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  • Board Spotlight – BJCP President Sandy Cockerham

    September 17, 2023

    To help members learn more about “who’s running things’ at BJCP we want to spotlight the Board Members of the organization. In this issue we interviewed the new BJCP President […]

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    Regional Representative Updates – Sept 2023

    September 16, 2023

    September, 2023   Northeast Max Finnance Greetings Fellow North East Judges! It has been a busy summer of judging beers for the Northeast region, and we’re looking forward to an […]

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    A Word From the Outgoing President…

    September 1, 2023

    BJCP Members,    After much consideration, I made the difficult decision to resign as BJCP President effective Sept. 1, 2023. Per our bylaws, I notified the board of this decision […]

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    Rank Advancements March-May 2023

    June 5, 2023

    Each BJCP Bulletin recognizes judges who have advanced to national or master rank since the last publication. This installment recognizes advancements from roughly March to May 2023. Congratulations All! Grandmaster […]

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    Member’s Spotlight

    June 5, 2023

    Each Newsletter the BJCP spotlights a different member of the organization. For this month we interviewed National Judge David Gilks from the BJCP Asia-Pacific Region. Please, give us a brief […]

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    Regional Representative Updates

    June 2, 2023

    May, 2023   Northeast Andrew Luberto Greetings Fellow North East Judges! The return of 1st round NHC in New York went off exceedingly well. Thank you to Katie Sloan and […]

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    Exam Directorate Update

    March 1, 2023

    February, 2023 The Exam Directorate is working to clear a significant backlog with open exams.  Currently the Exam team has 36 exams in the active grading process, 29 exams being […]

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    Member’s Spotlight

    March 1, 2023

    Each Newsletter the BJCP spotlights a different member of the organization. For this month we interviewed Certified Judge Caroline Van Sant-Crowle. Please, give us a brief introduction about yourself, feel […]

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    Rank Advancements January-February 2023

    March 1, 2023

    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 February 2023. Congratulations All! Grandmaster […]

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    Mulling It Over: Tips for Judging Cider

    March 1, 2023

    Since the implementation of the Cider Judge designation in 2019 by the BJCP there have been 147 certified judges varying in rank from Recognized to GM XV.  While only a […]

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