Please note that this year’s judging as been postponed until later in the year. Please see our GLINTCAP 2020 — Postponement Plans announcement from March 27th . The postponement will likely result in changes to our judge roster.
2020 Judges
MATTHEW AUGUSTINE
Stem Ciders
DAVID BIUN
Lost Boy Cider
TEGAN BIUN
Lost Boy Cider
RONALD BIXBY
Little Apple Cidery
SETH BOEVE
Virtue Cider
AJA BROTHERS
2 Towns Ciderhouse
THOM CANNELL
BJCP Certified Judge
SANDY COCKERHAM
BJCP Grand Master Judge
TRACI CRUZ
Big Belly Ciderworks
DUNCAN DAVIES
GLINTCAP Silver Medalist
TROY DENEEN
Blake’s Hard Cider
SCOTT DENNIS
BJCP National Judge
JEANNIE DUBOIS
Certified Pommelier
CRAIG FLEMING
Wine Judges of Canada
CHRISTOPHER GOTTSCHALK
MSU Horticulture
MAURA HARDMAN
Seattle Cider Company
MATT HOLLEY
Virtue Cider
JOHN HOYOS
Cider Like Wine
JAKE KEEFER
BJCP Certified Judge
TIM KITCHEN
SunnyCider
JAMES LINDEMANN
Cider House of Wisconsin
JOEL LOUGHEAD
Coffin Ridge Boutique Winery
JULIA MADDEN
BJCP Certified Judge
JOSEPH MARGEVICIUS
GLINTCAP Gold Medalist
CHARLES MCGONEGAL
AeppelTreow Winery & Distillery
BILL NEWMAN
Little Apple Cidery
KAREN NORD-SCHAAR
BJCP Certified Judge
KRISTYN NOREN
Hard Cider News
BRIGHID O’KEANE
Cider Institute of North America
MATTHEW OSTRANDER
HardCiderReviews.com
MICHELLE PAGANO
Descendant Cider Company
RICARDO PETERSON
Clear River Beverage
DEREK PLOTKOWSKI
University of Guelph
WAYNE REEVES
BJCP Certified Judge
LYNN RIPLEY
NICK RUESTMAN
RONALD SANSONE
Spoke + Spy Ciderworks
SCOT SCHAAR
BJCP Certified Judge
DANIEL SHACKELFORD
HAYLEY SHINE
Little Apple Cidery
MARK SIMPSON
BJCP National Judge
KETHER SMITH
Botanist & Barrel
TODD SPRINGER
GLINTCAP Silver Medalist
MONTE SUMMERS
2 Fools Cider
BARB THOLIN
Edible Grande Traverse
JOEL THOMPSON
Chalk, Slate, Gravel
EDAN VALKNER
Virtue Cider
CHRISTINE WALTER
Bauman’s Cider
KARI WILLIAMS
Snow Capped Cider
TY WILLIAMS
Snow Capped Cider
TIM WRIGHT
Wise Bird Cider Co.
TRISTAN WRIGHT
Lost Boy Cider
Interested in serving as a judge or steward? Please complete the questionnaire at our Volunteer page.