The BJCP Bulletin

The Official Newsletter of the

Beer Judge Certification Program

September 2021

President's Updates

I wanted to share a few updates with you as we head into the final months of 2021. After some glimmers of hope in the US and some other parts of the globe about the COVID-19 pandemic waning, the Delta variant has contributed to another rise in cases and more uncertainty. As we have said many times before, please continue … Read more.

Regional Representative Updates

West Brian Cooper West Regional Update - Summer 2021 Judging and exams continue their uptick in activity throughout most areas of the West region. We are also seeing quite a bit more in-person educational work and club activity. The implementation of (now fully FDA approved) vaccinations has allowed judges and judge trainees to get together and do more in-person / … Read more.

Rank Advancements: April to September 2021

Each BJCP Bulletin recognizes judges who have advanced to national or master rank since the last publication. This installment recognizes advancements from roughly April 2021 to September 2021. Congratulations All! … Read more.

September Updates from the BJCP Directorates

Education Directorate Update

It’s been a whirlwind the past few months with the change in BJCP leadership with Bruce Buerger moving over to IT Director and myself returning to take over the Education Directorate. While continuing to coordinate with Bruce Buerger, The Education Directorate has a number of initiatives it will be looking to finish and a few new ones to implement. The … Read more.

IT Directorate Update

The transition of IT Directorate duties and responsibilities has gone relatively well since mid-June. The database updates have been fully transitioned from Gordon to myself however there are a few processes and practices that we’re still working through. Overall the process has gone very well and I’d like to thank Gordon Strong and James Golovich for their efforts. I’d also … Read more.

Competition Directorate Update

The competition directorate will provide statistics for the year-end report, however registrations for competitions have picked up significantly. Perhaps not yet back to pre-COVID levels but there are certainly more registered in 2021 and beyond than in 2020. However in August we have seen an uptick of competition cancellations and postponements due to COVID. Organizers are advised to only admit … Read more.

2021 Virtual BJCP Members Meeting: Saturday, October 2nd

BJCP members are invited to the 2021 virtual members meeting to hear updates from the board regional representatives and staff directors. When: Saturday, October 2nd at … Read more.

Members Announcements Q.3 2021

In March of 2021, a talk given to GTA Brews "Toronto’s local homebrew club" (as well as Canada's largest homebrew club!) a few months back by Victor North on the BJCP Style "Tropical Stouts". The talk can be found here … Read more.

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