Score your beer. Let your friends score it too.
Judge your own beer on a one-page BJCP score sheet or the Lagerbernd sheet, then send a link to friends, your club or a judge. They score without an account, and every sheet lands on the brew.
Three ways to score a beer Pro
Use the full BJCP sheet when you want to train your palate or prepare for a competition, the Lagerbernd sheet when you want structure without judge training, and stars when you just want to remember how good it was.
- BJCP score sheet: 50 points
- Lagerbernd score sheet: 60 points and a school grade
- Star rating from 1 to 5 in half stars, with a comment
The BJCP score sheet on one page Pro
All five sections on one page, with the total pinned as you score and the scoring guide next to it. Pick descriptors instead of writing them out, and mark flaws with how strong they are.
- Aroma 12, appearance 3, flavor 20, mouthfeel 5, overall impression 10
- Malt, hop and fermentation descriptors to pick, or add your own
- 20 off-flavors, from acetaldehyde to yeasty, each with an intensity
- Scoring guide from Problematic to Outstanding
- Saves as you go
The Lagerbernd score sheet Pro
The sheet from the Lagerbernd lager competition: instead of handing out points, you set a cross on a nine-step scale for each aspect, as on paper. BrewForge works out the points from where the crosses sit.
- Nine-step scales for appearance, aroma, mouthfeel, flavor and overall impression
- 60 points in total; color and clarity count double
- Off-flavors and the quality of the bitterness take off up to 15 points each
- A school grade from 1 (very good) to 6 (insufficient)
Invite friends and judges by link Pro
Create an evaluation link for a brew and send it to whoever is tasting. They enter a name, pick a sheet and score on their phone. Close the link when the tasting is over.
- One link per brew, from the Share dialog or the Evaluations section
- Guests need no account and no app
- Guests choose BJCP, Lagerbernd or stars, with an optional BJCP rank
- Guests see the beer's name, style and your description, never the recipe
- Close the link at any time; sheets already sent stay
Every sheet on the brew Pro
Your own sheets and your guests' evaluations sit together in the brew's Results tab, so the next batch starts with what people actually tasted.
- Date, who scored, which sheet and the score at a glance
- The beer's age in weeks since conditioning started
- Open any sheet; guest sheets are read only, your own stay editable
- The recipe book shows each recipe's average BJCP score
Score sheets and evaluation links are Pro; your guests need nothing, not even an account. A tasting note and an overall rating on each brew are included in every plan.
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Evaluation questions
Do my friends need a BrewForge account to score my beer?
No. They open the evaluation link, enter their name, choose the BJCP sheet, the Lagerbernd sheet or stars, and send it. Their progress is saved on their device, so they can close the page and come back.
Which plan do I need?
Pro, for score sheets on your brews and for creating evaluation links. Your guests don't need any plan. Every plan has a tasting note and a 1 to 5 overall rating on each brew.
What is the Lagerbernd score sheet?
The score sheet of the Lagerbernd lager competition, built into BrewForge one to one. Every aspect is one cross on a nine-step scale; BrewForge turns the crosses into points (60 in total), subtracts up to 15 points each for off-flavors and the quality of the bitterness, and gives a German school grade.
Can a guest change an evaluation after sending it?
No, a sent evaluation is final, and it shows as read only on your brew. You can delete it. Your own sheets stay editable.
How many people can score one beer?
As many as you invite. To keep spam out, one link accepts up to 30 new evaluations per hour.
Does the sheet know the beer's style?
Yes. The brew's style is on the sheet, so you and your guests know which style the beer is judged against.
Your next batch starts here.
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