You might already know this, but it turns out that you can become a BJCP beer judge in Australia. Being a certified BJCP beer judge is one of the very few recognized/respected credentials in the beer world, not to mention by becoming a BJCP beer judge, you help with the growth and quality of homebrewing mainly by way of judging in and/or helping organize homebrew competitions.
My guess is that with the recent growth in homebrewing and craft beer throughout Australia, there is a growing demand for certified beer judges in Australia.
And it looks like the BJCP has at least tentative testing sites for the tasting exam in the following cities (per the link below):
Adelaide
Brisbane
Canberra
Melbourne
Perth
Sydney
http://www.bjcp.org/exams.php
HOWEVER..., before you can schedule your tasting exam to become a certified beer judge, you have to first pass the online Entrance Exam (which is pretty challenging).
So here are three resources to help you pass it (hopefully on the first attempt):
1. BJCP Entrance Exam Mock Practice Test: This practice test is very similar to the actual BJCP Entrance Exam (30 questions to be answered in 10 minutes). The practice test is free and gives you a pretty good feel for what the actual online exam is like, and gives you a chance to practice using the beer style Compare-O-Matic (see # 3 below).
2. How to Pass the Online BJCP Entrance Exam: This guide breaks it all down in a very simple and direct way, covering what the exam is like and tips and tools that will help you to pass it.
3. Beer Style Compare-O-Matic: This is the most effective free tool out there to help you with the Entrance Exam. Period. Basically, the majority of the questions on the online exam will ask you about very specific details about certain beer styles from the 2015 BJCP Style Guidelines, and this tool helps you look up that info in a matter of seconds instead of minutes. You do have to log in to use it, but that's simple enough.
After you pass the BJCP Entrance Exam, you just need to get prepared for the tasting exam and there are plenty of online resources on how to do that.
Anyways, I just thought I'd throw this out there to the homebrewing community just as a resource.
My guess is that with the recent growth in homebrewing and craft beer throughout Australia, there is a growing demand for certified beer judges in Australia.
And it looks like the BJCP has at least tentative testing sites for the tasting exam in the following cities (per the link below):
Adelaide
Brisbane
Canberra
Melbourne
Perth
Sydney
http://www.bjcp.org/exams.php
HOWEVER..., before you can schedule your tasting exam to become a certified beer judge, you have to first pass the online Entrance Exam (which is pretty challenging).
So here are three resources to help you pass it (hopefully on the first attempt):
1. BJCP Entrance Exam Mock Practice Test: This practice test is very similar to the actual BJCP Entrance Exam (30 questions to be answered in 10 minutes). The practice test is free and gives you a pretty good feel for what the actual online exam is like, and gives you a chance to practice using the beer style Compare-O-Matic (see # 3 below).
2. How to Pass the Online BJCP Entrance Exam: This guide breaks it all down in a very simple and direct way, covering what the exam is like and tips and tools that will help you to pass it.
3. Beer Style Compare-O-Matic: This is the most effective free tool out there to help you with the Entrance Exam. Period. Basically, the majority of the questions on the online exam will ask you about very specific details about certain beer styles from the 2015 BJCP Style Guidelines, and this tool helps you look up that info in a matter of seconds instead of minutes. You do have to log in to use it, but that's simple enough.
After you pass the BJCP Entrance Exam, you just need to get prepared for the tasting exam and there are plenty of online resources on how to do that.
Anyways, I just thought I'd throw this out there to the homebrewing community just as a resource.