Gavel Adawrds Program

Purpose 

The goal of this program is to incentivize higher participation by current BJCP judges for BJCP sanctioned homebrew competitions and raise interest with potential judges to take the next step in the BJCP exam process, thus broadening the judging pool for homebrew competitions.. This is a repeatable annual award that acknowledges the effort of all Recognized and higher BJCP judges for their hard work supporting competitions throughout a calendar year. The three levels of the award will be weighted based on the judging participation of the prior year, which we expect will increase average participation gradually year-over-year. 

Earning Points and Reporting 

Judges earn points simply by opting-in with MHP and participating in BJCP-sanctioned  competitions. The judging points will be provided to MHP by the BJCP at the completion of each  calendar year, based on the competition awards date. Judges will receive a 50% judging point  bonus applied by MHP when judging any CoA competitions, for which the list can be found here: https://www.masterhomebrewerprogram.com/circuit-of-america 

2024 & 2025 Ranking Structure 

Rank Minimum Competitions Minimum Judging Points

Gold 6 10.75

Silver 4 5.75

Bronze 2 3

From 2026 onward, the ranking structure will be determined using the performance of the previous  year based on the following weights: 

Gold: Represents the participation of the top 5% of all judges 

Silver: Represents the participation of the top 20% of all judges 

Bronze: Represents the participation of the top 40% of all judges

Registering and Eligibility 

This program is open to all registered MHP accounts who opt-in by providing their assigned BJCP Judge ID to MHP either during signup or by email to mhpsecretary@gmail.com. Free MHP accounts  can opt-in and see their results, but only paid, US-based MHP individual or club accounts will  receive a physical badge. As a bonus to current and newly paid MHP accounts, the 2024 badges will  be mailed to all judges who opt-in before March 1st, 2025. If you are not a member already, you can join by going here: https://www.masterhomebrewerprogram.com/become-a-member