Judge Information Form General InformationName* First Last Suffix Company Name*Address* Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code AfghanistanÅland IslandsAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBrunei DarrussalamBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChristmas IslandCocos IslandsColombiaComorosCongo, Democratic Republic of theCongo, Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatini (Swaziland)EthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard and McDonald IslandsHoly SeeHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLao People's Democratic RepublicLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacauMacedoniaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth KoreaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestine, State ofPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairnPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRéunionRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint BarthélemySaint HelenaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth GeorgiaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSvalbard and Jan Mayen IslandsSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUS Minor Outlying IslandsUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaVietnamVirgin Islands, BritishVirgin Islands, U.S.Wallis and FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabwe Country PhoneCell Phone*Email* Please list the languages you speak and/or write fluently:*To help us better understand your breadth of exposure to various types and styles of cheeses, please list the regions you have lived in the U.S. and internationally:*Cheese Industry ExperienceYears of Experience in the Cheese Industry:*Tell us about your cheese skills, aesthetic appreciation, and technical knowledge. In what capacity have you used these skills, not including judging?*Tell us about your formal professional and on-the-job training with respect to cheese:*Please list any and all certificates or degrees. Are you a CCP or have you obtained any other certification(s)?*If not eligible for the CCP exam due to CCP committee work, please describe your CCP committee work.Please detail any past or current affiliations with cheesemakers:*Do you have a monetary investment in the commercial success of a cheesemaker?* Yes No Cheese Judging ExperiencePlease select whether you are interested in being an Aesthetic Judge or a Technical Judge:*Please Select One:Aesthetic JudgeTechnical JudgeYears of Experience in Cheese Judging:*Please Identify Your Experience Level with All of the Following Cheese and Cultured Dairy ProductsA. Fresh Unripened Cheeses*Cheese Curds, Cottage Cheese, Cream Cheese, Fromage Blanc, Fromage Frais, Impastata, Mascarpone, Quark, Ricotta No Experience Moderate Experience Extensive Experience B. Soft-Ripened Cheeses*White surface mold ripened cheeses (Brie, Camembert, Coulommiers, etc.) No Experience Moderate Experience Extensive Experience C. American Originals*Cheeses recognized by the ACS as uniquely American in their original forms: Brick Cheese, Brick Muenster, Colby, Dry Jack, Monterey Jack, Teleme No Experience Moderate Experience Extensive Experience C. 1. American Originals / Original Recipe*Cheeses recognized by the ACS as: • Unique in their recipe and formulation • Different from other acknowledged recipes for cheese types • Created with a combination of elements that causes it to be globally new and unique from all other cheese types No Experience Moderate Experience Extensive Experience D. American Made / International Style*Cheese modeled after or based on recipes for established European or other international types or styles (Abondance, Beaufort, Butterkase, Caerphilly, English Territorials, Gruyere, Juustoleipa, Monastery, Port Salut-styles, etc.). No Experience Moderate Experience Extensive Experience E. Cheddars*All Cheddars No Experience Moderate Experience Extensive Experience F. Blue Mold Cheeses*All cheeses ripened with Penicillium roqueforti or glaucum. No Experience Moderate Experience Extensive Experience G. Hispanic & Portuguese Style Cheeses*Cheeses made in the Americas based on the recipes of the Central and South American, Cuban, Hispanic, Latino, Mexican, and Portuguese communities. No Experience Moderate Experience Extensive Experience H. Italian Type Cheeses* No Experience Moderate Experience Extensive Experience I. Feta Cheeses* No Experience Moderate Experience Extensive Experience J. Low Fat / Low Salt Cheeses* No Experience Moderate Experience Extensive Experience K. Flavored Cheeses, Butter and Cultured Dairy Products*Cheeses, butters, and cultured dairy products containing ingredients distinct from, and not included in, the dairy process itself. Ingredients are either blended internally or applied externally for the purpose of adding additional flavors not found in those dairy products themselves. Entries are judged on the quality of the base cheese or dairy product and the complementary balance of its added flavors. No Experience Moderate Experience Extensive Experience L. Smoked Cheeses* No Experience Moderate Experience Extensive Experience M. Farmstead Cheeses*Limited to cheeses and fermented milk products produced with: • Milk from herds on the farm where the cheese is produced • Care and attention given to the purity, quality, and flavor of the milk • Production primarily accomplished by hand • Natural ripening with emphasis on development of characteristic flavor and texture, without the use of shortcuts and techniques to increase yield and shelf life at the expense of quality • Respect for the traditions and history of cheese making regardless of the size of the production No Experience Moderate Experience Extensive Experience N. Goat's Milk Cheeses*Open to all shapes and styles of 100% goat’s milk cheeses based on age at time of Judging & Competition. No Experience Moderate Experience Extensive Experience O. Sheep's Milk Cheeses*Open to all shapes and styles of 100% sheep’s milk cheeses based on age at time of Judging & Competition. No Experience Moderate Experience Extensive Experience P. Marinated Cheeses* No Experience Moderate Experience Extensive Experience Q. Cultured Milk and Cream Products*Limited to Buttermilk, Yogurt, Sour Cream, Crème Fraiche, Kefir, Labneh, etc. No Experience Moderate Experience Extensive Experience R. Butters*Whey Butter, Salted Butter, Sweet Butter, Cultured Butter, etc No Experience Moderate Experience Extensive Experience S. Cheese Spreads*Spreads produced by grinding and mixing one or more natural cheeses, without the aid of heat and/or emulsifying salts. No Experience Moderate Experience Extensive Experience T. Washed Rind Cheeses*Cheeses with a rind or crust washed in salted brine, whey, beer, wine, other alcohol, or grape lees. No Experience Moderate Experience Extensive Experience Please select the milk types you have experience / expertise in judging.Select all that apply. Cow's milk Goat's milk Sheep's milk Mixed milk Other milks Describe your previous experience with ACS Judging & Competition:*For example: Have you previously judged for ACS? If so, please list years of judging. Have you volunteered with the ACS Judging & Competition? Have you attended the ACS Conference? etc. Describe your experience judging at other venues:*For example: Names of contests / competitions you have judged for. How many years have you judged for these contests / competitions? What cheese categories did you judge? What other food / beverage categories did you judge? etc. BioPlease provide a short bio (300 words or less in paragraph form, and written in the third person).*If selected as a judge, this bio will be used on our website and printed in Conference & Competition materials.
