Monmouth00
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The New Jersey State Fair Homebrew Competition is open, and while I'm not going to enter a beer, it got me wondering.
What exactly does it take to win in a competition? Can anyone who has entered and won - or the some of the judges for that matter - weigh in on what exactly the beer is being judged on?
If brewing a Weiss beer, for example, is it being judged against the judges' perception of the style? Like, how good of an example of a Weiss it is? Or are competitors expected to put a new twist on a Weiss - like an interesting choice of hops, or fruit, etc.
Or does it simply come down to taste in a given category? "This is the best-tasting APA in the category, so it wins"
I've never even considered entering a competition, and probably won't unless it's on a whim, but I am curious.
Thanks!
What exactly does it take to win in a competition? Can anyone who has entered and won - or the some of the judges for that matter - weigh in on what exactly the beer is being judged on?
If brewing a Weiss beer, for example, is it being judged against the judges' perception of the style? Like, how good of an example of a Weiss it is? Or are competitors expected to put a new twist on a Weiss - like an interesting choice of hops, or fruit, etc.
Or does it simply come down to taste in a given category? "This is the best-tasting APA in the category, so it wins"
I've never even considered entering a competition, and probably won't unless it's on a whim, but I am curious.
Thanks!