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Beer Judge Certification Program

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Beer Judge Certification Program, Inc.
5115 Excelsior Blvd., #326
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
United States

The purpose of the Beer Judge Certification Program is to:

  • Encourage knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of the world's diverse beer, mead, and cider styles;
  • Promote, recognize, and advance beer, mead, and cider tasting, evaluation, and communication skills; and
  • Develop standardized tools, methods, and processes for the structured evaluation, ranking and feedback of beer, mead, and cider.

We certify and rank beer judges through an examination and monitoring process, sanction competitions, and provide educational resources for current and future judges.

The BJCP was founded in 1985 and has administered the Beer Judge Examination to 9,329 individuals worldwide. 5,750 are currently active judges in the program, with 807 holding the rank of National or higher. Since we started keeping detailed records, our members have judged over 1,120,059 beers and we have sanctioned over 6,924 competitions.

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