Entering first competition advice

[IanP]

Thanks for all the advice!

The reason I'm able to enter this comp is because I started bottling a six pack of 12oz bottles in each batch a few months ago. I'm certain I picked up that advice on HBT so it's entirely possible it was a previous posting from Revvy that set me right back then.

This comp says we should enter 2 or 3 bottles, at risk missing out on BoS if there's only 2. Something tells me I needn't worry about that third bottle this time around...

 

[Revvy]

That sounds like a great way to work it, Revvy!

To everyone else out there, for planning purposes, just be aware that many of the larger competitions out there ask for three bottles (or, you can enter two and just be disqualified from Best of Show judging, should you make it that far).

Me? I don't enter much at all. I don't tend to brew to style, and I can get all the feedback I want from folks that are either objective or might even be harder on my beer because they know me. If I do have something that is fairly good, close enough to a style to get good feedback, and the spirit so moves me, I will enter. However, I just bottle out of the keg for that.


TL

Thanks!

I haven't come across any that asked for three yet. But that's good heads up to have. I know that Longshot asks for 4 and I was going to enter one of mine, but didn't have enough. But the point is to set aside some of each batch of beer for potential contests, and like Txlaw just said, plan ahead and make sure you have enough.

And don't think because you are setting beer aside you'll be wasting it. Any of those that you don't choose to submit, you can still drink!

 

[IanP]

Bumping this thread with an update. The competition was yesterday, with my English Pale Ale entered in 8A with no additional notes added. It scored 39 points and won the combined Cat 8 A/B/C!! As if that wasn't cool enough my other entry in the category, an ESB, came second

Many thanks to all who gave advice!

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

Well done!! Give that man a cigar!!

 

[Hopheader]

39! Better patent that sucker! And start mass producing! Way to go!