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 he was on what would now be the BJCP Board of Directors. He help shape policy throughout that time and was great to work with.
Byron received the AHA Governing Committee Award in 1990 for significant contributions to the community of homebrewers. In the AHA National Competition, he was Homebrewer of the Year in 1986, and three time Meadmaker of the Year in 1992, 1994, and 2001.
More on his life and the arrangements can be found here and here.
Eulogy by Jim Homer. Photo by Kathy Stock.