[THC] We PASSED!!!!

[L. A. Swihart]

We be certified, sanctified, ordained and licensed.  OK, maybe not all 
of those.  Rick and I passed the BJCP exam.  I got a pretty pathetic 
65%, and Rick did a little better.  No good explanation.  A tiny bit of 
panic but mostly I just didn't study hard enough.  It's hard to 
learn/memorize new stuff when you're old.  Sigh.

BUT WHO CARES!?  We passed.  Yippee.  Eventually I will probably take it 
again and improve my score, since being ranked as "recognized" is quite 
low and the only way to get a higher ranking is to get at least 70% on 
the test.  But before I take it again I will study a bit more, and 
probably attempt to teach it as well -- one of the best ways to learn a 
subject is to be forced to prepare to teach it to others.  Anybody 
interested in a BJCP study course?  I will be hoping to get some takers 
from the RHIT dept at Purdue one of these days.  There is no requirement 
to homebrew in order to be a beer judge.  Of course homebrewers 
generally have a huge head start on understanding malt, hops, yeast, 
water, adjuncts, and the brewing process, which *are* requirements in 
order to be a beer judge.

See you at Joe Y's Aug meeting
(GO JOIN THE FORUM 
<http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~jyakimic/phpBB2/index.php> and see what 
we're talking about!)
Linda