John Keane of Jacksonville, FL became the 10,000th person to take a BJCP exam when he took a tasting exam in September 2016.
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First Exam in China
The first BJCP exam in the People’s Republic of China was given on 10 September 2016. The national level tasting room at the China National Research Institute of Food and […]
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Tom Cannon Retires as Exam Director
Tom Cannon, a Grand Master II judge from Fairfax, VA, retired from his Exam Director position after 10 years of service to the BJCP. During his time with the Exam […]
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Kristen England Appointed Education Liaison
Education Director Bruce Buerger is very happy to announce that former Education Director and current professional brewer Kristen England will be returning to the Education and Training Directorate in the newly created […]
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Lee Shephard, 1963 – 2016
The beer judging community is saddened to learn of the passing of Lee Shephard, 53, of Alameda, CA, after an unfair struggle with a rare, aggressive neuroendocrine cancer. Lee was […]
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Videos from NHC 2016 BJCP Events
Videos from the BJCP Judge Reception at the 2016 HomebrewCon in Baltimore are now posted to the BJCP YouTube channel. Thanks to videographer Ryan Boddy and to editor Chip Walton […]
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Grader Training Program Launched
The Exam and Education Directorates are very pleased to announce the release of the inaugural offering of the Grader Training Program. The Beer Judging Exam Grader Training is a joint […]
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Update on BJCP Exams and Competitions in China
We are pleased to announce that the first BJCP-registered competition was held in Shanghai on May 28th, 2016. The first of two BJCP Beer Judging exams will be held in […]
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Printed Guidelines Now Available For Purchase
The BJCP has partnered with The Book Patch to make available a spiral-bound printed version of the 2015 BJCP Style Guidelines (including beer, mead, and cider styles, along with the […]
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BJCP Events at the AHA National Homebrew Conference
The BJCP has a full slate of events planned at the Baltimore AHA conference this year. See our AHA events page for all the events. Registration is now open for […]
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