No idea. Mine went to Saratoga.
I don't have scores from the NHC but the list of those advancing to the second round is on the NHC website.
No idea. Mine went to Saratoga.
Just curious, has ANYONE received a score sheet from Saratoga yet?
And how about instructions for second round from AHA. It's approaching the end of the third week of May that they said they would mail by. Anyone get it yet?Just curious, has ANYONE received a score sheet from Saratoga yet?
And how about instructions for second round from AHA. It's approaching the end of the third week of May that they said they would mail by. Anyone get it yet?
And how about instructions for second round from AHA. It's approaching the end of the third week of May that they said they would mail by. Anyone get it yet?
anyone get the Saratoga sheets for the final round yet?? beers start getting mailed monday and still no sheets. Jim Kehrer did email me saying the ones not moving on did not get mailed, but he didnt say when the one that are got mailed. Saratoga will never get this round for judging again. back to philly it goes
anyone get the Saratoga sheets for the final round yet?? beers start getting mailed monday and still no sheets. Jim Kehrer did email me saying the ones not moving on did not get mailed, but he didnt say when the one that are got mailed. Saratoga will never get this round for judging again. back to philly it goes
From Janis' Twitter feed yesterday:
Packages (~375) to #NHC winners in mail today, ~115 tomorrow! Bottle Labels & Instructions included w/ ribbons & certificates!
wonderbread23 said:I got my second round labels, ribbons, certificates, etc. in the mail yesterday (Sat. 5/21). Now its time to think about shipping.
Got the score sheets for my Orfys Mild.
This recipe was my first real attempt at a low gravity beer and I was very pleased with the results. Tasty beer that scored a 38 in the final round of the HBT competition. Pleased enough so that I decided to see how it would do at NHC. A bit shocked by the results. 20!
The keg kicked long ago and was great right up to the end, but I saved enough bottles for the remote chance of going to the second round of NHC. Drank one while reading the score sheet and although the brewers pride in me thinks they were harsh, they weren't far off.
The bready, roasted malt character the beer once had changed into more of a watery sweetness. Still drinkable, but lifeless. It's nothing that could be attributed to infection, just stale, dull beer.
I could ***** about Saratogas incompetence and taking over a month to judge. Imagination can run wild about what happened to our beers once they got up there? But it really wouldnt have made a difference. If by some magic this beer had made it to the second round, the remaining bottles are not worthy. (Although, timely judging would have allowed for a re-brew.)
The moral of the story; when it comes to low gravity beer, DRINK UP! DRINK YOUNG!
i'm brewing a mild next week and would like to know how quick it needs to be drank
Got my scoresheets yesterday. This was the first beer I've ever entered, and while the comments were generally positive, I'm amazed at how much they conflict. One accurately notes the excellent clarity, while the other lists that it was hazy. One accurately noted the malty character and mild but noticeable hoppiness, while the other notes the overwhelming dry hop aroma (it wasn't dry hopped) and that the malt seemed to be an afterthought. I can't help but wonder if the National level judge (the other, more accurate results were from a "Recognized" judge) was judging a different beer...
My Mild did just the opposite. 27 in the HBT comp and 42/second round/third place in cat in NHC. Both NHC judges were not very experienced so I already rebrewed it.Got the score sheets for my Orfys Mild.
This recipe was my first real attempt at a low gravity beer and I was very pleased with the results. Tasty beer that scored a 38 in the final round of the HBT competition. Pleased enough so that I decided to see how it would do at NHC. A bit shocked by the results. 20!
The keg kicked long ago and was great right up to the end, but I saved enough bottles for the remote chance of going to the second round of NHC. Drank one while reading the score sheet and although the brewers pride in me thinks they were harsh, they weren't far off.
The bready, roasted malt character the beer once had changed into more of a watery sweetness. Still drinkable, but lifeless. It's nothing that could be attributed to infection, just stale, dull beer.
I could ***** about Saratogas incompetence and taking over a month to judge. Imagination can run wild about what happened to our beers once they got up there? But it really wouldnt have made a difference. If by some magic this beer had made it to the second round, the remaining bottles are not worthy. (Although, timely judging would have allowed for a re-brew.)
The moral of the story; when it comes to low gravity beer, DRINK YOUNG! DRINK UP!
Edit for reference:
(all bottled from ked on the same day)
Brewday - 1/1/11
HBT 1st Round - 3/26/11 (score 35/50)
HBT 2nd Round - 4/9/11 (score 38/50)
NHC 1st Round - 5/2/11 (score 20/50)
Maybe because Mild is a style that isn't as well known and there aren't many commercial examples on this side of the pond is what makes the scores so variable? Mine is REALLY low on the carbonation and one NHC judge said it was too carbonated but 'OK for competition'.I had a mild that did mid 40s, first place, second place BOS at Drunk Monk. Then like 24 at NHC first round, then mid 40s, first place, in the last five on the BOS table at a smaller regional comp.
I want them to score higher at NHC, damn it.
Maybe because Mild is a style that isn't as well known and there aren't many commercial examples on this side of the pond is what makes the scores so variable? Mine is REALLY low on the carbonation and one NHC judge said it was too carbonated but 'OK for competition'.
Yeah, complaining gets you nowhere, but being a Saratogo entry I cant help but think of the possibilities for screw-up s over the period of time that it took to judge. Unlike yours, a lot of the comments on my score sheets were hard to justify. Sure the beer may have been past its prime when they judged it, but the way it read, Id swear they were judging a different beer.. . . I can't complain. Although to me that probably gets you to more like low 30s than low 20s but the NHC is a binary thing for me. It wins or it doesn't.
So what style of beer is rum flavored?
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