Hey folks.
I need to pick a few brains here. My local brewery has decided to 1, form a homebrew club. But more importantly, 2, they have decided to host a homebrew competition to it's members.
They are still working out the details of the competition but it is scheduled for April of this year. I'm not wasting any time as this will be the first time entering a competition and I need as much time preparing/testing as I can get.
They have released the general format of the competition and it is a peer-judged event in that patrons of the brewery will be judging the entries. This makes it more of a popularity contest than a "best in style" type of competition.
General rules are as follows;
No Lagers... the brewery will not tie up their gear that long.
No ingredients not readily available for mass production...ie smoking your own malts or home grown hops ect.
Must submit 24, 12 oz bottles or equivalent amount in keg/growler ect. for "judging distribution."
Having said that....what styles of beer would you submit???
My initial thoughts are to submit an amber, pale or brown ale as I think they are middle of the road beers.
Just wanted to get some feedback on this format.
D3
I need to pick a few brains here. My local brewery has decided to 1, form a homebrew club. But more importantly, 2, they have decided to host a homebrew competition to it's members.
They are still working out the details of the competition but it is scheduled for April of this year. I'm not wasting any time as this will be the first time entering a competition and I need as much time preparing/testing as I can get.
They have released the general format of the competition and it is a peer-judged event in that patrons of the brewery will be judging the entries. This makes it more of a popularity contest than a "best in style" type of competition.
General rules are as follows;
No Lagers... the brewery will not tie up their gear that long.
No ingredients not readily available for mass production...ie smoking your own malts or home grown hops ect.
Must submit 24, 12 oz bottles or equivalent amount in keg/growler ect. for "judging distribution."
Having said that....what styles of beer would you submit???
My initial thoughts are to submit an amber, pale or brown ale as I think they are middle of the road beers.
Just wanted to get some feedback on this format.
D3