This past year, South Regional Representative and BJCP Vice President Phil Farrell along with Assistant Reps Sal Mortillaro II and James Lallande, administered and/or proctored the first BJCP exams in the states of Mississippi and Arkansas.
Farrell attributes the new Assistant Regional Rep program with helping to expand the exam offerings: “We continue to expand in both numbers and reach in the South Region. We have used the Assistant Regional Rep program as a means to that end.” Pictured are exam participants outside the host store, Fermentables and Homegrown Hobbies. Store owner Mike Byrum, served as Exam Administrator. Afterwards, Graham Linder, President of Central Arkansas Fermenters, led the participants on a brewery tour on the Brews Cruise van. Included in the photo are Farrell and Mortillaro.