2 Jun
2004
2 Jun
'04
2:31 p.m.
Judges do their best, just like in the NBA.
How else can the same entry get a 41 and first place in one contest and a
17 in the next contest? Could a bottle go that bad? Maybe.
At 12:49 PM 6/1/2004 -0500, Steve Fletty wrote:
What the heck do BJCP judges know anyway? ;-)
There is a bit of the 'luck of the draw" element in the judges you get in
any homebrew contest.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Moranz" <mmoranz(a)net-info.com>
To: "Rick Oftel" <Rick.Oftel(a)toro.com>; <allan.boyce(a)usbank.com>
Cc: <mba(a)thebarn.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 11:08 AM
Subject: RE: Mashout
> I concur! A comment of note on a mixed fruit mead with cinnamon. "too
> complex" I used 4 fruits. They speculated I was "over reaching"
> Mike
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mba-bounce(a)thebarn.com [mailto:mba-bounce@thebarn.com]On Behalf Of
> > Rick Oftel
> > Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 2:44 PM
> > To: allan.boyce(a)usbank.com
> > Cc: mba(a)thebarn.com
> > Subject: Mashout
> >
> >
> > Al, Just a quick thank you for putting together such a well run
> > contest and series of events. This contest just keeps getting
> > larger and larger every year. The prizes were very nice. Two
> > days after the event the scores were tallied, the sheets were
> > returned and the medals arrived!
> >
> > I have already put the date for next years contest into the
> > planning system and will work my May events to fit around it.
> >
> > The one thing I learned this year and should have remembered from
> > previous contests is the word enter. You can't win or find out
> > anything out unless you try. You can disagree or argue with the
> > results but the feedback is always valuable. It was interesting
> > to look over the multitude of comments and contrast them with
> > some of the folks doing the judging. Some people are very
> > sensitive to hops and mentioned I used too many. Other folks are
> > at the other end of the spectrum and mentioned I needed more.
> > One comment suggested that I use a little grain in my recipe to
> > increase the malt character. Hmmmmm............
> >
> > All in all, the judging was good. Points were a little scarce.
> >
> > Look forward to next year.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Rick Oftel
> > MHBA Member at Large
> >
> >
> >
>
>
//Mike Behrendt
email - MBehrendt(a)mn.rr.com