Yesterday I looked over the results from the Clark County fair homebrew competition to see how well my entries did. My best score was for a hellesbock: 42.33 and fourth place overall. The top three get gift certificates to Bader Homebrew supply. Third place was a score of 42.5, ARRRRGH, only .18 point away from the podium.
I once had a 43 from a national judge and a pro brewer - it didn’t place in the competition as a Helles. I enjoyed that beer all the more and so should you with yours! Congrats on hitting such a high mark and consider re-brewing it for future comps - as a judge I welcome exceptional beers to evaluate.
In the interest of full disclosure I should also report that I got a 36.33 for a British barleywine, a 31 for a Czech pilsner, and a 25.5 for an alt.
About what I expected for the first two, but the alt score was a bit of a disappointment. Oh well, I’ll have to give the score sheets a good look when I pick them up next week.
It’s always a crapshoot. Some judges score high, some low, most are fair, occasionally you get a head scratcher. I got a 41 on a cider @ NHC this year that didn’t advance to 2nd round. The beers I submitted were 38 and 39 (didn’t advance either). You just never know.
You said it! Just stole a 1st Best of Show with an American Blond ale at a recent comp. It was also judged at another competition on the same day and not only did it not place, it only scored a 29. Ha!
I think this proves that I can brew a lager contrary to what the fellas at the little uberbrewers forum seem to think.
I wonder if I should apply to have my permanent ban rescinded.
While perusing through some old papers I found my score sheets from the 2015 competition. The hellesbock that scored 42.33 this years scored 30.5 a year ago, so lagering in the bottle does work.
The barleywine that scored 36 this year scored 31 last year.