• What's going on?

    One of the original goals of our Continuing Education Program (CEP) was to provide new resources to help people prepare for the BJCP Beer Judge Exam. After a lot of work by our CEP team, we are delighted to announce (January, 2008) the immediate availability of a beer flavor training kit.

    These are custom kits, made up to our specifications by the FlavorActiV company, the world's largest provider of beer flavor training services and products.

    We have a limited number (40 total) of these kits, and we will make them available to Beer Judge Exam prep courses (BICEPs) at no cost.

    What's in the kit?

    Each kit makes one liter, which provides 15 to 20 samples. The characteristics in each kit are:

    • Acetaldehyde
    • Butyric
    • Chlorophenolic
    • Diacetyl
    • DMS (Dimethyl Sulfide)
    • Ethyl Hexanoate (fruity)
    • Grainy
    • Metallic
    • Musty

  • How can you get a kit?

    It's pretty easy.

    • You need to have the exam approved and scheduled.
    • You need to register the exam prep course with the CEP. You can do that by sending an email to the CEP with "Kit Inquiry" in the Subject.
    • Each organizer and participant must fill out a Kit Evaluation form (provided with the kit).

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