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Bruce Buerger appointed as IT Director; Kristen England as Education Director

The BJCP board appointed Bruce Buerger as the BJCP’s new IT Director. Bruce replaces Gordon Strong, who retired from the IT Director role on May 31, 2021. In the role, […]

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BJCP Board Officers Announced

The BJCP Board has selected officers for the 2021-2022 board term:  President Dennis Mitchell Mountain-Northwest Region Rep Vice President Sandy Cockerham Midwest Region Rep Treasurer Brian Cooper West...

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BJCP Boards grants Gordon Strong title of President Emeritus

In recognition of his outstanding and distinguished service to the Beer Judge Certification Program, the BJCP Board unanimously granted former President Gordon Strong the status of BJCP President...

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2021 Virtual BJCP Members Meeting

BJCP members are invited to the 2021 virtual members meeting to hear updates from the board regional representatives and staff directors. Space in the virtual meeting is limited, so please […]

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BJCP pausing enforcement of judge activity during pandemic

As the pandemic wears on and the world deals with evolving variants, the purpose of this post is to clarify misconceptions about judge inactive status and reassure members that they […]

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Competition Directorate Update September 2021

The competition directorate will provide statistics for the year-end report, however registrations for competitions have picked up significantly. Perhaps not yet back to pre-COVID levels but there are...

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IT Directorate Update September 2021

The transition of IT Directorate duties and responsibilities has gone relatively well since mid-June. The database updates have been fully transitioned from Gordon to myself however there are a few […]

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Education Directorate Update September 2021

It’s been a whirlwind the past few months with the change in BJCP leadership with Bruce Buerger moving over to IT Director and myself returning to take over the Education […]

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President’s Updates September 2021

I wanted to share a few updates with you as we head into the final months of 2021. After some glimmers of hope in the US and some other parts […]

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Don Blake Appointed New BJCP Managing Exam Director

The BJCP Board has appointed Don Blake as our new Managing Exam Director (MED), effective October 1, 2021. Don replaces Sarah Bridegroom, who has served in the role since 2018. […]

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BJCP Members Meeting 2021 Recording

The recording of the annual BJCP members meeting held virtually on October 2nd is now available. 

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2021 BJCP Beer Style Guidelines Update

The 2021 BJCP Beer Style Guidelines by Gordon Strong, BJCP President Emeritus and Chair, BJCP Style Guidelines Committee The 2021 edition of the BJCP Beer Style Guidelines are complete and […]

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BJCP Releases 2021 Beer Style Guidelines

The BJCP released the 2021 BJCP Beer Style Guidelines, a minor revision to the 2015 guidelines. If you are familiar with the 2015 guidelines, we have made a few name […]

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2022 BJCP Board Nominations Now Open

The three regions below are holding elections for regional representatives in 2022. Active National and higher judges may run for BJCP Regional Representative. Judges may self-nominate or be nominated...

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2021 BJCP Annual Report

The BJCP Annual Report is a review of activities by the various directorates and the President of the BJCP during the course of the previous year. It also includes plans […]

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2022 BJCP Board Elections Now Open

Voting is now open to select the BJCP Board Representative for the Latin American region. No voting is required for the Mountain/Northwest or North Regions because only one candidate was […]

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2022 Homebrew Con BJCP Exam Registration Open

The BJCP will be hosting all formats of our exams in Pittsburgh, PA leading up to the official start of Homebrew Con.  All exams will take place after regularly scheduled […]

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2022 BJCP Election Results

The Election Committee has certified the results for the 2022 regional representative elections; winners in this year’s elections are: Mountain/Northwest Region: Dennis Mitchell (unopposed) North...

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BJCP Events at 2022 HomebrewCon in Pittsburgh

Due to the new single-round format of the National Homebrew Competition (NHC), in which all judging will take place in the three days leading up to HomebrewCon (HBC), the BJCP […]

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IT and Exam Updates: Your Patience is Appreciated

Hello members, As we speed past the midpoint of 2022, I wanted to update everyone on a few items related to improving our IT infrastructure and current exam grading times. […]

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