I'd recently read Mosher's book, Radical Brewing, and noted a recipe that included Chanterelle mushrooms. My question is what BJCP styles/guidelines are appropriate when using the Chanterelles. Should they be considered as a fruit style(category 20 ), a Spice/Herb/Vegetable ( category 21A ), a Specialty ( category 23 )...possibly even a Belgian Specialty ( category 16 E )...or even within a Saison ( category 16C ). If any BJCP judges or other homebrew competition gurus could offer their insight or advice; it would be greatly appreciated.
In the last competition I entered, I included an Imperial Rye IPA that I had used 3 pounds of rye. I included that information as a special ingredient and entered it as a category 23, Specialty ( as mentioned in the guidelines ). The judging feedback I'd gotten was that it was a great beer, but should have been entered as category 14C, an Imperial IPA....and it was scored it extremely low. The judges had noted that it would have been scored very high as a 14C ( I thought judges moved beers to other appropriate categories if they felt like the beer was entered in the wrong category???...I may be wrong with that thought).
In the last competition I entered, I included an Imperial Rye IPA that I had used 3 pounds of rye. I included that information as a special ingredient and entered it as a category 23, Specialty ( as mentioned in the guidelines ). The judging feedback I'd gotten was that it was a great beer, but should have been entered as category 14C, an Imperial IPA....and it was scored it extremely low. The judges had noted that it would have been scored very high as a 14C ( I thought judges moved beers to other appropriate categories if they felt like the beer was entered in the wrong category???...I may be wrong with that thought).