For some reason I feel like I would describe you as “tanky”. 
That’s up to the organizer of the comp. Personally, I’m not sure that’s a good idea for most comps. But as long as it didn’t discourage judges from writing comments, also, they might be OK.
On the homebrewtalk forums you justified the high cost of the competition with - “Also, at $12 for what is essentially TWO competitions, I think this is a fair price.”
So is it one? Or two?
It’s one competition with two sets of organizing costs, and thus costs more.
And again, there was feedback given on every single one of the 30 Category 3 beers we judged. There were also 3 judges for most teams vs only 2 for most First Round entries. So 2 or (usually) 3 sets of feedback from judges of which 54% were National and 13% were Master. Some Pros too.
I for one am waiting to actually receive my scoresheet before I get up on the internet and complain
Good idea!!
Hi Frank,
The score sheets are currently on a truck en route from Philadelphia to Boulder, CO. This usually takes 1 week after the conference concludes. After that, it will take me another week to 2 weeks to mail all of the score sheets and ship all of the prizes that were not picked up at the Awards Ceremony. You can expect to receive your score sheet about the 3rd week of July.
Cheers,
Janis
Thanks Janis! This the exact answer I wanted. I didn’t mean to start a ruckus with all of the nonsensual complaining.
I for one prefer sensual complaining. 
scores are up too, by the way, in case anyone did not know that yet. On the entry page.
Cool… Thanks. I did not know that.
Looks like my entry scored higher in the finals than it did to take first in the regionals… Still not enough to get a medal… Next year!
Great job getting into the final round! That is a win in itself. I’ve entered the last two years and have yet to move on into the final round. Next year is my theme song
Thanks! By no means am I bummed about not placing, but it would have been pretty epic winning a medal on my second all-grain brew… I brewed it July 31, 2012. I looked back at my journal to get the exact recipe to submit. It’s funny how much I didn’t know what I was doing and then funnier how well it actually turned out.
Wow - the competition must have been stiff in Belgian Strong. My beer got a 46.3 but did not place.
No score on one of my entries so I am not sure what went on there.
Did you already get your scoresheets back? Or are you viewing your scores on the website?
46.3 and not place? Wow indeed!
Hi All,
Here is an update on the score sheets. The truck has not arrived in Boulder yet. As long as that is the case, it pushes out the expected turn around for the score sheets, medals, and prizes. Sorry for the delay.
Cheers,
Janis
Geez, Janis, you mea you didn’t drive it yourself?
Hi Denny,
I sure missed you in Philadelphia! I think there is a clause in my contract about not climbing ladders or driving big trucks while the National Homebrew Competition is not yet completed.
Cheers,
Janis
Wish I could have been there, Janis!
Sounds like your group was unfamiliar with the score sheet or something else is wrong. An experienced judge should be able to fill out a traditional score sheet in an average of 10 min. If people are taking longer they need to work on their speed. The tick sheet is definitely faster as Denny noted. Now three people on a team ALWAYS is slower than just having two and if you are changing categories you may need to review the guidelines which takes time.
I did 11 beers in both rounds and in the afternoon had to completely fill in the cider score sheets. In the morning we were clipping along about 7 or 8 min per beer and also took some breaks and talked some smack. In the afternoon probably a similar pace, but were filling in the sheets cider sheets completely.