ohiobrewtus
Well-Known Member
I received all of my scoresheets back from 1st round judging yesterday. Kudos to the organizers on such a quick turnaround - I received my scoresheets 8 days after the final flight was judged.
Apparently the bottle of Baltic Porter I chose to send them was a real stinker... horrible score.
Sticke Alt - Averaged a 26. I can't say that I disagree with this assessment, but I was hoping it would perform a bit better.
Biere de Garde - Averaged a 34. Alcohol content is what killed me. It started high and finished much lower than I ever anticipated at 1.005 resulting in a bit over 10% abv that it didn't hide very well. All 3 judges stated that this was a 2nd round beer with less alcohol bite.
Old Ale - Averaged a 37.33, I'm very happy with my scores on this beer. One judge even gave this beer a 42.
Hopacles '08 - Averaged a 36. All of the judges stated that this beer is a medal winner if it had more hops in the nose. 5 months ago it had incredible hops in the nose. Unfortunately the nose has faded with time.
I'm thrilled to have scored well with this beer, but next time I'll be sure to brew it a bit closer to the NHC entry deadline date so there's some nose!
Apparently the bottle of Baltic Porter I chose to send them was a real stinker... horrible score.
Sticke Alt - Averaged a 26. I can't say that I disagree with this assessment, but I was hoping it would perform a bit better.
Biere de Garde - Averaged a 34. Alcohol content is what killed me. It started high and finished much lower than I ever anticipated at 1.005 resulting in a bit over 10% abv that it didn't hide very well. All 3 judges stated that this was a 2nd round beer with less alcohol bite.
Old Ale - Averaged a 37.33, I'm very happy with my scores on this beer. One judge even gave this beer a 42.
Hopacles '08 - Averaged a 36. All of the judges stated that this beer is a medal winner if it had more hops in the nose. 5 months ago it had incredible hops in the nose. Unfortunately the nose has faded with time.
I'm thrilled to have scored well with this beer, but next time I'll be sure to brew it a bit closer to the NHC entry deadline date so there's some nose!