General Discussions of Beer Judging, Tasting, and Evaluation

• Introduction to Beer Judging, Tasting, and Evaluation, by Mark Stevens
• Evaluating Beer: How to judge the suds you're sippin', by Roman Davis, from Southern Draft News
• Professional Beer Tasting, by Edmund Osterlund, evaluation as taught at UC-Davis
• Use Your Common Senses, by Jean-Xavier Guinard (from Brew Your Own)

The Art of Beer Criticism

• David Brockington's Tasting Notebook
• Richard Stueven's "Beer Is My Life" page

Perception Tools for Judge Training

• Dr. Beer (sm) Guidelines, by Jay Hersh and Steve Stroud
  • If link is down, an older version is available
• The Beer Flavor Wheel:
  • Beer Flavor Log, descriptors used in the beer flavor wheel
  • The Beer Flavor Wheel (JPEG)
  • Information about ordering laminated copies of the wheel

Communication Tools for Beer Judges

• Scoresheet for judging beer (PostScript file), by Spencer Thomas
  • A TeX version is available

The Beer Judge Certification Program

• Beer Judge Certification Program web page. Includes:
  • BJCP Program Guide
  • BJCP Exam Study Guide, by Greg Walz and Scott Bickham
  • Upcoming Exams
  
  Unofficial (but useful) BJCP-related Resources:
  
• Beer Judge Certification Exam Study Guide, by Chuck Cox, 1992 version of a terse study cribsheet
• BJCP Exam Question Pool, list compiled by Russ Wigglesworth in 1994, dated, but very useful look at what kinds of questions to expect on an exam
• BJCP Study Class Slides, by Rick Garvin, slides from 1992 and 1993 study classes

Style Guidelines

• Official BJCP Style Guidelines
• Official AHA Style Guidelines
• Beer Style Guidelines, by Tim Dawson
• New England Homebrew Competition Style Guidelines, by Steve Stroud

Style Discussions

Lagers

• Classic American Pilsner, by Jeff Renner
• Evolution of Pale American Lager, by Daniel Carey
• Oktoberfest Alternatives, by Roger Bergen

  Ales
  

• Bierre de Garde, by Kit Anderson
• Porters Then and Now, by Roger Bergen
• A Stout Companion, by Roger Bergen

  Wheat
  

• American Wheat Beers, by Roger Bergen

  Specialties

• Steam Beer, by Martin Lodahl
• Finnish Sahti, by Kari Likovuor

Miscellaneous Discussions

• Styles and Creativity, by Sam Piper
• Learning About Beer and Tasting, by Alan Marshall
• Beer Styles FAQ, by Jon Binkley and Michael Stewart

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Mark Stevens, 6/23/97