Using low AA hops

moti_mo · Oct 17, 2012

Hernando said:
Well I entered the beer in the competition and found out the results for The Great American Beer Challenge and my Tenebrous Verboten Ale took 3rd place for Porters. I entered it as a robust porter and one judge did state it was lacking the roastiness they were expecting in a robust porter. But, third place for an experiment and for my first competition, has me excited.

Congrats on the medal! Did you already get score sheets back for the comp or did you go to the ceremony/meeting on Thursday? I wanted to go on Thursday, but that was the only night I got GABF tickets for.

Hernando · Oct 18, 2012

Thanks. I went to the forum on Thursday since I wasn't able to volunteer for the GABF this year. It was actually a really cool event and getting to hear & meet Mitch Steele from Stone as well as John Bryant form No-Li was a pretty sweet deal. No-Li took 1st for their Crystal Bitter which is a delicious beer ( I recommend picking up a bottle if you can). The samples from Stone and No-LI were fantastic and there were some extraordinary homebrews. I definitely recommend it next year if you can swing it moti_mo.

moti_mo · Oct 18, 2012

I will definitely try to go next year. It was in the cards for a bit this year, b/c I thought I was going to Saturday afternoon GABF. But then some plans/ticket availability got switched around and Thursday was my only day to go. I would've really liked to have heard Mitch Steele's talk, and meet him, and I've never even had any No-Li beers.

Next year.

Hernando · Oct 18, 2012

Wel if you want to know what he talked about, is was mostly some stuff that he had in his book he just released: IPA: Brewing Techniques, Recipes and the Evolution of India Pale Ale

http://www.amazon.com/dp/1938469003/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

Mostly history of the style but it was still cool.