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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NHC Presentations Posted

Presentations used at the 2015 National Homebrew Conference Judge Reception are now posted on the Education and Training Resources page.

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