BJCP Judging Exam & Prep Classes

As discussed at the April Club meeting, we have locked in Saturday, September 21st as the official date of the upcoming BJCP Judging Exam!!

For those that are interested in taking the exam, please be sure to reach out to Jeremy Gramkow (jergramkow@gmail.com) or Nicole Thompson (thompson.nic@gmail.com) to sign-up. We have limited seats for the exam so you’ll want to secure yours ASAP if you plan to take the test this year.

Additionally, Jeremy and Nicole will be offering BJCP Exam Prep Classes to help interested examinees in preparing for the mandatory Online Entrance Exam and the in-person BJCP Judging Exam in September. Classes will start Tuesday, April 23, 2024 and will be held every other week through early September. Over the course of ~11 sessions (approx: 1.5-2 hours each) we will:

  • Give an overview of the BJCP program
  • Provide online and judging exam test taking strategies
  • Build up sensory, judging, and scoresheet drafting skills
  • Discuss ingredients, brewing processes, characteristics, and history of the ~90+ beer styles across the 26 categories covered by the exams
  • Explore off-flavors and how to prevent them
  • Practice drinking and describing a lot of beer

These classes will be limited to those actively preparing for the exam and will cost ~$10/class to cover the cost of beer. Let Jeremy or Nicole know ASAP if you are interested in classes so you can be added to the invite.

October Meeting Reminder

Thursday, October 12th at Homebrewstuff

-Learn to Brew Day is nigh! Making plans for the parking lot brew day on November 4th
-We got merch! We just had some beanies made with the SRB logo. They will be available for purchase as well as given out at Learn to Brew Day!
-The current administration is almost at an end, and it is time to start lining up a new regime to take over. We have a nomination/ volunteer link up. See the newsletter or Discord for more information.
-A special educational segment featuring beers from Denmark.

Social hour begins at 6pm, club meeting starts at 7pm, and the bottleshare will close out the night.

September Meeting Reminder

Our next meeting is on Thursday, September 14th at Idawild Brewing. Lots of fun things coming your way for our next meeting:

-A quick recap of the club picnic last month.
-Details about the latest competition from the newly formed Contest Committee
-Planning for future club events including the Christmas party to finish out the year.

As usual, social hour begins at 6pm, club meeting starts at 7pm, and the bottleshare will close out the night.

July Meeting Reminder

On the Schedule

We’ve got a jam-packed meeting this month for all of you. Lots to cover including

A recap on the club night at the baseball park last month.

The Idaho State Fair is almost upon us. We will let everyone who is interested know how to sign up to judge or steward.

We will be discussing possible locations for the upcoming club picnic in August.

We’ll be looking for anyone interested in officer roles for the 2024-25 administration.

We’ve got a special off-flavor educational segment from Jeremy to help prep for the big competition.

As usual, social hour begins at 6pm, club meeting starts at 7pm, and the bottleshare will close out the night.

June Meeting Reminder

On the Schedule

Thanks to Adam for hosting our meeting at his home/brewery. He has asked that people show up at 6 pm at the earliest. Also, while it is a commercial brewery, it is not a taproom, so there won’t be beer to purchase. There will be plenty of samples, however.

Alliteration is located at 3880 N. Payson St. in Boise.

We’ve got lots to cover, including:

Results from the Club Baseball Outing Survey, see what day we are venturing to Hawks Stadium together.

The Idaho State Fair is coming up soon. There will be more planning for that, along with how you can volunteer.

Lots more events, including the Summer picnic, September’s meeting at Idawild, and more!


See Ya There!