The BJCP held several very successful events at the 2014 NHC in Grand Rapids. Following is a summary of some of the highlights.
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BJCP Exams
39 tasting, 7 written, and 6 mead exams were given; a trial cider tasting exam was given to 8 volunteers. Open seats were available for all exams. Thanks to Bruce Buerger and Agatha Feltus for administering the exams.
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Grader Training
Brian Joas and Randy Scorby presented the first module of BJCP Exam Grader Training. The presentation was videotaped by Chop & Brew.
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Judge Reception
Our annual social gathering and training event for judges. Probably the best event given so far. Thanks to Sandy Cockerham and Gail Milburn for organizing.
- Dibbs Harting gave a talk on Kentucky Common an Almost Forgotten Style, including showing the draft Style Description of Kentucky Common and providing a well-researched technical paper, Kentucky Common – An Almost Forgotten Style.
- Don Blake and Sandy Cockerham gave a talk on Ethics in Beer Judging.
- Gary Awdey had a practical cider fault and style identification workshop with about 14 different samples.
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BJCP Board Meeting
The BJCP Board held an in-person meeting for about four hours, working on plans for the upcoming year. Details of the meeting will be shared after the full board meets to discuss and finalize the plans.
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2014 Style Guidelines
BJCP President Gordon Strong presented an overview of the Overview of the 2014 BJCP Style Guidelines. The presentation was videotaped by Chop & Brew. (Thanks, Chip Walton!).
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BJCP Member’s Meeting
The annual meeting of the organization was very well attended. Minutes will be provided after they are compiled.
We will post additional updates as we receive them. The content will eventually be linked into to other sections of the web site. We are also gathering the information necessary to award CEP points for all the events.