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  • BJCP Competition Directorate – 2025 Summary

    March 19, 2026

    The BJCP competition calendar reports that there were 553 competitions held worldwide in 2025 versus 551 in 2024; essentially flat. There were 262 competitions held in the US in 2025 […]

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    2025 Top 100 Judges by Points Report

    March 19, 2026

    judge id first name last name judge country judge state points sum non-judge points sum total points sum C0671 Sandy Cockerham US IN 53 1 54 F1366 Scott Joines US […]

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    BJCP IT – 2025 Summary

    March 19, 2026

    After a successful roll out of Bravo on September 8th – BJCP IT department has been busier than ever with making some major updates. Most of these are behind the scenes […]

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    BJCP Certification Featured in BierIG Magazine

    March 19, 2026

    https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/zjg9eynwxdl3dlb6zybog/BierIG-Magazin-57-2025-2.pdf?rlkey=fudpw42v6s2oqd2iuomwx5ndw&dl=0

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    BJCP Exam Directorate Update – February 2026

    March 19, 2026

    The Exam Directorate continues to evolve to better serve our members and improve exam turnaround times. Here are the key updates regarding our team, systems, and grading initiatives. Personnel Changes […]

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    Judge Spotlight: Max Finnance

    March 19, 2026

    In this issue we interviewed BJCP Judge, and Regional Rep Max Finnance…   Provide a brief introduction about yourself, feel free to add anything you’d like to share. I’m currently […]

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    Regional Reps Update March 2026

    March 19, 2026

    March, 2026   Northeast Max Finnance     Things have been relatively quiet in the Northeast this winter (perhaps our higher-than-usual snowfall has people staying bundled up inside) but we’ve […]

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    A Quick IT Directorate Update on Bravo Rollout

    September 15, 2025

    As most of should be aware, we have been busy working on the new BJCP platform: Bravo which was rolled out on Sept 7. We are happy to report that […]

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    Regional Representative Updates 2025

    September 15, 2025

    Sept, 2025   Northeast Max Finnance   “Up in the Northeast” we’ve enjoyed gathering for a handful of great competitions since the last newsletter updates, and I’ve been fortunate to […]

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    BJCP Welcomes New Assistant Finance Director

    August 29, 2025

    The BJCP Board is happy to announce that Gordon Mauger has joined our financial team as Assistant Finance Director. He’ll be working alongside Finance Director Al Boyce and Treasurer Brian […]

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    Judge Account

    BJCP Stats

    6,810
    Active BJCP Judges


    14,202
    Sanctioned Competitions


    2,444,584
    Beers Judged


    Data current as of March 23, 2026

    Competition Calendar

    March 26

    Brewers Cup Of California

    Rancho Cordova, CA


    March 27

    2026 ASH Cactus Classic

    Tempe, AZ


    March 27

    2026 National Homebrew Competition First Round - Indianapolis

    Indianapolis, IN


    March 28

    Cherry Blossom Homebrew Competition

    Washington, DC


    March 28

    NHC Ireland National Homebrew Competition 2026

    Dublin, Non-USA, Non-Canada, IE


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