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List of BC Beer Awards Judges

So the BC Beer awards last weekend have garnered much online attention.  I previously posted a few comments and the list of winners.  One thing I often wonder about beer awards is, who entered?  Something I wonder about less is, who judged?  Well, I happen to have a direct line of communication to the guys at Brewery Creek who put on these awards, so I asked them for both lists.  BTW, the direct line of communication I have with the guys at Brewery Creek is the cashier line.

I failed to get the list of entrants because Brewery Creek “[has] no interest in hi-lighting the losers”.  I totally get this and don’t begrudge them at all.  Similarly, nobody needs to know that I finished last in the grade seven district cross country race I foolishly entered or that I never finish last at sex.

Brewery Creek was much more accommodating when it came to the judges and I admire their transparency.  Turns out they put together a pretty respectable list of qualified beer tasters.  Below is the list as Brewery Creek sent it to me, though I added a few links when I knew who someone was.  Most of these people are super qualified and/or home-brewers actively involved with VanBrewers.

  • Nigel Springthrope : Beer Expert  - experienced judge – Never heard of him, owns Alibi Room?
  • Randy Shore: Media – Vancouver Sun’s The Green Man
  • Chad McCarthy: BJCP ranked beer judge – Cicerone, on Twitter
  • Tim Ellison: Sommelier  - experienced judge – PICA Instructor
  • Adam Henderson :BJCP ranked beer judge – Beer Importer and Cicerone
  • Dave Shea: BJCP in training – CSS Legend and Mobifier
  • Aaron Peterson : BJCP ranked beer judge
  • Bob Boufford: BJCP ranked beer judge
  • Danny Seeton: BJCP ranked beer judge
  • Ian Crook: BJCP ranked beer judge
  • Katy Wright: BJCP ranked beer judge
  • Liam Wake: BJCP ranked beer judge
  • David O’Halloran: BJCP ranked beer judge
  • Ben Coli: BJCP in training – experienced judge  - Sloppy Gourmand
  • Nicole Coetzee: BJCP in training  - experienced judge – Ginger Beer Blog
  • Scott Butchart: BJCP in training  - experienced judge
  • Rob Ardies: BJCP in training  - experienced judge

So yeah, they probably aren’t going to ask me to be a taster next year. For a few first hand accounts of the tasting process, check out this and this.

Cheers,

Chris