I am almost positive the beer only needs to score 30 or higher for NHC competition. Other competitions could have other policies.
Someone posted that it was the 27th, but I do not think that is correct or it must have changed. The FAQ say the window is the 18th-2nd.
Q: When are the entries due for the Final Round?
A: Anytime between Monday, May 18th and Tuesday, June 2, 2015.
They will get about ~750 entries so that windows is just about right.
I need to ship on the 29th using 2day service. I need every day in the keg possible.
My wife will be in San Diego on the 1st, So I'm hoping she can drop off in person.
I don't understand this. Can someone please explain. Does a beer have to score higher than 34 to be eligible for a gold metal? I understand that a beer must score at least a 30 in order to receive a metal and move on but was not aware that there are further restrictions. Thx
There was a poster here who mentioned a few years ago finishing first place in the 2nd round of NHC in category 1, but won a silver because he/she scored something like a 35 in the final round, but won the mini-BOS. The score didn't qualify for gold, so gold wasn't awarded. That doesn't mean that there weren't several other 40+ beers that moved into the mini-BOS. Maybe bottle variation caused the first beer to be a 35, but the second would have scored a 45 (who knows). Either way, a good beer may have missed out on a bronze medal just because the beer that was picked first in the mini-BOS had scored only a 35.
The rules may have changed in the last few years, because that stipulation is absolutely nowhere in the rules. I think I remember seeing it in there a few years ago, but it's not in there now...
I have no idea what's in the rules, but it must be a problem when a beer scores in the low 30's, but wins the mini-BOS.
But isn't advancement to mini-BOS based lareely on scores?
If a low 30s goes to mini-BOS, there probably aren't many (if any) 40+ beers going...
I have no idea what's in the rules, but it must be a problem when a beer scores in the low 30's, but wins the mini-BOS.
Has anyone used a Sierra Nevada bottle? if I can use a short neck bottle I'll be able to ship overnight @ $68 vs $108.
I've been busy with other things and haven't kept up with this thread. Have the 1st round scores been posted? My entries went to Austin but I haven't received scoresheets yet nor are my scores on the competition website.
Anyone else notice that QUAFF appears to be in the lead for Club of the Year over the Brewing Network (Club)? I always like rooting for an underdog, but it looks like it may actually happen this year.
I saw on the comp page I got a 36.5. Not to good. Can't read the comments till I get it in mail.
I just noticed I had info on the competition website. My results and info are in PDFs. Here's what it lists for shipping info. Check the site if you haven't gotten an email yet.
Address your shipment to:
AleSmith Brewing
9990 AleSmith Court
San Diego, CA 92126
I saw on the comp page I got a 36.5. Not to good. Can't read the comments till I get it in mail.
I got my score sheets today in the mail as well, after waiting impatiently for two weeks.
I'm confused because the cover sheet doesn't indicate I made the mini BOS but the competition website indicates a green check mark under mini BOS.
So looking at the shipping address that they provide UPS can't find it to confirm that it's a commercial address. It's a huge difference in price ($40)
AleSmith Brewing Company
9990 AleSmith Court
San Diego, CA 92126
USA
Google maps shows it as
AleSmith Brewing Company
9368 Cabot Dr
San Diego, CA 92126
They've never marked mine. I think they just use the score, anything over 30.
Anyone successfully get their recipe information in? Went through all the trouble of putting it in and submitted, and it just gave me some error code.
They've never marked mine. I think they just use the score, anything over 30.
No, that's not so. We had one flight where we only sent one, as was the only beer that we felt should move on. It's true that we looked at the two highest scores for all the flights to choose which ones to move on, but in one case we only sent one and I'm certain the second scored over 30. In the other cases, we had several beers that scored over 30, and only two could move on.
In order to move to mini-BOS, it has to be over 30 and one of the best beers of the flight, at least in the top two.
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