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    • 10,000th Judge

    John Keane of Jacksonville, FL became the 10,000th person to take a BJCP exam when he took a tasting exam in September 2016.

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    Representative Job Description

    Regional Representative and Assistant Regional Representatives  – Job Descriptions The BJCP Bylaws contain general descriptions for the responsibilities of the BJCP President, Vice President, and Treasurer roles and broadly define […]

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    First Exam in China

    The first BJCP exam in the People’s Republic of China was given on 10 September 2016. The national level tasting room at the China National Research Institute of Food and […]

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    Exam Protest Policy

    The exam grading process, while not perfect, is very rigorous. Two National or higher-ranked judges grade each exam, and their scoring is reviewed by an Associate Exam Director and an […]

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    Tom Cannon

    Tom Cannon Retires as Exam Director

    Tom Cannon, a Grand Master II judge from Fairfax, VA, retired from his Exam Director position after 10 years of service to the BJCP. During his time with the Exam […]

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    Kristen England

    Kristen England Appointed Education Liaison

    Education Director Bruce Buerger is very happy to announce that former Education Director and current professional brewer Kristen England will be returning to the Education and Training Directorate in the newly created […]

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    Lee Shepard

    Lee Shephard, 1963 – 2016

    The beer judging community is saddened to learn of the passing of Lee Shephard, 53, of Alameda, CA, after an unfair struggle with a rare, aggressive neuroendocrine cancer. Lee was […]

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    NHC 2016 Member Meeting

    Videos from NHC 2016 BJCP Events

    Videos from the BJCP Judge Reception at the 2016 HomebrewCon in Baltimore are now posted to the BJCP YouTube channel. Thanks to videographer Ryan Boddy and to editor Chip Walton […]

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    Grader Training Program Launched

    The Exam and Education Directorates are very pleased to announce the release of the inaugural offering of the Grader Training Program. The Beer Judging Exam Grader Training is a joint […]

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