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.
Yes, I am kind of bragging.
Nice job, Steve!
It’s not bragging if you can do it. Congratulations and thanks for letting us know.
More training needed. Either that, or it’s time to Nancy Kerrigan your competition!
That’s an awesome score! Without placing, you will just have to enjoy drinking the rest of the batch. I think you can make that happen
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.
I feel like an Olympian because I’ve been drinking caipirinha’s every night this week. Your story is much better 
Congrats, Steve!
Woe is me! There is only one bottle left. 
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!
Yep ;D Go figure. Regardless, congrats on the BOS.
Thanks. Just funny how those things work out. Probably wasn’t really a BOS and not really a 29 point beer either. Either way I schwilled it all down!
Congratulations!
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I wonder if I should apply to have my permanent ban rescinded.
Not until you promise to scrap your copper wort chiller and buy 2 pounds of potassium metabisulfate.
Only if they ask real nicely.
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.