The BJCP Bulletin

The Official Newsletter of the

Beer Judge Certification Program

December 2021

2021 BJCP Beer Style Guidelines Update

We will soon publish a minor revision to the BJCP Beer Style Guidelines. Read this post with details about the 2021 BJCP Beer Style Guidelines update from Gordon Strong, BJCP President Emeritus and Principal Author of the guidelines.

Rank Advancements October to December, 2021

Each BJCP Bulletin recognizes judges who have advanced to national or master rank since the last publication. This installment recognizes advancements from roughly October 2021 to December 2021 …

Regional Representative Updates

Updates from the elected regional representatives of the BJCP Board…

BJCP Members Meeting 2021 Recording

The recording of the annual BJCP members meeting held virtually on October 2nd is now available.

Don Blake Appointed New BJCP Managing Exam Director

The BJCP Board has appointed Don Blake as our new Managing Exam Director (MED), effective October 1, 2021. Don replaces Sarah Bridegroom, who has served in the role since 2018. Don and Sarah will collaborate over the coming weeks to transition MED duties to Don. Sarah took on this position with extreme dedication and an intense work ethic. She provided …

Updates from the BJCP Directorates

Competition Directorate Update

By David Houseman & Michael Bury. The BJCP is a virtual and volunteer organization. The tools we have in place have been around for nearly 20 years when competitions were almost entirely US based and we were registering less than 200 per year (195 in 2003). In 2019, pre-COVID, there were 895 competitions. So what’s …

Exam Directorate Update

By Don Blake. In the recent months, the Exam Directorate team has been in a state of transition. As announced earlier this year, Sarah Bridegroom has decided to step down from the Managing Exam Director role. As I am coming up to speed in the new MED job, I truly appreciate the amount …

Finance Directorate Report

By Al Boyce – Finance Director. Current Treasury as of November 30, 2021: Read more.

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