Winter / Spring BJCP Class - Starting in January!

[Bev D Blackwood II]

It is roughly one month until the next BJCP Judging Class!

The goal of the class is to teach judging skills useful in passing the BJCP Judging Exam, including style differentiation, off flavors, judging practice, judging procedure, and filling out the BJCP Beer Scoresheet. At the end of the class you will have been exposed to a very broad range of beer styles, sampled off-flavors and have extensive practice filling out the BJCP Beer Scoresheet.

Class schedule:

1/15/17 Session 1 - Intro, How to Judge - Category 10 (German Wheat Beer)

1/22/17 Session 2 - Off Flavors - Categories 1,2,3 and 8 (Standard American Beer, International Lager, Czech Lager, Dark European Lager)

1/29/17 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)

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

3/5/17 Session 5 - Categories 13, 15, 16 and 20 (Brown British Beer, Irish Beer, Dark British Beer and American Porter and Stout)

3/19/17 Session 6 - Categories 18, 19, 21, 22 (Pale American Ale, Amber and Brown American Ale, IPA, Strong American Ale)

4/2/17 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)

4/23/17 Session 8 - Categories 23, 24, 25 and 26 (European Sour Ale, Belgian Ale, Strong Belgian Ale, Trappist Ale)

Note that Sessions 1 and 2 are VERY important and should not be missed.  They form the basis for being able to fill out the Scoresheet properly and exposure to the off flavors found in beer.

The cost for the entire class is $50.00, which includes all beer.  Enrollment is limited to 30 people.  I will be taking cash & checks at the first session.  

This class does NOT cover any material regarding the BJCP Online Entrance Exam, which is a prerequisite for taking the BJCP Judging Exam.

The Houston Spring 2017 BJCP Judging Exam will be held on April 30th, 2017 at 4:15 p.m. at DeFalco’s Home Wine & Beer Supply, 9223 Stella Link, Houston, Texas.

I need to know if you want to be on that list as well (assuming you’re not already!)  The class fee does NOT include the BJCP Exams.

Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns!

-BDB²

Bev D. Blackwood II

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…)