2017 National Brewing Championships

[Leann ull]

That's the whole purpose of it. I'd prefer if you stayed away from it seeing as you're not one of the funk experts. 100% brett fermentations exhibit a lot less/very little funk compared to secondary fermented/bottle conditioned brett beers. Just a non-funky tip in case you ever do go judging!

Introduce yourself to me if you are coming to the Nationals and I'll tell you what you said above is really funny.

[garciaBernal]

Oh thank God
Be funny if it was the only one now as all the bjcp funk judges on here (many) would seek it out and dissect it to shreds! All that feckin hype I'm going looking for it if I'm involved on the day
Best of Luck in any case

Do you think this was constructive?

[Leann ull]

Hey you started by questioning if the standard of judging at the Nationals would be good enough to judge your beer, seriously?

[garciaBernal]

Hey you started by questioning if the standard of judging at the Nationals would be good enough to judge your beer, seriously?

I asked if there was a history of people entering brett beer. I then asked about the level of training bjcp judges get for brett beers, if any, to which I got proper answer from molc. I thought I might be wasting my time entering a brett beer if it gets lumped into some other category due to nobody else brewing the style. I never said it was a world class beer, just a brett beer, and if flawed I'd like to know why. You're the one that wants to gather everyone around to pull it apart for some reason.

[nigel_c]

I entered a brett beer last year ( and won a gold  ) and got good feedback. Cant remember who judged it but they made good points and could spot the processes I followed.

[Leann ull]

You're the one that wants to gather everyone around to pull it apart for some reason.

You put in up on a pedestal by asking about the quality of the judging, inferring were they good enough to judge your beer? The judging and BJCP judging process has been shared 10's of times on the forum and judging standards and criteria are totally transparent, beers only get judged to their category, if you are comfortable with the general concept and process enter your beer for feedback, if not look elsewhere, your local club perhaps?
 

[Leann ull]

Lads,
Just a quick question... 375ml/750ml mead bottles are allowed?

Deja Vue Bachus?, you want your crown back? Definitely no 750's, what a waste of mead on a judge. Last year was it not 330-500Ml? Nothing clearly identifiable!  Gary and I judged last year in Belfast and 330's were fine, anything more than that and its  waste for Mead. Wine is the only cat 750's are allowed for practical handling reasons.

[garciaBernal]

You're the one that wants to gather everyone around to pull it apart for some reason.

You put in up on a pedestal by asking about the quality of the judging, inferring were they good enough to judge your beer? The judging and BJCP judging process has been shared 10's of times on the forum and judging standards and criteria are totally transparent, beers only get judged to their category, if you are comfortable with the general concept and process enter your beer for feedback, if not look elsewhere, your local club perhaps?

Was it my poetic use of the English language that confused you? molc answered my question. Thanks CH.

[Bubbles]

Lads,
Just a quick question... 375ml/750ml mead bottles are allowed?

Deja Vue Bachus?, you want your crown back? Definitely no 750's, what a waste of mead on a judge. Last year was it not 330-500Ml? Nothing clearly identifiable!  Gary and I judged last year in Belfast and 330's were fine, anything more than that and its  waste for Mead. Wine is the only cat 750's are allowed for practical handling reasons.

CH, take bachus's 750... I'll happily wait outside for anything the judges don't drink. Seriously.

[Leann ull]

Tell you what you two enter 750's and everybody else 330s or less

[tommy]

The 'pay your fee' button isnt doing anything for me on the competition page, anyone else experiencing this? Any moderator to help?

[beanstalk]

I have a couple wee questions you may be able to help me with.

I'm entering a milk stout which contains lactose sugar in the 'sweet stout' category and probably a brown ale that contains pecans. Is it in the brewer's specifics that I mention this? It says not to mention any specific ingredients but I don't want a judge to die from anaphylactic shock from the pecans or keel over with stomach pains from lactose intolerance . 

Also, if my brown ale contains pecans, can I still enter it in the brown ale category?

[Leann ull]

All judges have signed a waiver and are not either lactose or nut intolerant.
If pecans are obvious in flavour list them

[LASERBOY147]

Hi . Is there a (division of beers per judging day list )set u
As in what cats on which day?

[molc]

Nope, we never know that detail.