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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Election Results
Regional elections have concluded in the Northeast, North, and Mountain/Northwest regions. The winning candidates are Scott Bickham, Brian Joas, and Ryan Thomas. See our election center for the full results.
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2016 BJCP Board Elections Now Open
Elections for regional representatives in the North, Northeast, and Mountain/Northwest regions are now open. Full details can be found in the Election Center, including candidate statements and a link to […]
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Byron Burch, 1940 – 2015
The BJCP is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Byron Burch of Santa Rosa, CA. He was a BJCP Master Judge. In the late 1980s and early ’90s […]
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Fred Eckhardt, 1926 – 2015
The BJCP is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Fred Eckhardt of Portland, OR. Fred’s writings, particularly Essentials of Beer Style, helped create and popularize the modern concept […]
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Cider Exam Status Update
Cider Exam team lead Bruce Buerger provided this recent status update on progress towards the cider exam.
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2015 Online Entrance Exam is Live
EDIT: As of March 2026 – we are no longer using Coursewebs for online entrance exam. Please signup for and take the online entrance exam at app.bjcp.org. Exam Director Scott […]
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Style Guidance for Future Exams
The Exam Directors have decided that the scope of future exams using the 2015 BJCP Style Guidelines will be beer style categories 1 through 26. Categories 27 (historical beer) through […]
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NHC Presentations Posted
Presentations used at the 2015 National Homebrew Conference Judge Reception are now posted on the Education and Training Resources page.
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