing skill
- not needed by the target role assist in the development of standard operating procedures in the food chain skill
- not needed by the target role attend to detail in preparation for audits skill
- not needed by the target role clean food and beverage machinery skill
- not needed by the target role control of expenses skill
- not needed by the target role create new concepts skill
- not needed by the target role design beer recipes skill
- not needed by the target role detect microorganisms skill
- not needed by the target role develop beverage manufacturing procedures skill
- not needed by the target role develop standard operating procedures in the food chain skill
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production skill
- not needed by the target role ensure cost efficiency in food manufacturing skill
- not needed by the target role ensure finished product meet requirements skill
- not needed by the target role ensure sanitation skill
- not needed by the target role enzymatic processing knowledge
- not needed by the target role exert quality control to processing food skill
- not needed by the target role financial capability knowledge
- not needed by the target role food and beverage industry knowledge
- not needed by the target role grain-for-beverages milling process knowledge
- not needed by the target role handle chemical cleaning agents skill
- not needed by the target role handle delivery of raw materials skill
- not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
- not needed by the target role identify market niches skill
- not needed by the target role identify the factors causing changes in food during storage skill
- not needed by the target role ingredient threats knowledge
- not needed by the target role interpret data in food manufacturing skill
- not needed by the target role keep inventory of goods in production skill
- not needed by the target role lautering process knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain updated professional knowledge skill
- not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
- not needed by the target role manage corrective actions skill
- not needed by the target role manage environmental management system skill
- not needed by the target role manage food manufacturing laboratory skill
- not needed by the target role manage staff skill
- not needed by the target role manage time in food processing operations skill
- not needed by the target role mashing process knowledge
18 further entries not listed here
1 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held variety of beers required
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.