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  • Member Recap of BJCP Exams at HomebrewCon

    September 4, 2016

    Article by Kathy Yan Li, Certified Judge Photos courtesy of Jeff Sanders, Certified Judge Homebrew Con. Possibly the best conference to be at. Great people. Better beer. And all the exams you can […]

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    The Role of Retro-nasal Receptors in Tasting and Evaluating Beer

    September 3, 2016

    By Andrew Luberto, Master Judge This article is available as a PDF download: The Role of Retro-nasal Receptors in Tasting and Evaluating Beer Recently, I spoke by phone with Dr. Avery Gilbert, […]

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    Judging C2: Specialty Cider and Perry

    September 3, 2016

    Editor’s Note: This article has been replaced by Evaluating Cider by Styles and General Judging Tips For convenience, we’ve created a collection of all current cider articles by this author.  […]

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    2016 BJCP Judges Reception Recap

    September 2, 2016

    Article by Toby Guidry, Certified Judge and Assistant Communication Director Photos courtesy of Jeff Sanders, Certified Judge Videos of the reception presentations can be accessed via our YouTube Playlist. Opening […]

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    National and Master Advancements Summer 2016

    September 2, 2016

    Each BJCP Bulletin will recognize judges who have advanced to national or master rank since the last publication. This installment recognizes advancements from roughly May 2016 through early September 2016. Congratulations! […]

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    Recap of Not Just for Judges: How to Train Judges, Brewers and Tasting Gurus at the Same Time

    August 15, 2016

    By Toby Guidry, Certified Judge and Assistant Communication Director Bruce Buerger and Brian Joas were introduced by Susan Ruud.  Both have been doing judge training for the past 4 years […]

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    2015 BJCP Annual Report

    May 10, 2016

    Click on the sections below to read each section of the 2015 Annual Report. A PDF version of the report can be accessed here: 2015 Annual Report. 

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    National and Master Advancements

    May 10, 2016

    A new feature in the BJCP Bulletin will recognize judges who have advanced to national or master rank, and this first installment will recognize advancements so far in 2016. Congratulations! […]

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    Cider Exam Update

    May 10, 2016

    By Bruce Buerger, Cider Exam Team Lead Work on the cider exam is progressing despite some setbacks due to schedule constraints. We have completed our first draft of the question pool for […]

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    Mountain Northwest Regional News

    May 10, 2016

    By Ryan Thomas It has been my pleasure to represent this region for the past three years.  During that time we’ve grown to be the biggest domestic region with over […]

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