Which BJCP#? 16E or 20A

[rjharper]

I brewed a mango peach saison that I want to enter in a competition.  I’m leaning towards submitting as a 16E based on the comments in the 20A description that “other fruit-based Belgian specialties should be entered in the Belgian Specialty Ale category (16E)”. I guess its just a little hard not to want to enter it as a fruit beer for some reason.  I just don’t want a bunch of penalized scores with comments “should have entered it as a XXX”. Any thoughts from experienced judges?  I don’t have enough to enter both.

[snowtiger87]

I would ask myself “Is it mango first, then beer, or is it Belgian Beer first, then mango” and enter it accordingly. I.E. - Mango first would be in “fruit beer” and Belgian first would be in “Belgian Specialty”.

Or you could enter it in both 

[mmitchem]

@snowtiger87

I would ask myself “Is it mango first, then beer, or is it Belgian Beer first, then mango” and enter it accordingly. I.E. - Mango first would be in “fruit beer” and Belgian first would be in “Belgian Specialty”.

Or you could enter it in both 

+1 - I would enter it in both categories too.

[saintsbrew (saintpierre)]

@snowtiger87

I would ask myself “Is it mango first, then beer, or is it Belgian Beer first, then mango” and enter it accordingly. I.E. - Mango first would be in “fruit beer” and Belgian first would be in “Belgian Specialty”.

Or you could enter it in both 

+1 I would enter both. Or you could send me a couple bottles and I’ll get back to you with my analysis.  Sounds wicked tasty!

[a10t2]

@snowtiger87

Or you could enter it in both

@mmitchem

+1 - I would enter it in both categories too.

@saintsbrew

+1 I would enter both.

@rjharper

I don’t have enough to enter both.

[rjharper]

@a10t2

@snowtiger87

Or you could enter it in both

@mmitchem

+1 - I would enter it in both categories too.

@saintsbrew

+1 I would enter both.

@rjharper

I don’t have enough to enter both.

Haha exactly.  :o

[rjharper]

Tasted it tonight; definitely Belgian first, fruit second in the background.  16E it is…

[stbloomfield_gmail.com (ccfoo242)]

I’ve never been a fruit beer fan but the words mango, peach, and saison put together sound like something tasty! Good luck!