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scon · 12th April 2013, 8:03 PM

I entered an American Pale Ale and a Northern British Brown Ale. Like I said, I'm not expecting them to do particularly well but I'm totally willing to pay $5 per beer for some proper BJCP feedback.

scon · 23rd April 2013, 8:57 AM

Excellent. My APA got a bronze.

vortex · 23rd April 2013, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by scon

Excellent. My APA got a bronze.

Nice work

What was it out of 50?

scon · 23rd April 2013, 10:52 AM

90/150 which makes... 30. Yes. I got right on the threshold of a bronze. But I'll still take that as a win.

I think that one was only my 3rd or so all grain batch. So I'm chuffed.

vortex · 23rd April 2013, 1:42 PM

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Originally Posted by scon

90/150 which makes... 30. Yes. I got right on the threshold of a bronze. But I'll still take that as a win.

I think that one was only my 3rd or so all grain batch. So I'm chuffed.

Yeah nothing to be upset about there at all! Now the trick is to re-brew based on the feedback and beat the previous score

J-C90 · 23rd April 2013, 4:55 PM

Comps are strange! One beer I entered in to a comp, a Robust Porter, I was expecting it to do reasonably well, my friends and I thought it was a good drop. All 3 BJCP judges commented that it was infected and it didnt score well at all!

Another beer, an IPA in the same comp, I wasnt really happy with but decided to enter it for feedback anyway, it scored really high, all the judges loved it!

Go figure! I guess thats why I'm not a beer judge!

vortex · 23rd April 2013, 7:01 PM

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Originally Posted by J-C90

Comps are strange! One beer I entered in to a comp, a Robust Porter, I was expecting it to do reasonably well, my friends and I thought it was a good drop. All 3 BJCP judges commented that it was infected and it didnt score well at all!

All it takes is one bad bottle, the bottle that went to comp may well have picked up a beer spoiler at bottling, and the rest of the batch was clean as a whistle. Just because they picked up an off flavour in that bottle doesn't mean the whole batch was bad.

They can only judge what they're presented with

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Originally Posted by J-C90

Another beer, an IPA in the same comp, I wasnt really happy with but decided to enter it for feedback anyway, it scored really high, all the judges loved it!

Go figure! I guess thats why I'm not a beer judge!

Just because it wasn't to your taste, doesn't mean it wasn't to style

J-C90 · 24th April 2013, 9:42 AM

They were correct with the Porter - it just wasnt a taint I picked up or identified, until they pointed it out. Unfortunately from then on whenever I poured one I could taste it!

The IPA was technically a good beer, just not the hop/malt character I was orginally after. Having no expectations of a beer helps in being an impartial judge!

vortex · 11th May 2013, 8:40 AM

Will be spending some more time in the garage with steel and the welder, hoping to have my brew frame tacked up by the end of the day.

12th April 2013, 8:03 PM	#9271
scon Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canberra Posts: 4,540	I entered an American Pale Ale and a Northern British Brown Ale. Like I said, I'm not expecting them to do particularly well but I'm totally willing to pay $5 per beer for some proper BJCP feedback. __________________ Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. Douglas Adams, "Last Chance to See" - 1990 Food Blog: Wok the Fuck?!

23rd April 2013, 8:57 AM	#9272
scon Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canberra Posts: 4,540	Excellent. My APA got a bronze. __________________ Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. Douglas Adams, "Last Chance to See" - 1990 Food Blog: Wok the Fuck?!

23rd April 2013, 10:52 AM	#9274
scon Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canberra Posts: 4,540	90/150 which makes... 30. Yes. I got right on the threshold of a bronze. But I'll still take that as a win. I think that one was only my 3rd or so all grain batch. So I'm chuffed. __________________ Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. Douglas Adams, "Last Chance to See" - 1990 Food Blog: Wok the Fuck?!

23rd April 2013, 4:55 PM	#9276
J-C90 Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: VM01 Posts: 190	Comps are strange! One beer I entered in to a comp, a Robust Porter, I was expecting it to do reasonably well, my friends and I thought it was a good drop. All 3 BJCP judges commented that it was infected and it didnt score well at all! Another beer, an IPA in the same comp, I wasnt really happy with but decided to enter it for feedback anyway, it scored really high, all the judges loved it! Go figure! I guess thats why I'm not a beer judge! __________________ www.jaseshouse.com

24th April 2013, 9:42 AM	#9278
J-C90 Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: VM01 Posts: 190	They were correct with the Porter - it just wasnt a taint I picked up or identified, until they pointed it out. Unfortunately from then on whenever I poured one I could taste it! The IPA was technically a good beer, just not the hop/malt character I was orginally after. Having no expectations of a beer helps in being an impartial judge! __________________ www.jaseshouse.com

11th May 2013, 8:40 AM	#9279
vortex Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Adelaide Posts: 288	Will be spending some more time in the garage with steel and the welder, hoping to have my brew frame tacked up by the end of the day. __________________ I have a computer. blog.vtxms.com vortex.id.au beer & brewing blog