grade yourself and be honest

[JohnSand]

I judged mine based on craft beers. For instance, I would give Widmer hefe a C-C+ and so if my beer was on par with that then I would rate it the same. Most people who try my beers would rate them B+ to A- but they aren't as adept at picking out flaws. My biggest concern is having UBBs (ugly baby beers) where only I love them. So I constantly look for good feedback, always asking people "what DON'T you like about it?" I think people are just being honest when they say C/B because they have tasted grade A beers before.

I hear you. And somewhat agree. For instance, my last couple of pale ales honestly rival some craft brews. But to give myself an A, they should rival the best craft brews. I'm working on it. I think that to improve, we all need to identify and correct any flaws in our brews, even if very small.

 

[Billy-Klubb]

Well, that's a pretty subjective question - the beers we brew that are in the style we prefer, I'd say we're doing pretty consistent B work at this point. Two clones we've made for other people as well as ourselves, have gotten "better than the original" from a number of people, including our LHBS guy!

We are very consistent in our mashing and brewing now and making repeatable beers, when we don't decide to try something a little different - add some wheat for head retention, late hop, etc. LOVE our own brown ale, which started out as a mistake because the LHBS guy filled the grain bill incorrectly - but we liked the results so much that we're making it again mistake included!

We make an awesome porter too.

And then on the other side of the grading scales - we poured out a few batches early on, and had a few that while certainly drinkable and "good" lack some of the flavor we were hoping for. So it's a movable target for sure!

I don't believe you. I think you need to post a video of your table top while drinking beers and rambling on about your awesomeness.