I have been invited to participate in a private homebrew contest that is being put on by a local beer distributor. It's for the employees of the distributor but they can have outside folks as team members.
It's a pretty fun event, I did it last year as well, very unlike any other homebrew contests. Long story short, we have to come up with a theme for our brew and the guy who invited me to the team wants it to be a biker / Harley themed.... So I wanted to brew something that would fall into that theme and I had no idea where to start since I'm definitely NOT into that scene at all. The competition is more of a popularity contest amongst mainly BMC drinkers, but the main prize (a free trip to the GABF) is decided upon by some slightly more qualified judges who shouldn't pucker at anything full flavored. Last year a wood-aged IPA won. I was thinking I might do a big RIS and aging it in a whiskey barrel but I don't think that will fit the theme. Anyone have any suggestions on something that might better fit the biker theme that won't be a light lager?
It's a pretty fun event, I did it last year as well, very unlike any other homebrew contests. Long story short, we have to come up with a theme for our brew and the guy who invited me to the team wants it to be a biker / Harley themed.... So I wanted to brew something that would fall into that theme and I had no idea where to start since I'm definitely NOT into that scene at all. The competition is more of a popularity contest amongst mainly BMC drinkers, but the main prize (a free trip to the GABF) is decided upon by some slightly more qualified judges who shouldn't pucker at anything full flavored. Last year a wood-aged IPA won. I was thinking I might do a big RIS and aging it in a whiskey barrel but I don't think that will fit the theme. Anyone have any suggestions on something that might better fit the biker theme that won't be a light lager?