Midlands Homebrew Club presents "Yeast exBEERiment " Homebrew Competition
We are back again this year with our annual homebrew competition with our co-sponsors Lineman Brewing, Wicklow Hops Company and the Homebrew Company.
Judging will be held in the Midlands Homebrew Club HQ at Dead Centre Brewing, Athlone on the 2nd of November
As always this competition is an open style competition. Basically the best tasting beer as per the judges decision.
The theme this year is to use the same single strain of yeast for all beers, after that you are free to brew pretty much what you like.
The yeast will be provided thanks to Wicklow Hops Company, link on the yeast description is below
https://whclab.com/product/high-voltage-yeast/?v=d2cb7bbc0d23
1st Prize - You will get the chance to brew your recipe in collaboration with Lineman Brewing Company on a commercial scale, also some Lineman Brewing Company merch, €75 voucher from Homebrew Company
2nd Prize - €50 voucher from Homebrew Company , Lineman Brewing Company merch.
3rd Prize - €25 voucher from Homebrew Company , Lineman Brewing Company merch.
More details on entry, T&C to follow very soon
Hi All, please see entry form below, entries are limited to 28, I am reserving 14 spots for the Midlands brewers for 1 week. You can edit the data at a later point, so please just enter once.
1 entry per brewer (for now), entry fee is €5, no pay no judging (and yes this has happened in the past)
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdAM68_p3-mGYIkcBOndeuNfVOCIVa_KsvLR9hoCxY-KTTv8A/viewform?usp=sf_link
What methods of payment do you take for the competition?
An email was sent out with instructions for the competitions, all but 2 have got back to me.
We have enough beers to classify into 3 sections, 1-IPA/DIPA 2-Lagers 3-Stouts/Dark. We will give a top 3 for each section put sorry no actual prizes 😊 , then the final round will determine the top 3 with the prize allocation. Great mix of beers should be a good day for the judges 😊
Also looking for judges on the day itself, please PM if interested
Congratulations to all on a great day at Dead Centre on Saturday
Category results (no prizes, just for recognition)
Stout/Dark
1st Paul Elston
2nd Fernando
3rd Enda Coates
Lager
1st Dan McGee
2nd Paddy Gunn
3rd Brendan Kenny
IPA/APA/DIPA
1st Des Kirk
2nd Neil Bolton
3rd Ciaran Cunningham
Best in Show
1st Paul Elston
2nd Neil Bolton
3rd Des Kirk
Honorable mention Paddy Havern
Best in show explainer
Each table had 7 beers to judge, but because there was so many in the IPA category 1 or 2 IPAs went to other tables. The categorys were based purely on judges scores. The best in show was decided by the best 2 beers put forward from each table where they were judged as a collective.
A bit long winded alright but actually more democratic, the category section was more just recognitions TBH
Results and comments will be email out during the week