Beer Learning and Language with Scott Fielder and Chris Crowe

About this episode

Scott Fielder and Chris Crowe discuss their journey towards passing the Master Cicerone exam and the impact of their knowledge pursuit.

My friends Scott Fielder & Chris Crowe have spent the past few years publicly documenting their quest to pass the Master Cicerone exam. In late 2025, Scott Fielder became just the 29th Master Cicerone in the world. Chris, his best friend and partner in this process, came close to doing the same, and is more determined than ever to pass the exam in 2026. I sat down with Scott and Chris recently to talk about how their pursuit of knowledge through these certifications has impacted the...

People in this episode

Host: David Nilsen

Guests: Scott Fielder, Chris Crowe

Topics covered

• beer education
• Master Cicerone
• certification journey
• friendship
• knowledge pursuit

Keywords

• Master Cicerone
• beer
• certification
• Scott Fielder
• Chris Crowe
• education
• friendship

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