As announced at the NHC this year, the BJCP has increased the monthly quota of exam sites from 8 to 10. Organizers for all previously-scheduled exams were contacted, and were […]
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¡Bienvenidos al BJCP, Chilenos!
BJCP President Gordon Strong and former BJCP Education Director Kristen England administered the first BJCP exam in Chile to seven eager participants. Local logistics were organized by Ricardo Solis as […]
MoreBJCP Vocabulary Project
What’s the status of the Vocabulary project? The BJCP Vocabulary project is an ongoing effort to provide a clear, usable, consistent set of vocabulary terms to assist judges in describing […]
MoreExam Program Changes
As announced at the BJCP Member’s Meeting at the NHC, the backlog of exams has been cleared and new exams are being processed with an average turnaround time of 3 […]
MoreRecord BJCP Events at the NHC
Three BJCP Exams were given at the NHC: 6 mead, 14 written, and 49 tasting exams. This is the largest set of exams ever given; yet there were 11 open […]
MoreBJCP Election Results
The winners of the 2013 regional elections are Ali Kocho-Williams (Northeast), Al Boyce (North, incumbent), and Ryan Thomas (Mountain/Northwest). Full details are on the Election Center page.
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Tom Fitzpatrick, 1959-2013
The BJCP is deeply saddened to hear of the sudden and unexpected passing of Tom Fitzpatrick of Batavia, IL. Tom was a Grand Master judge, NHC medalist, and the BJCP’s […]
MoreExam Program Update
Well over 1000 online exams have been given since the program started in April 2012. The new format tasting exam continues to be well received, and passing rates are high. […]
MoreHelp Wanted
Interested in volunteering to help with BJCP projects? We could use help in the following areas: Cider Exam Committee — Subject matter experts needed to devise the exam format and […]
MoreReminders for New Judges and Organizers
With the new exam program being introduced this year, there has been an increase in questions from new judges and organizers. Following are answers to these common questions: Judges who […]
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