Category Archives: Beer Education

Upcoming BJCP Exam Prep Course

Posted on July 7, 2009 by Peter

I received word from BetterBeerBlog friend and Mad Zymurgist Brian Cooper that a BJCP Exam Prep Course has been scheduled and is coming up. For those of you interested in becoming a BJCP judge, this is a great course to … Continue reading →

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John Watson hits the big Five-Oh, crack open that Utopia

Posted on July 1, 2009 by Peter

Sammy and I spent our Tuesday night celebrating the 50th birthday of our friend John Watson. John is a Grandmaster 2 level BJCP judge. What this means, simply put, is that John knows his beer. I first met John at … Continue reading →

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2009 National Homebrew Conference

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Peter

The National Homebrew Conference (NHC) is happening this week, running from Thursday (6/19) through Saturday (6/20). This event is not unlike many of the other conferences you may have attended for business, only it’s beer related. I will be attending … Continue reading →

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NHC West Regionals Homebrew Competition Recap

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Peter

The National Homebrew Competition, put on by the American Homebrewer’s Association, is one of the largest, if not the largest, international homebrew competition in the world. This year there were over 5000 entries and I signed up for my opportunity … Continue reading →

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Taking the BJCP Exam at Santa Cruz Aleworks

Posted on April 12, 2009 by Peter

It’s rare for me to get up early on Saturday mornings. It’s enough that I have to get up early during the week for work, I don’t want to do so during my weekends. But today I made an exception. … Continue reading →

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2009 World Cup Afterparty Recap

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Peter

Saturday was supposed to be a very busy day for us. It still ended up being pretty busy, just not in the way I had originally planned. Sammy and I were supposed to start our day over at the Firken … Continue reading →

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Beer School Week 11: Doctored Beers and the Test, I’m Procrastinating in Multiple Ways

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Peter

Beer School has come to a close. If you’ve noticed that I skipped from Week 10 it’s because I didn’t go to Week 10. At the time, Sammy was preparing for her road trip while my back was acting up … Continue reading →

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World Cup Pre-lims at Firehouse Part Dos

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Peter

Last week I regaled you all with a captivating tale woven around the strands of excitement that make up a BJCP judge’s life. There was some tragedy (8 mostly OK beers in a row), comedy (they all seemed the same … Continue reading →

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2009 World Cup Pre-Liminary Judging at Firehouse Brewery

Posted on March 25, 2009 by Peter

I was supposed to go to Beer School tonight. Didn’t happen for a number of reasons. Sammy needed to get some stuff taken care of before her Pacific Northwest roadtrip and my back was acting up again. The plan for … Continue reading →

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Beer School: Week 8 and 9 Belgian, French and Sour Ales

Posted on March 19, 2009 by Peter

This week’s Beer School post will actually end up being a combination of last week’s and this week’s classes. I wish I could say that I was too busy to write up the post. In a way I was but … Continue reading →

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