I have only been brewing for about 10 months, but I decided to enter a local homebrew competition and they just posted the results (I was not able to attend due to a conflict). I entered 4 beers and I placed in 2 categories!
I placed 3rd out of 8 with my brown porter (which was an extract w/steeping grains) and 1st out of 9 with my blond ale (PM). I also entered a 3 month old Belgian Wit and a 3 week old Ordinary Bitter which did not place, but I was not surprised about either.
My only questions are: Is this a good start to competition? Are these typical results? How do people decide when it is time to enter bigger competitions?
I placed 3rd out of 8 with my brown porter (which was an extract w/steeping grains) and 1st out of 9 with my blond ale (PM). I also entered a 3 month old Belgian Wit and a 3 week old Ordinary Bitter which did not place, but I was not surprised about either.
My only questions are: Is this a good start to competition? Are these typical results? How do people decide when it is time to enter bigger competitions?