So I got my score sheets back from the recent homebrew comp. I scored fairly average on most of my brews. As it turns out Dust Devil missed 1st place by only one point. I got some pretty good feedback, too. Some of the criticism I got actually reflected the same as the thoughts I was having about my personal flaws. Only one beer got criticism I wasnt expecting which was my Pale (Cactus Nectar). The judges all made the comment that it had a barnyard character, which is strange. I never noticed that myself. I used US05 at 65F, so Im surprised they all detected barnyard at all. Not a big deal, because I really didnt think very highly of that beer anyway. Im fairly happy with the results. The scores were as follows; - American Stout (Elephant Mountain) = 33.66 points, Judges comments; Balanced, Flavorful, Roasty Goodness - Baltic Porter (Spiced Pumpkin Porter) = 36 points, Judges comments; Very well made Baltic that is smooth and offers a complexity that is worthy of the style - American Pale (Cactus Nectar) = 23 points, Judges comments; Wild Barnyard Aroma, Despite aroma its refreshing, Sour lemon barnyard character - American Brown (Cloudy London Day) = 30.7 points, Nice retention and lacing, Could use more roast and bittering, Easy to drink, Could use more malt complexity and bitterness (I totally agree with these comments) - American IPA (Dust Devil) = 35.33 points, Beautiful blend of West Coast citrus hops and some herbal/dank as well, Good balance of hops and malt, GREAT IPA! But move some of the bittering hops to the middle of the boil and dial back the crystal malt! (I agree with that last comment, as well) It was a great learning experience. Its nice to have the feedback, so I can tweak my process and recipes. Next year they plan to go full out BJCP certified with requirements and judging, so I gotta step up my game!
Posted on: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 22:35:32 +0000
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