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  • Member Announcements

    December 14, 2019

    Interested in adding an announcement to the BJCP Bulletin?  Email Andrew Luberto at [email protected]

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    Kris England

    Education Directorate Point Update

    December 14, 2019

    All ETD points from the past year will be updated and applied to judging records by January 1st, including attending Homebrew Con.  If still missing points from your record after […]

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    Rank Advancement: October – December 2019

    December 14, 2019

    Each BJCP Bulletin recognizes judges who have advanced to national or master rank since the last publication. This installment recognizes advancements from roughly October 2019 to December 2019. Congratulations! Grandmaster […]

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    Producing a Good Mead Scoresheet

    December 14, 2019

    By Andrew Luberto As anyone who has ever done so can tell you, entering a home mead into a competition takes some serious time and a fair amount of money.  […]

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    Member Announcements: October Newsletter

    October 15, 2019

    The following announcements are from BJCP Members and do not constitute any official endorsement or recognition by the organization. MeadCon 2020 Call for Speakers  MeadCon 2020 is shaping up to […]

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    Steve Piatz Receives Pat Baker Award For Service

    October 9, 2019

    On January 26th, 2019 in St. Paul Minnesota, BJCP President Gordon Strong presented outgoing Exam Director Steve Piatz with the Pat Baker Award for Significant, Sustained Service to the BJCP.  […]

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    Sarah Bridegroom

    Update From Exam Director Sarah Bridegroom

    September 21, 2019

    Thank you to all volunteers that have given time to the exam program. We appreciate the support of the program and the commitment to the mission of both exam and […]

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    New Assistant Competition Director Appointed

    September 21, 2019

    The Communications Directorate welcomes Michael Bury, Grand Master II, as the Assistant Competition Director. Competition organizers will hear from either Mike or myself depending on the topic and our individual […]

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    Rank Advancements January – September 2019

    September 21, 2019

    Each BJCP Bulletin recognizes judges who have advanced to national or master rank since the last publication. This installment recognizes advancements from roughly January 2019 to September 2019. Congratulations! Master […]

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    The Pros and Cons of Electronic Score Sheets

    December 8, 2018

    by Toby Guidry, Assistant Communication Director While the BJCP does not run competitions directly or dictate how they must be run outside of the Sanctioned Competition Rules, a frequent inquiry […]

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    Boneyard Brew-Off

    Champaign, IL


    October 11

    Comp de L'abbaye Normale

    Jacksonville, FL


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