Sam Adams Long Shot..... Whatcha got?

[robtotten]

Details on the red wine ale!

I'm entering three:

A Red Wine Ale

A Hoppy, Oak-Aged Saison

And an over-hopped Roggenbier that's been freeze-concentrated like an Eisbock

 

[robtotten]

I agree in principal, I haven't seen the language of their contract, but I've been on both ends of that sort of thing. SA also has a good reputation as a business. If they produce your beer with your name on it, and you don't like it, you could always come out of the closet as a cannibal who eats children. That would probably nip that beer in the bud. And your street (path) cred would grow exponentially in Borneo.

Yes. If you enter the contest you give them the right to use your name and likeness. Which means, in the off chance that you become wildly successful, they could very much use those rights to name a beer after you, without your permission and with no royalties.

That being said, they'd really need a reason to do something to tarnish ones likeness. I'd be more concerned about the one-time royalty. If you're beer is really killer, they could make it year-round and you get nothing for it.

That being said, the fine print isn't in there to destroy the homebrewer, it's in there to protect them from potential suits in the future. I think it's cool that they're giving homebrewers the opportunity to gain some exposure. I think there's good intention at the core of it.

 

[madbare]

Got a package in the mail from Sam Adams and it was a T-shirt and my score sheets.

I scored a 29/50 with my Coconut Stout. The comments were very encouraging. The main issue was that all 3 judges said that the beer does not fit Category 23 and really be in 21a. Otherwise it was said that the sweet stout base was good, the head retention was short due to coconut, and had a very strong coconut flavor(one judge said it was a little too much). Got high remarks for the smell and overall it was all pretty positive. It was my first time entering a contest and I had no idea how this beer, or any for that matter, would score.

It also said if I am going to GABF to stop by the booth and meet the finalists, which I am. I will be wearing my shirt too!