First competition -- Best of Show!

[Rick500]

I'm pretty happy. I just got first in IPAs and Best of Show (of 299 entries) at the Kentucky State Fair. First competition I've entered.

So now, TheJadedDog, you can proudly add "Best of Show" to your most excellent All-Amarillo IPA recipe!

:rockin:

 

[Christian]

Congrats that's awesome!

 

[HoppyDaze]

what did you win?

 

[IrregularPulse]

Awesome Rick!

 

[Rick500]

Thanks guys.

I don't know what I won...they didn't announce what the prizes were, only the companies that donated the prizes. I'm anticipating something cool, given who donated.



Edit:

I won a blue ribbon and a cool inscribed beer mug for winning the IPA category, and a big fancy purple ribbon and a stained glass piece that has three beers and a cool background, for winning best of show. It's not a Blichmann kettle or anything, but it's cool.

 

[ShortSnoutBrewing]

Nice work, and with an IPA. That's always a tough category!

 

[Rick500]

And... it was my final extract batch. So there.

 

[IrregularPulse]

What was the extract used?

 

[Rick500]

Munton's extra light DME

 

[humann_brewing]

Very nice! congrads

 

[bhatchable]

Awesome job man. That is inspiring, I haven't brought myself to enter anything yet...

 

[Homercidal]

U SUX!! LOL!

Good going! Can't wait to hear what your prize is.

 

[Slipgate]

sweet - i have yet to enter a contest besides the Sam Adams one...

 

[DuckAssassin]

Congratuations, I have brewed that recipe a few times myself. It is great. I haven't brewed it since I moved to full boils. I may have to adjust the recipe a bit and get that one on the to do list.

I see in the recipe thread that you dry hopped a batch, is that the one you won with? I had been thinking about doing the same, but the original recipe was so good, I didn't want to mess with it.

 

[Rick500]

Yes, the batch I brewed had two changes to TheJadedDog's recipe -- I added a one-ounce dry hop (also Amarillo) for about 2 weeks, and I fermented with yeast from Bell's Two-Hearted ale.

 

[MVKTR2]

Congrabulashuns!!!

I haven't gotten around to entering anything either. I'm looking forward to it though!

Schlante,
Phillip

 

[XXguy]

Way to go! I recommend updating the recipe thread to brag it up a little.

 

[Yooper]

That's wonderful! I'm so glad that you won BOS with an IPA. That's awesome!

 

[Q2XL]

Great job!!! A big congratulations to you!:rockin:

 

[Mantis]

Yeah congratulations!! I'm heading out to the fair on Sunday and the homebrew section will be the first one i check out. I was planning on entering something this year but I didn't. Sure do wish I could try some of that BOS IPA though.....Did you enter anything in the label contest??

 

[uechikid]

Congrats. Thats cool to be the best. And such a large field.

 

[Brewin_the_goods]

That's quite a feat, how long did you let it bottle condition for?

 

[meluvbeer]

Congratulations thats awesome. I would love to have brewed the
best in show.

 

[springer]

way to go . congrats

 

[brewt00l]

Awesome!!:rockin:

 

[david_42]

Extract? The humiliation! You've got a lot of All Grain Snobs crying in their beer.

Say it ain't so!

Congratulations! Winning the IPA style is tough. Getting BOS cooking up a fellow HBT's recipe is a homer and a RBI.

 

[shecky]

Excellent news. Well done.

 

[marubozo]

Excellent news. Well done.

I better take a screenshot. You made a post in one of the actual beer forums

 

[KYB]

That's awesome, congrats. I was going to enter a few beers, but didn't feel like wasting money to drive to Louisville to drop them off, considering they are just ok by my standards.

 

[caspio]

congrats on the win! This wouldn't happen to be the same batch as the bottle of your IPA you're including in our swap is it?