The BJCP is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Byron Burch of Santa Rosa, CA. He was a BJCP Master Judge. In the late 1980s and early ’90s […]
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Fred Eckhardt, 1926 – 2015
The BJCP is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Fred Eckhardt of Portland, OR. Fred’s writings, particularly Essentials of Beer Style, helped create and popularize the modern concept […]
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Cider Exam Status Update
Cider Exam team lead Bruce Buerger provided this recent status update on progress towards the cider exam.
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2015 Online Entrance Exam is Live
EDIT: As of March 2026 – we are no longer using Coursewebs for online entrance exam. Please signup for and take the online entrance exam at app.bjcp.org. Exam Director Scott […]
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Style Guidance for Future Exams
The Exam Directors have decided that the scope of future exams using the 2015 BJCP Style Guidelines will be beer style categories 1 through 26. Categories 27 (historical beer) through […]
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