gbx said:I was looking through a practice exam and decided I don't want to dedicate my brain and effort into learning about a bunch of made up styles I have no interest in, fake history and brewing pseudoscience.
gbx said:I was looking through a practice exam and decided I don't want to dedicate my brain and effort into learning about a bunch of made up styles I have no interest in, fake history and brewing pseudoscience.
bb239605 said:as a bjcp judge I recognize that there is a lot of information. But pseudoscience? Fake history? Perhaps your facts are false. This is pointless conjecture without any specific quotes to back up your wild claims.
I can understand where you're coming from. I'd even add that the inconsistent content in the descriptions makes it hard to know what's most important in judging a style.
That being said, it's necessary to have a common vocabulary and common standards of reference in order to communicate effectively. While flawed, the BJCP standards DO give us beer lovers that.
Piratwolf said:That being said, it's necessary to have a common vocabulary and common standards of reference in order to communicate effectively. While flawed, the BJCP standards DO give us beer lovers that.
brettwasbtd said:The new test format should alleviate that, but it will take some time. I myself am on the waitlist of a test 10 months out!
The backlog is remarkable. I am signed up for a test that is a five hour drive away, but that's because there are only two tests scheduled in the Chicago area for the next 16 months, both have very large waitlists, and no other tests can be scheduled in that time (BJCP limits the number of tests scheduled nationally in any month). It's a little crazy.
The backlog is remarkable. I am signed up for a test that is a five hour drive away, but that's because there are only two tests scheduled in the Chicago area for the next 16 months, both have very large waitlists, and no other tests can be scheduled in that time (BJCP limits the number of tests scheduled nationally in any month). It's a little crazy.
dbhokie said:I have a beer competition daily. I usually win.
I just realized, maybe it is the beer that wins.
And I'm fine with it if it was just memorizing a bunch of style guidelines. If you are going to have comps you need guidelines as an historic ipa shouldn't be judged against an american ipa. I really just wanted to learn the tasting side but the practice exams i found went way beyond memorizing a set of arbitrary guidelines. Maybe they are old exams? A lot of this stuff is still on the BJCP website
The reason I want to study to become a judge is to know more about the styles and flavors and become a better taster. The end result would be to help people discover flaws in their beer and improve their techniques to make better beer.
I rarely brew with the goal of entering and winning a competition. But knowing more about tasting, and judging more beer, will help not just my own beer, but many others' as well.
The number of people entering entering competitions is a small portion of the number of people who homebrew. The BJCP is simply set up for those who want a way to compare beer with in a standardized system.
I was looking through a practice exam and decided I don't want to dedicate my brain and effort into learning about a bunch of made up styles I have no interest in, fake history and brewing pseudoscience.
I have a beer competition daily. I usually win.
I just realized, maybe it is the beer that wins.
revvy said:methinks this is just a troll post.
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