There was no choice for 0-1, so I didn't vote. I entered 1 in 2007, 0 in 2008, and 1 in 2009. I'm not a contest person. I like my beers, and I like the feedback I get from beerswaps. I liked the feedback I got from the NHBC, but the one non national contest I entered a while back was disappointing. I mean, some of the judges comments had me scratching my head. Like, "diacetyl detected- try to keep it on the yeast after primary" in an ale that spend 4 weeks in primary and then was cold conditioned and had not one HINT of diacetyl. Oh, there were other flaws, don't get me wrong! But I entered for constructive feedback, and found the judges comments were opposite and sometimes just strange. I was like, " I PAID for this? Gimme a break!" so it soured me on competitions.
I entered the HBT competition, though, because I would love some good feedback on my beer!