dangerbrew
Well-Known Member
Just looking for some general insights from anyone with thoughts.
I judged a competition this past monday and it really struck me just how much aroma is counted towards the final score of the beer by BJCP guidelines - 12 points - only 8 points away from flavor's 20 - and that it's something that I feel isn't considered as much as it might as well should be in brewing: producing a great aroma, even in a beer that doesn't have a great, big, defining addition to it - hops, etc. Of course, in some cases, and especially in some lagers an aroma isn't appropriate, but for all other cases... well... anybody?
I judged a competition this past monday and it really struck me just how much aroma is counted towards the final score of the beer by BJCP guidelines - 12 points - only 8 points away from flavor's 20 - and that it's something that I feel isn't considered as much as it might as well should be in brewing: producing a great aroma, even in a beer that doesn't have a great, big, defining addition to it - hops, etc. Of course, in some cases, and especially in some lagers an aroma isn't appropriate, but for all other cases... well... anybody?