The BJCP Bulletin

The Official Newsletter of the

Beer Judge Certification Program

December 2018

Are you a judge with Wordpress skills?

We are looking to add an Assistant Communications Director with the primary role of helping to keep our website updated; the new website is built on the Wordpress platform. Ideally, we are looking for a judge that has shown commitment to judging and the BJCP, with prior experience using Wordpress and solid communication and English language skills. Please contact [email protected] if you are interested in this opportunity with a brief description of your credentials and why you are interested in this role. Cheers!

Judging American Wild Ales with Michael Tonsmeire

Judging Category 28: American Wild Ales: An Interview with Michael Tonsmeire. Michael Tonsmeire is the author of American Sour Beers (Brewer’s Publications, 2014) and writes The Mad Fermentationist blog. He is also co-founder of Sapwood Cellars Brewery in Columbia, Maryland. Andrew Luberto: What do you see as some of the most prevalent misconceptions about "wild" fermented beer? MT: Stronger flavors …

The Pros and Cons of Electronic Score Sheets

by Toby Guidry, Assistant Communication Director While the BJCP does not run competitions directly or dictate how they must be run outside of the Sanctioned Competition Rules, a frequent inquiry is the subject of electronic scoresheets. Competition organizers are free to use any scoresheet they want in any format they want (paper or digital) provided the form used still provides …

Beer Judge Written Proficiency Exam Questions Revised

The Exam Directors approved minor revisions the Beer Judge Written Proficiency Exam questions. The revisions clarify the requirements and expectations for several questions. The revised question pool is live and was used for 2018 written exams. The Beer Exam Study Guide has been updated with the revised questions as well as updates to several sections related to ingredients and the brewing process. …

Update from Northeast Representative Scott Bickham

Greeting from the NE/International region! This has been another year of explosive growth, particularly in Latin America, where 25 exams will be administered in 2018 to nearly 500 judges. Brazil now has over 200 active BJCP judges, joining the US, Canada and Australia in this echelon. We have fortunately been able to recruit graders fluent in Spanish, Portuguese and Chinese …

BJCP Announces Provisional Styles

Since the 2015 BJCP Style Guidelines were produced, additional styles have been identified and defined. As regenerating the style guidelines is something we only want to do every five years or so, we have created provisional style definitions to address these additions. These styles are considered draft, but may be used by competitions as official styles. Suggested groupings are included …

Exam Directorate Updates: Two New Exam Directors and Three New Associate Directors

Recently, the BJCP Board approved the appointment of two new Exam Directors and three new Associate Exam Directors. Agatha Feltus and Don Blake were appointed Exam Directors. Diego Setti, Thomaz Pupo and Stefin Clapham were appointed Associate Exam Directors. More information can be found in these posts:

Agatha Feltus appointed Exam Director, Diego Setti and Thomaz Pupo Associate Exam Directors

Don Blake appointed Exam Director, Stefin Clapham named Associate Exam Director

Rank Advancements July - December 2018

Each BJCP Bulletin recognizes judges who have advanced to national or master rank since the last publication. This installment recognizes advancements from roughly July 2017 to October 2018. Congratulations! Master Advancements Click here to see the full list of BJCP Master Judges (new Master Judges appear at the bottom on the list). None this update National Advancements Click here to see …

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