Welcome and general instructions

[Ed Westemeier]

Welcome to the BJCP Forums!

These forums are to facilitate communication among our members, prospective members and those interested in discussing topics related to the BJCP. The forums are not a substitute for the BJCP website (https://www.bjcp.org), which is the official means of communication with our membership. The idea here is to provide a more targeted approach to the concerns of beer judges, and also an easy way to see past discussions.

You can find plenty of help on the forum software (click FAQ in the header), so feel free to click around and explore the forums. We have disabled HTML in posts for security reasons, but you can still get most of that functionality using the BBCode tags (explained in the FAQ).

We also maintain a Facebook Group that tends to get a higher volume of traffic than this forum. You can access that page here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/BeerJudgeCertificationProgram

The only things we ask of you are the usual:
Keep it clean, don't attack people, stay on topic, and use the boards only for BJCP discussions. These forums are subject to moderation, and inappropriate posts will be removed.

Registration is required.
Your personal information, such as your email address, will not be sold, rented, or given to any other person, and will remain under the confidential control of the BJCP, in accordance with the Privacy Policy posted on our website. Using the forums indicates your agreement to these terms.

Unfortunately, many spammers attempt to register, so all registrations must be approved by the management. If we can't verify that you are a legitimate user, attempted registrations will be rejected. If that happens, just send an email and you can register again.

Updated on 12 December 2017 by Dennis Mitchell, BJCP Communications Director

Original post by Ed Westemeier, former BJCP Communications Director

Note: Email the current Communications Director if you encounter problems with these forums.
communication_director {at} bjcp {dot} org