Beer Judge Certification Program

The best way to improve your beer knowledge is to learn not only new techniques, but to understand what is happening in the beers you love. One of the best ways to do this is become a beer judge.

The brewing world has many, many competitions across the nation. Most of them follow the rules and guidelines set up by the American Homebrewer’s Association (AHA) and the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP).

The BJCP outlines what knowledge and experience is required for judges and certifies those interested in judging beers on an official basis. More importantly, it outlines what judges are looking for when reviewing a beer for competition.

Even if you don;t plan on becoming a judge or competing, you will find the BJCP style guidelines useful wheen seeking a baseline for your own recipes. After all, if you’re looking to make a special porter featuring some unusual ingredient it helps to know where to start.

The Beer Judge Certification Program

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