BJCP Course Day 1 - 29th June (WJ Kavanagh)

[Padraic]

Venue: W J Kavanagh, Dorset Street, Dublin 1
Date: 29th June 2013 (10:00 - 17:00)

Topic's to be covered:

Styles

1. LIGHT LAGER
A. Lite American Lager
B. Standard American Lager
C. Premium American Lager
D. Munich Helles
E. Dortmunder Export

2. PILSNER
A. German Pilsner (Pils)
B. Bohemian Pilsener
C. Classic American Pilsner
3. EUROPEAN AMBER LAGER
A. Vienna Lager
B. Oktoberfest/Märzen

4. DARK LAGER
A. Dark American Lager
B. Munich Dunkel
C. Schwarzbier

5. BOCK
A. Maibock/Helles Bock
B. Traditional Bock
C. Doppelbock
D. Eisbock

Theory

Malt
Water

[Padraic]

Just updating with some of the beer's we expect to be tasting on the day. There was one other taht I could source but it was well out of budget (€46 for a 2 litre bottle of Eggenberg Urbock Dunkel Eisbock) but if we get lucky along the way with other prices it might be worth trying!

Venue: W J Kavanagh, Dorset Street, Dublin 1
Date: 29th June 2013 (10:00 - 17:00)

Topic's to be covered:

Styles

1. LIGHT LAGER
A. Lite American Lager (Coors Light)
B. Standard American Lager (Padst Blue Ribbon)
C. Premium American Lager (Miller Genuine Draft)
D. Munich Helles (Spaten Premium Lager)
E. Dortmunder Export (Unable to source an example in time, will review on the next tasting day)

2. PILSNER
A. German Pilsner (Pils) (Warsteiner)
B. Bohemian Pilsener (Pilsner Urquell)
C. Classic American Pilsner (Unlikely to be able to source at any point)

3. EUROPEAN AMBER LAGER
A. Vienna Lager (Negra Modelo)
B. Oktoberfest/Märzen (Spaten Oktoberfest)

4. DARK LAGER
A. Dark American Lager (Unable to source an example in time, will review on the next tasting day)
B. Munich Dunkel (Hofbrau Dunkel)
C. Schwarzbier (Kulmbacher Monschof Premium Schwartzbier)

5. BOCK
A. Maibock/Helles Bock (Hirsch Mai Bock)
B. Traditional Bock (Monschof bockbier)
C. Doppelbock (Paulaner Salvator)
D. Eisbock

Theory
Malt
Water

[Padraic]

Some of the beers...

[johnrm]

I'll be there in the nick of time.
Pints after?

[johnrm]

I could scour the offies in Cork if I had a shopping list and the required volumes.

[Padraic]

If ya don't mind having a look John...

Here are a list of the BJCP recommended beers for the three styles I've been unable to source:

1E - DAB Export, Dortmunder Union Export, Dortmunder Kronen, Ayinger Jahrhundert, Great Lakes Dortmunder Gold, Barrel House Duveneck's Dortmunder, Bell's Lager, Dominion Lager, Gordon Biersch Golden Export, Flensburger Gold.

4A - Dixie Blackened Voodoo, Shiner Bock, San Miguel Dark, Baltika #4, Beck's Dark, Saint Pauli Girl Dark, Warsteiner Dunkel, Heineken Dark Lager, Crystal Diplomat Dark Beer

5D - Kulmbacher Reichelbräu Eisbock, Eggenberg Urbock Dunkel Eisbock, Niagara Eisbock, Capital Eisphyre, Southampton Eisbock

[johnrm]

2litres for each category?

[Padraic]

2litres for each category?

Yea 2 litres of each!

Padraic, have you asked Dean McGuinness directly?

No but they do not stock a lot of the beers required unfortunately, possibly for other styles but for lagers. I will check them out for the next few days.

[johnrm]

Cremin and Radley are based in Little Island.
http://www.crdrinks.com/

I've not looked through their full range yet, but thay may be able to supply, or direct us towards a retailer that has the required beers in stock.

[Padraic]

Just updateing the dropping of Malt from the theory side. There will be an introduction to tasting and the BJCP tasting that replaces it! It seemed like a better use of my time with a few days to go!

Venue: W J Kavanagh, Dorset Street, Dublin 1
Date: 29th June 2013 (10:00 - 17:00)

Topic's to be covered:

Styles

1. LIGHT LAGER
A. Lite American Lager (Coors Light)
B. Standard American Lager (Padst Blue Ribbon)
C. Premium American Lager (Miller Genuine Draft)
D. Munich Helles (Spaten Premium Lager)
E. Dortmunder Export (Unable to source an example in time, will review on the next tasting day)

2. PILSNER
A. German Pilsner (Pils) (Warsteiner)
B. Bohemian Pilsener (Pilsner Urquell)
C. Classic American Pilsner (Unlikely to be able to source at any point)

3. EUROPEAN AMBER LAGER
A. Vienna Lager (Negra Modelo)
B. Oktoberfest/Märzen (Spaten Oktoberfest)

4. DARK LAGER
A. Dark American Lager (Unable to source an example in time, will review on the next tasting day)
B. Munich Dunkel (Hofbrau Dunkel)
C. Schwarzbier (Kulmbacher Monschof Premium Schwartzbier)

5. BOCK
A. Maibock/Helles Bock (Hirsch Mai Bock)
B. Traditional Bock (Monschof bockbier)
C. Doppelbock (Paulaner Salvator)
D. Eisbock

Theory
Water

[Shane Phelan]

+ 2L of infected beer complements of JohnC. (he dropped it over to me last night)

[johnrm]

Have ye got the 'off' beer from the Well?
Shane/Ronan lost that puppy and had it returned in the Well.
A 6pack of swing tops.

[beerfly]

did not want to chance walking through the north inner city with a six pack at 1am so left them with shane

[johnrm]

Even off beer is valuable to us.
What are we like?!

[Dunkel]

Have to say this was a great day. Just apart from tasting 14 different lager styles, running the gamut (whatever that is) from Coors Light through Schwarzbier to Doppelbock, interesting talk by Will_D on water and Padraic's "How to taste beer and pass the BJCP exam", very good to meet some of the guys from Belfast, Galway and Cork. I reckon we'll have a rake of new, recently-approved, shiny-clean judges for the next National in March.

Hats off to Padraic