JUDGING:
– Judging will take place over the course of 10 days in a decentralized fashion. The Judges will be recruited by the Head Judge. The Judge Pool requirement will be smaller this year to facilitate the required changes in Beer Entry Management.
– Requirements for Stewards will be minimal.
– Register to Judge or Steward on the Registration Page. You will be contacted to let you know whether your expertise will be required or not. This also allows an update in preparation for next year.
– Every effort will be made to have all entries judged by qualified participants in the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP).
– Category / Style Judging will take place between March 27th and April 9th.
– Flights will conducted and completed at single sittings.
– Best of Show will take place at a single sitting the week of April 11th.
– Judge and steward experience points will be reported to the BJCP.
– Some categories may be condensed with categories of similar style for determining 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners, at the Organizers’ discretion.
– Conversely, categories in which a large number of entries are received in each of several sub-categories may be expanded to determine ribbon winners and Best of Show entries