NHC 1st round

[bcmaui]

Here are the top point leaders based on my code I threw together.
56 Austin Zealots
56 Greater Everett Brewers
56 San Luis Obispo Brewers (SLOB)
60 Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM)
68 Scioto, Olentangy & Darby Zymurgists (SODZ)
68 Whidbey Island Zymurgy Association (WIZA)
76 Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
76 Urban Knaves of Grain
104 Saint Paul Homebrewers Club
172 QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
172 The Brewing Network

QUAFF 172, BNArmy 172 - That's easy to judge - Jamil won

JZ is the one of the few that can bring San Diego together with the Bay Area to unite Cali (and the rest of us who don't live in Cali)

(p.s. screw the haters)

[TheDarkSide]

Congrats to all the winners good job guys!! I got a 32.5 for my flanders red and 29.5 for my bock, not bad but not what i was hoping for for at least the flanders. Anyone know when we will be expecting score sheets?

I got my scoresheets from NYC yesterday. If you entered in Atlanta, some have said they have a history of getting them back late. Hopefully you'll get them soon. I got some good feedback on some of my sheets, including a GM judge who judged my mead. I ended up with a 29 for a metheglin that got dinged for having too much vanilla character. I was afraid of that because I know I left it on the beans too long and used more than I should have ( 6 for 5 gallons). Next batch will be more subdued.

[BrewChoPs]

Congrats and best of luck to all you who advanced!

And good luck to the BN for CotY. A lot of us roll with our local clubs, otherwise Seattle would've had a better showing.

I ended up with a 29 for a metheglin that got dinged for having too much vanilla character. I was afraid of that because I know I left it on the beans too long and used more than I should have ( 6 for 5 gallons). Next batch will be more subdued.

Hope you have a nice trad to blend it down a bit in the short term?

[NTabb]

Congrats to the BN'rs moving on to the second round! I had a 42 and a 44 in Atlanta and neither placed. Bummed.

[TheDarkSide]

I ended up with a 29 for a metheglin that got dinged for having too much vanilla character. I was afraid of that because I know I left it on the beans too long and used more than I should have ( 6 for 5 gallons). Next batch will be more subdued.

Hope you have a nice trad to blend it down a bit in the short term?

Unfortunately no. Do you think the vanilla character will fade with age? I enjoy it but then I love vanilla!

[brewinhard]

My oktoberfest advanced to the final round with a 1st place. Weird, as I thought it was the worst beer that I entered out of the 7 I sent in. 5 others went to mini-BOS with great scores, but none advanced. I always find judging in comps to be quite subjective some times. Good luck to all in the finals!

[Ozwald]

I ended up with a 29 for a metheglin that got dinged for having too much vanilla character. I was afraid of that because I know I left it on the beans too long and used more than I should have ( 6 for 5 gallons). Next batch will be more subdued.

Hope you have a nice trad to blend it down a bit in the short term?

Unfortunately no. Do you think the vanilla character will fade with age? I enjoy it but now I love vanilla!

If you like it, fuck the judges.

[herbaljoe]

If you like it, fuck the judges.

/agree