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.
If you have eaten spicy or greasy food within a few hours prior to judging, you should use mouthwash or antiseptic rinse before judging.
You should avoid eating spicy or greasy food within a few hours prior to judging.