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Title: National's 2018 ?
Post by: benji on November 06, 2017, 09:35:47 PM
Howdy all, any news on next years National comp.
Any dates in mind ? any changes to the beer club competition ?
Title: Re: National's 2018 ?
Post by: Bazza on November 07, 2017, 08:14:32 AM
Hi Benji,

Details are still being worked on the competition wrt the finalization of venues, club cup, etc, but provisional dates for the 2 legs are 17th February and 3rd March.

Expect a full announcement confirming the details in the next couple of weeks.

Cheers,

-Barry
Title: Re: National's 2018 ?
Post by: benji on November 07, 2017, 01:57:32 PM
Thanks Barry

- Brendan
Title: Re: National's 2018 ?
Post by: fishjam45 (Colin) on November 29, 2017, 02:07:09 PM
Afternoon,

I'm planning ahead for the Nationals and looking at dates etc.  Are those dates mentioned above set yet?

Cheers,
Colin

Title: Re: National's 2018 ?
Post by: Bazza on November 30, 2017, 08:58:39 AM
Quote from: fishjam45 (Colin) on November 29, 2017, 02:07:09 PM
Afternoon,

I'm planning ahead for the Nationals and looking at dates etc.  Are those dates mentioned above set yet?


Sorry, Colin; missed your post yesterday.


Yep; you can pretty much take those dates as read. Still working on the finer details but an announcement is imminent (I promise).

Cheers,

-Barry
Title: Re: National's 2018 ?
Post by: delzep on November 30, 2017, 09:53:27 AM
Any word on the club cup and how it's going to be done?
Title: Re: National's 2018 ?
Post by: fishjam45 (Colin) on November 30, 2017, 10:47:14 AM
Cheers Barry.

I don't know if it's possible but if we knew what categories would be judged on the separate dates it would be a great help to those brewing beers that are best enjoyed young.

Thanks again,
Colin
Title: Re: National's 2018 ?
Post by: Tom on November 30, 2017, 10:56:18 AM
I second Fishjam's request. Having previously judged American Pale Ales, I can recommend that anyone who has already brewed one, don't enter it into the nationals. Don't waste all that Amarillo. Wait for it.... wait for it...
Title: Re: National's 2018 ?
Post by: fishjam45 (Colin) on November 30, 2017, 11:00:41 AM
Or maybe even assign the early drinkers to a certain leg - there you go lads Pales and the likes aim to have ready to drink Feb 17th. Again just a suggestion.

Thanks again
Title: Re: National's 2018 ?
Post by: Bazza on November 30, 2017, 11:43:01 AM
Hi guys,

Categories, club cup, and other such details are still being finalised, so there's not a huge pile I can tell you right now, but please keep your suggestions coming too, as it all helps. Appreciate your point re the early drinkers.

(Apologies for the blatantly politician-sounding answer there  ??? )

Cheers,

-Barry
Title: Re: National's 2018 ?
Post by: Tom on November 30, 2017, 11:52:45 AM
You've a lot on your plate, lads and lasses, you tell us when you're ready.

There's only a fortnight between the dates anyway, and the beers are stored well (Irish_Goat is a cellar-managing legend), there's not going to be that much deterioration in quality, even in a wheat beer, although it seems I can only keep a banana ester bottled for about an hour.