BJCP - Beer Judge Certification Program

The Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) is the principal organization that trains and certifies beer judging and evaluation skills in the US.

In addition to managing their judging exam schedule, they also maintain and publish Style Guidelines for the 28 categories of beer, mead, and cider.

CBM enthusiastically supports members in their effort to get BJCP-certified by offering the exam annually and subsidizing the cost of the exam.

Zymurgy Magazine has published some articles about judging in the past:

Sensory Analysis by John Palmer
So You Want To Be A Beer Judge by Gordon Strong
Think Like A Judge by Gordon Strong

Contact a BJCP-certified club member, or the VP-Education or VP-Competitions for more information.

BJCP Judges in CBM

Rob Adams
Brian Beauchemin
Roman Davis
Steve D'Avria
Kate Hargather
Tom Henderson
Richard Lane
John Lundy
Bill Lynch
Douglas MacKay
Kevin Martin
Jeff Mason
Shawn McBride
Aaron Miller
Steve Nance
Jason Randall
Michael Ruff
Bruno Wichnoski