BJCP category: Samoa Cookie Porter

[blackwedbrew]

I recently brewed a "Samoa Cookie Porter" that has Coconut and Cocoa Nibs as specialty ingredients, should this be entered as: 21A or 23A for competition? I know that coconut beers are typically entered in 21A but wasn't sure if the Cocoa Nibs would push it into the specialty category

 

[CadillacAndy]

I'd go for 21A and call it a "Porter with coconut and cocoa nibs". Just make sure that both of the specialty ingredients are detectable.

 

[Wynne-R]

I’d go 23 Specialty. The caveat for 23 is it better be really special. If it’s not cutting edge weird, it’ll get killed.

I don’t see cocoa in a SHV, I could be wrong. The thing with SHV is that most judges hate it. They tend to get judged last.

Try it and see. Do ‘em both, let us know.

 

[brettg20]

I'd go 23. I got a ribbon with a rye IIPA in 23...anything that is not under specific guidelines I would put under specialty


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[CadillacAndy]

I’d go 23 Specialty. The caveat for 23 is it better be really special. If it’s not cutting edge weird, it’ll get killed.

I don’t see cocoa in a SHV, I could be wrong. The thing with SHV is that most judges hate it. They tend to get judged last.

Try it and see. Do ‘em both, let us know.

I personally try to keep my beers out of 23 for this exact reason. The beers that get entered here are all over the place and it's unfortunately a category where judge preference comes in to play much more that most other categories.

If you're able to submit the same beer to more than 1 category, it might be worth submitting in both 21A and 23.

 

[blackwedbrew]

Thanks guys, I actually have 2 competitions coming up so maybe I'll try both categories. Its a pretty good desert beer and I have gotten some good feedback on it from members of my brew club so I decided to give it a shot in comp. Thanks for the advice