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We accept payment by debit or credit card through the SumUp system but you can also pay by bank transfer. Please note that we will need you to complete the registration information, in order to complete the registration process as quickly as possible for you.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Financial assistance:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>For those of you who are employees or managers of a restaurant, hotel, bar or nightclub in one of the following cantons, it is possible to benefit from a subsidy towards the cost of the course.<\/p>\n<p>The cantons with which we currently have an agreement are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fribourg<\/li>\n<li>Geneva &#8211; it is possible to apply for a &#8220;grant or loan&#8221; from the Canton<\/li>\n<li>Jura<\/li>\n<li>Neuch\u00e2tel<\/li>\n<li>Valais &#8211; ritzy continuing education<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\">For managers and employees of a restaurant, bar, hotel or nightclub (subject to the L-GAV \/ CCNT)<i> <\/i>in a Canton that does not offer a subsidy for continuing education, we offer a 10% discount on the price of the course at our main premises and also in the Canton of Ticino. Please contact us to find out more.<\/p>\n<p>Use the code: YP6W6WE2 when registering.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">For the Cantons with which we have an agreement, contact us and we will assist you in the process. We look forward to welcoming you to the next course.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Who should attend?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Level 1 &#8211; Introduction to Beer and Beer Service, is an essential course for anyone who needs to suggest and serve beer appropriately in a restaurant, hotel or bar.<\/p>\n<p>This course is also suitable for consumers who want to know more about beer in general and how to enjoy their beer in a way that is appropriate to their chosen style.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What does it offer?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll learn how beer is made, what the ingredients are and how they affect the taste. You will taste different styles of beer and also learn to recognise some of the most common faults.<\/p>\n<p>The storage and serving of beer will be examined in detail, in particular how to maintain and comply with the health and safety aspect of serving and the hygienic maintenance of beer-dispensing equipment.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Course location:<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-37100 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/beverageinstitute.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-28-at-17.21.36-300x260.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"172\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beverageinstitute.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-28-at-17.21.36-300x260.png 300w, https:\/\/beverageinstitute.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-28-at-17.21.36-350x303.png 350w, https:\/\/beverageinstitute.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-28-at-17.21.36-1024x887.png 1024w, https:\/\/beverageinstitute.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-28-at-17.21.36-768x666.png 768w, https:\/\/beverageinstitute.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-28-at-17.21.36.png 1244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 172px) 100vw, 172px\" \/><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Beverage Institute<\/p>\n<p>Bernapark 1<\/p>\n<p>CH-3066 Stettlen<\/p>\n<p><em>Train station &#8220;Deisswil&#8221;, 14 minutes with the S7 from the main train station in Berne, train every 15 minutes.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":31354,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[130],"product_tag":[99,102,100,101,98],"class_list":{"0":"post-38043","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-beer-courses","7":"product_tag-beer-service","8":"product_tag-level-1-beer","9":"product_tag-niveau-1","10":"product_tag-niveau-1-biere","11":"product_tag-service-biere","13":"first","14":"instock","15":"shipping-taxable","16":"purchasable","17":"product-type-simple"},"translation":{"provider":"WPGlobus","version":"3.0.2","language":"it","enabled_languages":["en","de","fr","it"],"languages":{"en":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":true},"de":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false},"fr":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false},"it":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beverageinstitute.ch\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/38043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beverageinstitute.ch\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beverageinstitute.ch\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beverageinstitute.ch\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beverageinstitute.ch\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beverageinstitute.ch\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=38043"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beverageinstitute.ch\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=38043"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beverageinstitute.ch\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=38043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}