[THC] We PASSED!!!!

[chuckatty]

Hey!!

Congrats!  Hearing about this makes me wish I could have followed 
through....But... Munich was pretty fun.

I also saw your name on the brewer's cup page.  Good job.

Chuck


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "L. A. Swihart" <swihart at purdue.edu>
To: "thc" <thc at lafinlarry.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 7:12 PM
Subject: [THC] We PASSED!!!!


> 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
>
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