Following our successful introductory session, our BJCP study group re-convened two weeks later 1 to cover Category 1: Standard American Beer. After a quick round of group business, we launched right into the structured evaluations. That’s our cadence![↩]
I’ve decided to become a BJCP judge. In other words, I’ve decided to learn about the 34 beer categories (and their many sub-styles) recognized by the BJCP, about structured evaluations, about brewing ingredients and process and technique, about off-flavors and contaminants. I’ve decided to subject my palate to so-neutral-they’re-flavorless American Light Lagers and the sometimes-pleasantly-sometimes-punishingly […]