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The United States Barista Championship or USBC, is a competition to decide the most well rounded barista in the United States. Competitors prepare and serve three courses of espresso-based beverages consisting of espressos, milk beverages, and signature drinks. The Competitor must make all three courses of beverages within a 15 minute time limit and are judged by seven different judges. The judging team consists of 4 sensory judges, 2 technical judges, and 1 head judge. The role of the sensory judge is to score the competitor solely on the quality of the beverage served and customer service. The technical judges are not served drinks, but score the competitor on items ranging from cleanliness to consistency of shot times. Judges undergo a certification process before the competition.

All USBC competitors must first qualify at a CoffeeChamps Qualifying Competition, which is an abbreviated version of the USBC. At the Qualifying Competitions, baristas serve two courses of espresso-based beverages consisting of espressos and signature drinks for 2 scoring sensory judges, 2 non-scoring guest judges or judges-in-training, 2 technical judges, and 1 head judge. There is a 10 minute time limit.

2 Qualifying Competitions are held each year, the top 18 competitors from each Qualifying Competition move on to USBC. Places 7-18 move into Round One of USBC. The top 6 from each Qualifying Competition receive a "bye" into the Semi-Finals round.

USBC consists of 3 rounds: Round One, Semi-Finals, and Finals. At the end of Round One, the competitors with the 6 highest scores will advance to the Semi-Finals round and join the 12 competitors who earned a “bye” from CoffeeChamps. There are 18 competitors in Semi-Finals and 6 competitors in Finals.

The winner represents the United States in the World Barista Championship.