Sumo
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What style is Hobgoblin (Orfi's Recipe) according the the BJCP guidelines. Anyone know offhand?
Northern English Brown, I believe.
Northern English Brown, I believe.
That caps out at 1.052 and if Orfy's clone is close in OG (1.056), I think it would have to fall under "Specialty Beer" since it seems to be off in at least 1 parameter on any other style. I believe Wychwood calls it an English Dark Ale.
That caps out at 1.052 and if Orfy's clone is close in OG (1.056), I think it would have to fall under "Specialty Beer" since it seems to be off in at least 1 parameter on any other style. I believe Wychwood calls it an English Dark Ale.
The BJCP lists Hobgoblin as a commercial example of a NEBA, FWIW.
Those are just "suggested" guidelines.
According to the BJCP style guidelines, HobGoblin is a Northern English Brown Ale, which answers the question that was asked.
What you should call it if you are speaking to Wychwood is a different question.
What style is Hobgoblin (Orfi's Recipe) according the the BJCP guidelines. Anyone know offhand?
BJCP ruling is not the end of the conversation. It's jus their opinion. Did they invent the style?
No, it is the end of the conversation when the question asks what the BJCP guidelines calls it.
Keyword there is GUIDELINES. I rest my case. It's a bit like the American Kennel Club defining what a German shepherd is. It's the American version of the beast.
having said all that, I have no idea what the heck Hobgoblin is, i never had it!
alrighty then =) I made a batch and I need something for a brew competition that is coming up. I wanted to submit it into the right category.
Thank you everyone for your input.
Right it's guidelines, but the OP asked "waht does the BJCP define the beer as?" Well the BJCP Defines this beer as 11-C Northern English Brown Ale. That is the answer to the question.
It's not the definitivie answer if the question was "What is the style of Hobgoblin?" but that wasn't the question. You can't logically argue that!
Well, yeah.....but your just being a smartass 'cos you are right and all that. Don't you make allowances for me being druck? WTF! :fro:
EDit, I still maintain that anyone in Oxfordshire would beat nine colours of **** out of anyone suggesting their pint was a northern thing. You just gotta trust me on tha one.
I had a similar conundrum earlier, and if I remember correctly, Wychwood calls hobgoblin an "English Ruby Ale"
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