WSET Level 2 Award in Beer | Online

Next cohort: Aug 31 - Oct 4, 2026
Enroll Now – $699

WSET Level 2 Award in Beer | Online

$699
Most awarded WSET school in the US
Trusted by thousands of students

Ready to Go Beyond the Basics?

You’ve mastered the essentials of beer but want to understand why beers taste the way they do. You’re curious about how ingredients, brewing techniques, and regional traditions come together to create the world’s best-known styles.

Now imagine diving deep into the craft of brewing with expert instructors guiding you through live tastings and discussions. You can identify ingredients by taste, recognize brewing influences, and describe each beer’s style and quality with confidence.

The WSET Level 2 Award in Beer Online at Napa Valley Wine Academy, America’s most awarded beverage school, takes your beer education to the next level. This five-week interactive course combines WSET’s engaging online platform with instructor guidance, videos, and quizzes to help you learn at your own pace—while staying connected to your peers and teacher.

You’ll explore key ingredients, production processes, and the world’s most famous beer styles while mastering the principles of storage, service, and tasting through the WSET Systematic Approach to Tasting® Beer (SAT).

Perfect for enthusiasts and professionals alike, this engaging, hands-on course builds the foundation for advanced study or career advancement in the beer industry.

Join Napa Valley Wine Academy and elevate your beer knowledge, confidence, and tasting skill. 

➡️ Course is offered on WSET's learning platform

➡️ Download the Course Specification

What’s Included

Your Registration Fee Includes

  • Registration and online exam fee, valid for 12 months
  • 5 weeks, 6-module online program with WSET educator support on WSET Global's portal
  • The list of recommended beer samples to taste can be found in the downloadable course specification
  • eBook with 1 year access from the redemption

Optional Add-On:

  • Hardcopy TEXTBOOK can be ordered from our website are shipped to students in the United States within five days of order.
Format & Exam

This is a five-week, 6-module course on WSETs learning portal with a fixed start/end date and WSET educator support. However, you will have 12 months of access to the online learning material, allowing you to study beer in a way that fits your schedule.

Course & eBook Access

  • You will receive an email with the eBook code within about 15 minutes of your purchase. Once redeemed, the book is accessible on three devices for 12 months.
  • You will get access to the learning portal about 2 days before your course start date. The course expires 12 months after the course start date.

Online Exam:

You must register for the online exam within 12 months of the course date, at least 30 days before the exam date via your online course. WSET Level 2 Award in Beer online exam dates (subject to changes):

2026-08-12
2026-10-10
2026-12-09

Exam dates for 2027 will be launched in July

Next cohort: Aug 31 - Oct 4, 2026

Limited seats available

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STUDENT LEVEL

Intermediate

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COURSE FORMAT

An online independent study course that is 28 hours long includes instructional videos and 12 months of access.

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EXAM FORMAT

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