2019 Winter / Spring BJCP Class - Returns to Spring (Texas)!

[Bev D Blackwood II]

The Spring 2019 BJCP Class returns to Thistle Draft Shop (5210 FM 2920, Spring, TX 77388) on Sundays at 1:00 p.m., lasting until 4:00 p.m. (usually). Cost for the class will be $60.00 (a one time fee, not every class).  This provides beer for class, cups and ice and a few copies.  Class size will be limited to 30 people.

If you can't attend every class, that's fine, but classes 1 & 2 are VERY important classes, as they cover flaws and judging methods and will be used throughout the rest of the course.  If you miss them, you’re going to be a little lost when it comes to judging.

1/6/19 Session 1 - Intro, How to Judge - Category 10 (German Wheat Beer)

1/13/19 Session 2 - Off Flavors - Categories 1,2,3 and 8 (Standard American Beer, International Lager, Czech Lager, Dark European Lager)

1/27/19 Session 3 - Categories 4,5,6,7 and 9 (Pale Malty European Lager, Pale Bitter European Lager, Amber Malty European Lager, Amber Bitter European Lager and Strong European Beer)

2/10/19 Session 4 - Categories 11,12,14 and 17 (British Bitter, Pale Commonwealth Beer, Scottish Ale and Strong British Ale)

2/24/19 Session 5 - Categories 13, 15, 16 and 20 (Brown British Beer, Irish Beer, Dark British Beer and American Porter and Stout)

3/10/19 Session 6 - Categories 18, 19, 21, 22 (Pale American Ale, Amber and Brown American Ale, IPA, Strong American Ale)

3/24/19 Session 7 - Categories 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 (Historical Beer, American Wild Ale, Fruit Beer, Spiced Beer, Alternative Fermentables, Smoked Beer, Wood Beer)

4/14/19 Session 8 - Categories 23, 24, 25 and 26 (European Sour Ale, Belgian Ale, Strong Belgian Ale, Trappist Ale)

The BJCP Judging Exam is tentatively scheduled for 4/28/19.  If you’re interested in the Exam, you’ll need to get on that list as well.  There are only 12 seats for the Judging exam, although I regularly go through roughly 30 people to fill the seats. The primary goal of this BJCP class is to familiarize you with how to judge beer and how to properly fill out a BJCP Scoresheet.  The secondary goal is to familiarize you with BJCP beer styles and flaws you may encounter during judging and improve your ability to discern between different flavors and accurately describe them. What I do NOT cover is the BJCP Online Entrance Exam, which is a prerequisite to taking the Judging Exam.

Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns!

-BDB²

Bev D. Blackwood II

http://www.bdb2.com

P.S. My regular e-mail is bd...@bdb2.com please add it to your “allowed” list as I sometimes get filtered by ISP’s.  (It’s what happens when you own a domain for going on 20 years…)