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  • Regional Representative Updates

    March 1, 2023

    March, 2023 Asia-Pacific Mark Hibberd We’re looking forward to more than doubling the number of National judges in Australia with results due soon from last October’s written exam, the first […]

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    Member’s Announcements

    December 12, 2022

    A video message from Julia Herz, Executive Director of The American Homebrewers Association:

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    Member Spotlight

    December 12, 2022

    versión en español Each Newsletter the BJCP spotlights a different member of the organization. For this month we interviewed one of the first judges in Latin America, National Judge Carolina […]

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    The Most Wonderful Time for a Beer: Rediscovering Bier de Noel

    December 12, 2022

    by Ryan Pachmayer & Sachin “Chino” Darji November typically heralds the arrival of Biere de Noel, or Christmas beer, on store shelves. Charlie Gottenkieny, co-founder of Bruz Beers in Denver and […]

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    North American Regions

    Regional Representative Updates

    December 12, 2022

    December, 2022 North Gail Milburn Hello from the North Region! There are a number of events and activities to report this quarter. Mead competitions are abundant in late summer and […]

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    Rank Advancements: September-December

    December 12, 2022

    Each BJCP Bulletin recognizes judges who have advanced to national or master rank since the last publication. This installment recognizes advancements from roughly September 2022 to December 2022. Congratulations All! […]

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    Navigating the Wild: Judging American Wild and European Sour Ales

    December 12, 2022

    Judging American Wild Ales and traditional European Sour Ales can be a tricky business.  Being familiar with the wide assortment and possibility of flavor compounds and a keen ability to […]

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    How Much Leeway Do Competitions Have?

    September 12, 2022

    By David Houseman (Competition Director) and Michael Bury (Asst. Director) What leeway do competitions have? Recently someone asked us why they couldn’t enter a canned beer in a competition? Apparently, […]

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    From Avant-Garde to Old Guard: A Decade Of “Unofficial” Canadian Beer Style

    September 12, 2022

    By Victor North On July 5th, 2012 – one decade ago – Now Magazine, a weekly in Toronto Ontario, published a “Toronto Beer Guide”:   As a part of that […]

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    Improving Your Descriptive Ability

    September 12, 2022

    By Emma Schmitz The author interviewed sensory experts Kristen England, Shawna Cormier, and Jen Blair for this article. “Language is an incomplete tool providing a limited choice of words,” Morten […]

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    Competition Calendar

    May 20

    African Beer Cup

    Cape Town, , ZA


    May 21

    La Boutique del Cervecero Primer Concurso 2025

    Santa Fe, Santa Fe, AR


    May 23

    Hogtown Brew-Off 2025

    Gainesville , FL


    May 23

    Austrian Beer Challenge

    Ried im Innkreis, NULL, AT


    May 24

    XIII. HOMEBREWERS INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION - HUNGARY

    Budapest, Pest megye, HU


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