Judging experience points are used as part of the rank calculation, which causes some people to seek increased points more than to seek improved judging ability. This is not the […]
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Experience Points are a mechanism we use to model judging skill gained through experience. They are used in conjunction with exam scores to determine judge rank. There are two types […]
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2017 BJCP Annual Report
2017 BJCP Annual Report President’s Report by Gordon Strong, Mid-Atlantic Region Rep and BJCP President Please read the reports from each directorate for more detail and perspective on their respective […]
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BJCP Announces Provisional Styles
Since the 2015 BJCP Style Guidelines were produced, additional styles have been identified and defined. As regenerating the style guidelines is something we only want to do every five years […]
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National Homebrew Competition Final Round Judge Schedule Format
A new scheduling format will be used this year for the AHA NHC Final Round judging in Portland. Instead of the traditional 2 category judging sessions we’ll be conducting 3. […]
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Structured Scoresheets for AHA NHC
A new format scoresheet has been created for this year’s AHA NHC competition. A refinement of the previous checklist scoresheets, this structured scoresheet has been created for Beer, Mead, and […]
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2016 BJCP Annual Report
The 2016 BJCP Annual Report is now available. Click on the sections below to read each section of the report.
MoreWhy did judges for a competition not receive an email notification that their points were recorded?
Email notifications are only provided to organizers who submit their competition through our online Organizer Reporting System. If organizers submit an XML file for direct import to our database, there […]
MoreWhy can’t I assign a person to be a judge and a steward?
It doesn’t really make sense based on the point award schedule. If a person judges in one or two sessions in day, they receive one judging experience point. If a […]
MoreHow many points can I assign to judges at a competition?
The points are based on the size of the competition (number of entries), the number of days, the number of judging sessions (not flights!), and what duties the judge performed. […]
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