Judges & Staff (2023)

Judges

MJ ACKERSON
Virtue Cider

MATTHEW AUGUSTINE
Paysage

BENJAMIN BAYLISS
Number 12 Cider

SETH BOEVE
Virtue Cider

ELISSA BOOTH
Angry Orchard
Certified Pommelier

MARINA BORSALINA
Certified Pommelier

DAVID BURTON
Tandem Ciders

RICHARD BURTON
Tandem Ciders

THOM CANNELL
BJCP Certified Judge

AARON CARSON
Gypsy Circus Cider Company

ALEXSIS CASSADY
Certified Pommelier

JASON CASSIDY
The Cider Farm

JEFF COFFEY
Thornapple Brewing Company

ANTHONY COLOMBO
Bee Well Mead & Cider

TRACI CRUZ
Big Belly Ciderworks

JASON DAYTON
Minneapolis Cider Co.

SAM DECAMP

SCOTT DENNIS
BJCP National Judge

JENNIE DORSEY
Certified Pommelier

JEANNIE DUBOIS
Certified Pommelier

EDWARD FILLION
Bee Well Mead & Cider

MAX FINNANCE
Bold Rock Hard Cider
Certified Pommelier

WILLIAM FISH
American Wine Society Certified Wine Judge

ROB FISK
Minneapolis Cider Co.

ERIC FOUCH
Thornapple Brewing Company

ERIC GASSER
ANXO Cider / Lost Boy Cider
Certified Pommelier

TIMOTHY GODFREY
Certified Pommelier

DANIEL HAYKIN
Haykin Family Cider

MORGAN HOBBS
GLINTCAP Best in Class Winner (Noncommercial)

MATT HOLLEY
Virtue Cider

ANGIE HORNING
Petoskey Farms Vineyard & Winery

MATT JANNETTE
Fenn Valley Vineyards

HENRY JOHNSON
Bold Rock Hard Cider

SCOTT KATSMA
Seattle Cider Company

THOMAS KEEFER
BJCP Certified Judge

PAUL KLAMMER
BJCP Certified Judge

Y. DAVE KLAWER
Alma Cider
Certified Pommelier

CAROLINE KRISTOF
Kristof Farms

NICOLE LEIBON
LeNose Knows Consulting

WILL LOUGHLIN
Angry Orchard
Certified Pommelier

DAVID LUGO
Certified Pommelier

PATRICK LYONS
Vermont Cider Co.

BERT MACNAUGHTON
Tandem Ciders

CHARLES MCGONEGAL
AeppelTreow Winery & Distillery

STEVE MILLEA
Farmhaus Cider Co.

CORWIN MINERD
BJCP Certified Judge

BILLY MULLIGAN
Blake’s Hard Cider

IAN NIBLOCK
Bold Rock Hard Cider
Certified Pommelier

SEAN NIEMISTO
Townline Ciderworks
Certified Pommelier

LEAH PAGETT
Bold Rock Hard Cider

JACOB PETERSON
Seattle Cider Company

DEREK PLOTKOWSKI
Michigan State University Extension

COLIN POST
Number 12 Cider

TIM POWERS
Certified Pommelier

TRENTON ROBINETTE
Gypsy Circus Cider Company

CHASE ROCHON
Certified Pommelier

BRIAN RUTZEN
Uncle John’s

ANDREW SCHULTZ
Texas Corners Brewing Company

CASEY SIMPSON
Artifact Cider Project
Certified Pommelier

MARK SIMPSON
BJCP National Judge

BEN SMITH
Gypsy Circus Cider Company

ADAM SNYDER
Certified Pommelier

DION STEPANSKI
Presque Isle Farm Cider

ALEX SUE

DAVID TAKUSH
2 Towns Ciderhouse

CHAD THEODORE
Gypsy Circus Cider Company

JOSH TODD
King Orchards

DEE TOKARSKI
Certified Cider Professional

EDAN VALKNER
Harpers Ferry Brewing

MAGGIE WACHTER
Okaw Valley Orchard

CHRISTINE WALTER
Bauman’s Cider

NATE WEBER
Minneapolis Cider Co.

NICOLE WEST
Ciders from Mars

JAGGER WICKER
Farmhaus Cider Co.

PHILIP WILCOX
BJCP National Judge

KARI WILLIAMS
Snow Capped Cider


Staff

Competition Director
ERIC WEST

Cider Guide

Judge Director
AMBROSIA BOROWSKI

The Northman Beer & Cider Garden

Steward Director
MALAIKA TYSON
Cider Soms