treacheroustexan
Well-Known Member
Applications for entries open at 10 MT (12pm EST) today.
I’m going to try and get a couple entries in this year. Good luck to all!
I’m going to try and get a couple entries in this year. Good luck to all!
I would be more than glad to pay the extra $9 if I got to the second round.
The past 3 years, I have scored 38, 38, and 40 and didn't advance. I'm hoping this year I'll get to the second round.
I hope everyone has been saving their money...the AHA has now added an additional 9 dollar per entry fee for the final round on top of the 16 dollar first round entry fee. With shipping and a successful first round, this comp will be quite pricey.
Is this the biggest competition out there?
Is this the biggest competition out there?
I would be more than glad to pay the extra $9 if I got to the second round.
The past 3 years, I have scored 38, 38, and 40 and didn't advance. I'm hoping this year I'll get to the second round.
What if you don’t get into the Cleveland location? I don’t think they make any guarantees you’ll get in your first pickThat’s what I thought. It does add up but it’s such a very well run competition and I’ll gladly pay the money if I make it there. I’m lucky to live right next door to the Cleveland drop off so no shipping for me.
What if you don’t get into the Cleveland location? I don’t think they make any guarantees you’ll get in your first pick
I see a Feb 20 to March 5 delivery window on the dates and deadlines page. Is it safe assume that you have until March 5 at all first round judging locations?
They also mention to look at the judging center info but everything is TBD so that is why posted.
Thinking about entering this year and trying to see if I have enough to brew something.
Went to take a look at things it and it appears they extended the application window. It now says Jan 27 8am MT
After entering one year and serving as a steward that same year, I won't waste my time/money/beer again. Here's my experience:
I had two entries: a blonde ale using the centennial blonde recipe and a NEIPA.
The blonde came out exceptionally well and my non-craft beer drinking friends loved it.
The feedback? "Overly bitter and hoppy. Not the approachable, easy drinking beer for the style." This on a beer with a theoretical IBU of 22. Score of 27.
The NEIPA was a diacetyl bomb. I dumped the keg after bottling, but sent it in because I didn't know if it would hurt my chances in the future to sign up for an entry and not submit anything. I expected a courtesy 13 or, maybe up to a 20 if they were nice. Certified judges in my homebrew club picked up the diacetyl immediately and agreed it was pronounced. Yet not a single comment about that and they gave it a score of 34.
So either they mixed my bottles with someone else's or the judges were clueless. Comments and scores did not match my beers in any way, shape or form.
Now...as a steward. The judges were expected to judge far too many beers. I had judges sigh and ask how many more to be judged when I brought the next beer, then groan when I said 6 more. They were burnt out and had blown palates, IMO.
It would be cool to score well, medal, get to the next round, etc., but I have zero confidence that the quality of my beer is deciding factor in that, so why bother?
My only other entry was a local competition where my NEIPA scored a 43 and won best of show.
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