Wow.
I’ve taken some classes in the past that did a pretty good job of trying to intimidate students on that first class, and the BJCP exam study course I attended yesterday is right up there with certain physics courses in terms of breadth and depth of material.
I expect to have to really improve my ability to memorize, but I also expect to exercise certain other abilities that I think are generally less common to the average person, much less the average beer drinker. I’m going to have to exercise my ability to make aesthetic judgments while suppressing my own personal preferences in a disinterested way. (more…)