Judges
ERIN BAUCHAN-CAPRARA
Michigan
MATTIE BEASON
Stem Ciders
North Carolina
SETH BOEVE
Virtue Cider
Michigan
AMBROSIA BOROWSKI
The Northman
Illinois
JAMES BOTHWELL
Virtue Cider
Michigan
CAITLIN BRAAM
Angry Orchard
Washington
AJA BROTHERS
2 Towns Ciderhouse
Illinois
BRUCE BUERGER
BJCP Cider Judge Program Chair
Wisconsin
RYAN BURK
Angry Orchard
New York
BRANDON BUZA
The Fermented Life
California
ANDREW BYERS
Finnriver Farm & Cidery
Washington
AARON CARSON
Gypsy Circus Cider Company
Tennessee
JEFF COFFEY
Thornapple Brewing Co.
Michigan
MEREDITH COLLINS
Along Came A Cider
New York
PATRICK COMMANE
Angry Orchard
New York
JAMIE CORRAO
Angry Orchard
New York
TRACI CRUZ
Big Belly Ciderworks
Michigan
TROY DENEEN
Blake’s Hard Cider Co
Michigan
SCOTT DENNIS
BJCP National Judge
Iowa
ANDREW DIMERY
Number 12 Ciderhouse
Minnesota
MARLENA DOLEGOWSKI
University of Guelph
Ontario
BRIAN DRESSLER
Dressler Estate
Pennsylvania
AMIE FIELDS
Botanist and Barrel
North Carolina
WILLIAM FISH
AWS Certified Wine Judge
North Carolina
BEAU FORBES
Advanced Cicerone
Illinois
ERIC FOUCH
Thornapple Brewing Co.
Michigan
EMILY GILLARD
Brickworks Ciderhouse
Ontario
MIKE GILLEN
Cider Table
Pennsylvania
CHRISTOPHER GOTTSCHALK
Michigan State University
Michigan
NICK GUNN
Cider Institute of North America
Oregon
MAURA HARDMAN
Seattle Cider Company
Washington
DARLENE HAYES
Cider Educator
California
TALIA HAYKIN
Haykin Family Cider
Colorado
DANIEL HAYKIN
Haykin Family Cider
Colorado
JOHN HOYOS
Cider Like Wine
New Jersey
GARRETT HUBER
Eden Specialty Ciders
Vermont
GREGORY JOHNSON
ANXO Cidery
Washington DC
SCOTT KATSMA
Seattle Cider Company
Washington
LIVIA KELLY
Farnum Hill Ciders
New Hampshire
KEITH KINTIGH
GLINTCAP Gold Medalist
Michigan
JULIE KUIECK
Certified Cider Professional
Michigan
PASHMINA LALCHANDANI
Bar & Cocoa
South Carolina
MARC-ANTOINE LASNIER
Cidrerie Milton
Quebec
JULIE LAWSON
BJCP National Judge
Wisconsin
FRÉDÉRIC LE GALL
Cidrerie Chemin des Sept
Quebec
ELEANOR LEGER
Eden Specialty Ciders
Vermont
NICOLE LEIBON
Silo Distillery
Vermont
KATHY YAN LI
BJCP Certified Judge
Manitoba
JAMES LINDEMANN
Cider House of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
AMY LORIA
Certified Cider Professional
New York
MARTHA LOWRY
Brickworks Ciderhouse
Ontario
JULIA MADDEN
BJCP Certified Judge
Ontario
JASON MCCLURE
McClure’s Orchard / Winery
Indiana
CHARLES MCGONEGAL
AeppelTreow Winery & Distillery
Wisconsin
STEVEN METCALF
Gypsy Circus Cider Company
Tennessee
BRENT MILES
Brown Hat Consulting
Virginia
RYAN MONKMAN
FieldBird Cider
Ontario
WILLIAM MOORE
Certified Cicerone
Illinois
JESSE NARDUCCI
Jefferson County Ciderworks
Iowa
IAN NIBLOCK
Bold Rock Hard Cider
Virginia
KRISTYN NOREN
Hard Cider News
New York
BRIGHID O’KEANE
Cider Institute of North America
Washington
JEREMY OLSEN
BJCP National Judge
Minnesota
MATTHEW OSTRANDER
HardCiderReviews.com
Utah
MICHELLE PAGANO
The Outcask
New York
RICARDO PETERSON
Minnesota
DEREK PLOTKOWSKI
University of Guelph
Ontario
ANTONELLA PRESTA
Ontario
DAN PUCCI
Cider Educator
New York
CORRIE PURSER
California
NICOLAS QUERQUES
University of Guelph
Ontario
WAYNE REEVES
BJCP Certified Judge
Ontario
COLLIN REYNOLDS
ANXO Cidery
Washington DC
ANGELENA RIEDIJK
Lost Valley Cider Co.
Wisconsin
CHANDRA RUDOLPH
Lost Valley Cider Co.
Wisconsin
NICK RUESTMAN
Michigan
BRIAN RUTZEN
The Northman
Illinois
RON SANSONE
Spoke + Spy Ciderworks
Connecticut
ADAM SATCHWELL
Two K Farms
Michigan
KAT SCOTT
Heartwood Farm & Cidery
Ontario
CHRIS SHIELDS
Rhinegeist Brewery
Ohio
HAYLEY SHINE
ERIS Brewery and Cider House
Illinois
MARK SIMPSON
BJCP National Judge
Iowa
ALISHA SLAUENWHITE
Meadowood Cider Co
Nova Scotia
BEN STOUB
Farmhaus Cider Co.
Michigan
DAVID TAKUSH
2 Towns Ciderhouse
Oregon
MATILDA TEMPERLEY
The Somerset Cider Brandy Company
Somerset, England
BARBARA THOLIN
Michigan
EDAN VALKNER
Virtue Cider
Michigan
CHRISTINE WALTER
Bauman’s Cider
Oregon
NATHAN WARD
Gypsy Circus Cider Company
Tennessee
ELLIOT WENZEL
Seattle Cider Company
Washington
TIMOTHY WILCOX
Farmhaus Cider Co.
Michigan
KARI WILLIAMS
Snow Capped Cider
Colorado
OTIS WOOD
Farnum Hill Ciders
New Hampshire
TJ WORDEN-ROGERS
Meadowood Cider Co
Nova Scotia
Staff
ERIC WEST — Competition Director
Cider Guide
Virginia
CHARLES MCGONEGAL — Training Director
AeppelTreow Winery & Distillery
Wisconsin
REX HALFPENNY — Judge Captain
BJCP National Judge
Michigan
MICHELLE FOIK — Steward Captain
ERIS Brewery & Cider House
Illinois
MIKE BECK — Event Logistics
Uncle John’s
Michigan
BRIAN WEST — Cellarmaster
Indiana
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