Judges
NATALIE BARIS
Red Jacket Orchards
New York
BENTLEY BLACKSHEAR
Gypsy Circus Cider Company
Tennessee
CAITLIN BRAAM
Angry Orchard
Washington
AJA BROTHERS
2 Towns Ciderhouse
Illinois
BRANDON BUZA
The Fermented Life
California
AARON CARSON
Gypsy Circus Cider Company
Tennessee
TRACI CRUZ
Big Belly Ciderworks
Michigan
WILLIAM FISH
AWS Certified Wine Judge
North Carolina
MIKE GILLEN
Cider Table
Pennsylvania
JOHN HOYOS
Cider Like Wine
New Jersey
BRANDON JOLDERSMA
Coppercraft Distillery
Michigan
PAUL KLAMMER
BJCP Certified Judge
Ohio
PASHMINA LALCHANDANI
Bar & Cocoa
South Carolina
WILL LOUGHLIN
Riverhead Ciderhouse
New York
JULIA MADDEN
BJCP Certified Judge
Ontario
JOSEPH MARGEVICIUS
GLINTCAP Gold Medalist
Michigan
EDUARDO MARTINEZ
Louis Glunz Beer
Illinois
JASON MCCLURE
McClure’s Orchard / Winery
Indiana
CHARLES MCGONEGAL
AeppelTreow Winery & Distillery
Wisconsin
STEVEN METCALF
Gypsy Circus Cider Company
Tennessee
RYAN MONKMAN
FieldBird Cider
Ontario
WILL MOORE
Certified Cicerone
Illinois
JESSE NARDUCCI
Jefferson County Ciderworks
Iowa
IAN NIBLOCK
Bold Rock Hard Cider
Virginia
ZACH OASTER
GLINTCAP Gold Medalist
Michigan
BRIGHID O’KEANE
Cider Institute of North America
Washington
JEREMY OLSEN
BJCP National Judge
Minnesota
MATTHEW OSTRANDER
HardCiderReviews.com
Utah
ANTONELLA PRESTA
Ironwood Hard Cider
Ontario
JT REA
Moody Tongue Brewing
Illinois
WAYNE REEVES
BJCP Certified Judge
Ontario
CHANDRA RUDOLPH
Lost Valley Cider Co.
Wisconsin
NICK RUESTMAN
Michigan
KAT SCOTT
Heartwood Farm & Cidery
Ontario
CHRIS SHIELDS
Rhinegeist Brewery
Ohio
ALISHA SLAUENWHITE
Meadowood Cider Co
Nova Scotia
DUSTIN STABILE
Resort Pike Cidery
Michigan
BEN STOUB
Farmhaus Cider Co.
Michigan
MONTE SUMMERS
2 Fools Cider
Illinois
MATILDA TEMPERLEY
The Somerset Cider Brandy Company
Somerset, England
BARBARA THOLIN
Michigan
CHRISTINE WALTER
Bauman’s Cider
Oregon
NATHAN WARD
Gypsy Circus Cider Company
Tennessee
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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