European Judges
BOB CHAPLIN
Cider Consultant
British Cider Championships
Somerset, England
HELEN THOMAS
Westons Cider
National Association of Cider Makers
Herefordshire, England
North American Judges
PAVEL ANISIMOV
BJCP Certified Judge
California
BENJAMIN ANTONIUS
Seattle Cider Company
Washington
HERDIE BAISDEN
Maiden Rock Winery & Cidery
Wisconsin
DAVID BAKER
Grey & Gold Cider
Ontario
JANELLE BALSILLIE
OFVC Cider Judge
Ontario
ERIN BAUCHAN-CAPRARA
The Stamped Robin
Michigan
ROBERT BAYER
BJCP Recognized Judge
Michigan
MATTIE BEASON
Black Twig Cider House
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
AARON CARSON
Gypsy Circus Cider Company
Tennessee
GIDON COLL
Original Sin
New York
MEREDITH COLLINS
Along Came a Cider
New York
BENJAMIN CONLEY
Beaver Valley Orchard & Cidery
Ontario
JAMIE CORRAO
Angry Orchard
New York
DAVID CRAWFORD
Virtue Cider
Michigan
TRACI CRUZ
Big Belly Ciderworks
Michigan
KRISTYN DOLAN
Hard Cider News
BJCP Certified Judge
New York
ROB FISK
Wyndfall Cyder
Minneapolis Cider Co.
Minnesota
SAM FITZ
ANXO Cidery
Washington DC
ERIC FOUCH
Thornapple Brewing Co.
Michigan
CHRISTOPHER GOTTSCHALK
Michigan State University – Horticulture
Michigan
MARK GRYSKA
CiderDays Amateur Cider Competition
BJCP Certified Judge
Massachusetts
DARLENE HAYES
Cider Cocktails – Another Bite of the Apple
California
DANIEL HAYKIN
Haykin Family Cider
Colorado
AARON HOMOYA
Ash & Elm Cider Co.
Indiana
BRYAN HUDSON
Blake’s Hard Cider Co.
Michigan
GREGORY JOHNSON
ANXO Cidery
Washington DC
SCOTT KATSMA
Seattle Cider Company
Washington
RONALD LAPORTE
Patriots’ Heritage Cider
New York
ROBERT LAUER
Blake’s Hard Cider Co.
Michigan
AMY LORIA
Black Twig Cider House
North Carolina
JULIA MADDEN
BJCP Certified Judge
Ontario
WES MATEUSIAK
Left Foot Charley
Michigan
CHRISTOPHER MAY
Virtue Cider
Michigan
CHARLES MCGONEGAL
AeppelTreow Winery & Distillery
Wisconsin
MICHELLE MCGRATH
United States Association of Cider Makers
Oregon
STEVEN METCALF
Gypsy Circus Cider Company
Tennessee
MIKE METTLER
GLINTCAP Gold Medalist
Washington
PETER MILNER
Nova Scotia
RYAN MONKMAN
FieldBird Cider
Ontario
WILL MOORE
Certified Cicerone
Illinois
BOBBY NAUGHTON
Seattle Cider Company
Washington
SEAN NIEMISTO
Starcut Ciders
Michigan
ZACH OASTER
GLINTCAP Gold Medalist
Michigan
BRIGHID O’KEANE
Cider Institute of North America
Washington
CHARLIE OLCHOWSKI
Franklin County CiderDays
BJCP National Judge
Massachusetts
MATTHEW OSTRANDER
HardCiderReviews.com
Utah
MICHELLE PAGANO
The Brew Babe
New York
DEREK PLOTKOWSKI
University of Guelph – Plant Agriculture
Ontario
ANTONELLA PRESTA
Ironwood Hard Cider
Ontario
MATT RABY
BJCP National Judge
Tennessee
ALEX REED
New York
WAYNE REEVES
BJCP Certified Judge
Ontario
BRIAN RUTZEN
The Northman
Illinois
NATHAN SHACKELFORD
Wild Alchemy Cider
Illinois
EMILIE SHARBONEAU
Original Sin
Illinois
MARK SIMPSON
BJCP National Judge
Iowa
LOUISA SPENCER
Farnum Hill Ciders
New Hampshire
BENJAMIN STOUB
Farmhaus Cider Co.
Michigan
MONTE SUMMERS
2 Fools Cider
Illinois
DAVE TAKUSH
2 Towns Ciderhouse
Oregon
MARLIES TIBBS
Kenaston Wine Market
Manitoba
AARON TRONT
Left Foot Charley
Michigan
CHRISTINE WALTER
Bauman’s Cider
Oregon
BEN WATSON
Cider, Hard and Sweet: History, Traditions, and Making Your Own
Franklin County CiderDays
New Hampshire
TIMOTHY WILCOX
Farmhaus Cider Co.
Michigan
JASON WILSON
Drinks, Food, and Travel Writer
New Jersey
RIA WINDCALLER
Cider Chat
Massachusetts
TRISTAN WRIGHT
Lost Boy Cider
Virginia
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 and Cider House
Illinois
MIKE BECK — Event Logistics and Administration
Uncle John’s
Michigan
BRIAN WEST — Cellarmaster
Indiana
JEFFREY COTTRELL — Cellarman
Michigan
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