Author: Nicole Thompson

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.

January Meeting & Club Survey

Happy New Beer! We hope everyone had a joyful holiday season and is ready for a 2023 chock full of new brewing adventures.

January Club Meeting. We’ll be kicking things off with our first meeting of the year on Thursday, January 12th @ Home Brew Stuff on Chinden Blvd. As usual, social hour starts at 6p, meeting starts at 7p, bottleshare commences ~ 8p.

Club Survey. As part of our 2023 planning process, we’d like to hear from you! Please take a few minutes to complete our short SRB Club Survey to give us feedback on 2022 and suggestions for 2023. We’d appreciate your responses ASAP so we can provide a brief report out during the upcoming club meeting.

Thanks for being a part of the SRB family, and we’ll see you soon.