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==History==

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The BJCP was founded in 1985, when the first exam was given at the [[American Homebrewers Association]] (AHA) annual conference in [[Estes Park]], [[Colorado]]. During its formative years, the program was jointly sponsored by the AHA and the [[Home Wine and Beer Trade Association]] (HWBTA). Both organizations sanctioned local homebrew competitions, and each had a national competition. Consequently, both were interested in fostering the improvement of judging skills and building up a pool of experienced beer judges. The program was administered at the AHA offices, and there were two Co-Directors, one from each association. Jim Homer was the AHA Co-Director, and Pat Baker served the same role for the HWBTA.<ref>[http{{Cite web|url=https://www.bjcp.org/origins.php The |title=BJCP's Birth Revisited]Origins|website=www.bjcp.org}}</ref>

In August 1995, after a successful ten-year history, support was withdrawn by the AHA, which had intentions of starting its own beer judging program. The HWBTA was unable to continue operating the program by itself, so the BJCP was expected to simply fade away. However, a considerable number of judges had been built up by this time, and many of them were quite active. A small number of these activists decided that the program could be operated solely by volunteers from among themselves, and decided to attempt the continuation of the BJCP as an independent entity.