Greeting from Sterling Heights

[michiana mark]

Originally Posted by mikerobes

Boy is it Ever

Welcome Aboard

Mike

I knew he could smell the fresh blood in the water, or was that a fresh bottle of beer being opened.

[BruceB]

Welcome aboard Jeremy, if you need a quality control guy, I'm in Utica, I can help.

[mikerobes]

Originally Posted by michiana mark

I knew he could smell the fresh blood in the water, or was that a fresh bottle of beer being opened.

Hush Mark, yur blowin my cover

[bbqbull]

Welcome to the forum Jeremey.

[Bbq Bubba]

Welcome to the jungle.

[Rockpyle]

Originally Posted by Bill Gailey

Welcome aboard! Is there a beer judging class that I can sign up for?

The Beer Judging Training seems much more structured (and tested) than the BBQ judging. They have a process where they educate and test and there are multiple levels of Judgeship based on skills and experience. It might be a model that could be pursued if the BBQ community is looking to step up their judging rigor.

I think it might be easier in beer, because the flaws have been chemically defined and they are reproduced for the traiing process.

Here is the BJCP Exam Study guide:

http://www.bjcp.org/study.php

I am not a judge (or a competitor since eyars ago), but looked into going the judge route in the past. Those guy are serious beer guys.

I particularly like that they even have a standard for the judges' *equipment*!

Equipment
A second important condition that is necessary for effective beer evaluation is suitable equipment. That is, judges need sharp mechanical pencils with erasers — mechanical so that the aroma of wood does not interfere with detecting beer aromas and erasers so that comments and scores can be changed. Beer judges also need suitable cups for sampling the beer — impeccably clean plastic or glass, odor-free, and clear. Also, judges need access to style guidelines. Tables should be equipped with water and bread or crackers for palate cleansing, buckets and towels for cleaning spills or gushes, bottle openers and cork screws, and coolers and temporary caps for temporary storage of opened bottles.

Rock

[Bill Gailey]

Wow, that seems complicated! I only have two questions at this point before I plunge into the beer judging education sysytem....what kind of garnish is acceptable and how do they keep the beer from spilling out of the square white styrofoam containers?

[Rockpyle]

Originally Posted by Bill Gailey

Wow, that seems complicated! I only have two questions at this point before I plunge into the beer judging education sysytem....what kind of garnish is acceptable and how do they keep the beer from spilling out of the square white styrofoam containers?

The White styrofoam eqivalent is a plain brown bottle, unlabeled or having other identiifying marks.

Rock

[biglee]

welcome brother

[udoughguy]

Welcome to the forum!