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  • First Exams in Mississippi and Arkansas

    June 13, 2018

    This past year, South Regional Representative and BJCP Vice President Phil Farrell along with Assistant Reps Sal Mortillaro II and James Lallande, administered and/or proctored the first BJCP exams in the states […]

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    Rank Advancements June 2018

    April 2, 2018

    Each BJCP Bulletin recognizes judges who have advanced to national or master rank since the last publication. This installment recognizes advancements from roughly December 2017 to June 2018. Congratulations! Master […]

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    Evaluating Cider by Style and General Judging Tips

    December 4, 2017

    Editor’s note: For convenience, we’ve created a collection of all current cider articles by this author.  by Michael Wilcox When the style guidelines were written, it was envisioned that an […]

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    Rank Advancements May-November 2017

    December 3, 2017

    Each BJCP Bulletin recognizes judges who have advanced to national or master rank since the last publication. This installment recognizes advancements from roughly May through November 2017. Congratulations! Master Advancements  […]

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    Specialty IPA Clarifications and Q&A

    December 3, 2017

    By Dennis Mitchell Over two years after the release of the 2015 BJCP Beer Guidelines, the Specialty IPA category still seems to generate confusion. Because many judges access the guidelines […]

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    Mead Judging Tips from the Experts

    May 30, 2017

    By Andrew Luberto I recently organized an Education and Training event featuring Gidon Coll, CEO and cider maker of Original Sin cider. Gidon is extremely passionate about his craft; it’s evident […]

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    Cider & Perry Terminology & Troubleshooting

    May 26, 2017

    By Michael Wilcox As always these articles are aimed at BJCP judges, but I know they get shared other places. That’s fine and in fact I welcome it. I hope […]

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    Rank Advancements April 2017

    April 1, 2017

    Each BJCP Bulletin recognizes judges who have advanced to national or master rank since the last publication. This installment recognizes advancements from roughly January to March 2017. Congratulations! Master Advancements  […]

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    Cider Article Collection

    April 1, 2017

    Through the BJCP newsletter, Grand Master judge and Cider Committee member Michael Wilcox has published several articles related to cider and judging cider. These articles can be accessed via the […]

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    Understanding Malolactic Fermentation (MLF)

    April 1, 2017

    Editor’s Note: For convenience, we’ve created a collection of all current cider articles by this author.  By Michael Wilcox Look, Judges don’t need to know all of this. As an […]

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