By David Houseman (Competition Director) and Michael Bury (Asst. Director) What leeway do competitions have? Recently someone asked us why they couldn’t enter a canned beer in a competition? Apparently, […]
MoreFrom Avant-Garde to Old Guard: A Decade Of “Unofficial” Canadian Beer Style
By Victor North On July 5th, 2012 – one decade ago – Now Magazine, a weekly in Toronto Ontario, published a “Toronto Beer Guide”: As a part of that […]
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By Emma Schmitz The author interviewed sensory experts Kristen England, Shawna Cormier, and Jen Blair for this article. “Language is an incomplete tool providing a limited choice of words,” Morten […]
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A video message from Julia Herz, Executive Director of The American Homebrewers Association:
MoreRegional Representatives Updates, Q3 2022
Asia-Pacific Mark Hibberd Hi from Melbourne, Australia. I am the new Asia Pacific Region Representative. A little bit about myself… I have been a BJCP judge since 2006 and […]
MoreRank Advancements: July/August 2022
Each BJCP Bulletin recognizes judges who have advanced to national or master rank since the last publication. This installment recognizes advancements from roughly July 2022 to August 2022. Congratulations All! […]
MoreRank Advancements: May/June 2022
Each BJCP Bulletin recognizes judges who have advanced to national or master rank since the last publication. This installment recognizes advancements from roughly May 2022 to June 2022. Congratulations All! […]
MoreRegional Representatives Updates: Q2, 2022
North Gail Milburn Hello from the North Region! My name is Gail Milburn and I am the new North Region Representative, assuming this role from Brian Joas. I’d first like […]
MoreUpdate from The Competition Directorate. Q2, 2022
By David Houseman (Director) and Michael Bury (Asst. Director) Competition Diligence Judges judge in competitions for a number of reasons. A key reason is so that you will earn experience […]
MoreBJCP Members Spotlight
Each Newsletter the BJCP will be spotlighting a different member of the BJCP. For this month we interviewed long time organizational contributor and newly elected regional representative, Grand Master II […]
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