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A competition organizer may serve as the judge director and may also serve as a judge, provided this person has no knowledge of the association between entries and entrants.

A competition’s judge director may serve as a judge, provided this person has no knowledge of the association between entries and entrants.

A competition organizer may serve as the judge director, provided this person has no knowledge of the association between entries and entrants.

A competition’s judge director may not serve as a judge, even if this person has no knowledge of the association between entries and entrants.

A competition organizer may not serve as a judge, even if this person has no knowledge of the association between entries and entrants.

A competition’s judge director may serve as the competition organizer and may also serve as a judge, provided this person has no knowledge of the association between entries and entrants.

An individual with knowledge of the association between entries and entrants may not serve as a judge.

A member of the competition staff with access to information that associates entries with entrants may serve as a judge, provided this person does not divulge information about entries and entrants to other judges.

The “head” judge at a table should try to tutor apprentice or lower-rank judges if time permits.

The steward at the table has sole responsibility for completing the Cover Sheets for beers in each flight.

The “head” judge at the table has sole responsibility for completing the Cover Sheets for beers in each flight.

The “head” judge at a table should fill out Cover Sheets for beers in his or her flight as directed by the competition management.

The “head” judge at a table has no responsibility for filling out Cover Sheets for beers in his or her flight unless directed to do so by the competition management.

The “head” judge at the table has sole responsibility for completing the Cover Sheets for beers in each flight but with the agreement of the steward may delegate the completion of the Cover Sheets to the steward.

The “head” judge, with the agreement of the steward, may delegate filling in of the Cover Sheets for beers in his or her flight to the steward.

There is no need for the “head” judge to complete the Flight Summary Sheet - the competition organizer can obtain all that information from the cover sheets.

If possible, there should be at least one BJCP-ranked judge in every flight.

When Non-BJCP judges evaluate entries in a competition, each Non-BJCP judge should be paired with a BJCP judge.

Non-BJCP judges may only evaluate entries if authorized by the judge director, and Non-BJCP judges should be paired with BJCP judges when possible.

To reduce stray odors and flavors present, beverages and foods other than water, bread or crackers should not be brought to the judging table.

It is acceptable to bring food items other than bread, crackers, and water to the judging table.

You must filter out strong scents from fellow judges or the environment from your mind rather than discussing the problem with the competition organizer.

Strong scents from the environment or other judges or stewards should be brought to the attention of the competition organizer.

Because entries cannot have any identifying marks, it is OK for a judge to judge beers in a category he or she has entered.

If a judge is assigned to judge a category that he/she has entered, that judge should ask the competition organizer to reassign him/her to another category.

If a judge is assigned to a category that he or she has entered, the judge should go ahead and evaluate the entries in that category without notifying the judge director or competition organizer.

Judges should not review the style being judged from the BJCP Style Guidelines while at the judging table prior to judging that style.

Judges may invite stewards to taste the beers in a flight, if there's enough sample to share.

It is acceptable to change the order in which you judge the beers on your flight sheet from how it was printed.

Beers must be evaluated in the sequence specified on the flight sheet.