hopbumpingbrewer wrote:I have to admit, I am starting to question the process. I know that they mean well and are looking for the best beer, however I am starting to feel that the competition has a certain incertitude.
Oh well,
Bump
I'm scratching my head too, Bump. I sent a beer that had medaled in two separate 300+ entry comps since Feb and it got a 28 at NHC. I sent another that was BoS in a 350 entry comp and it got a 26 at NHC. These are from the same batch, bottled at the same time, and stored cold until they get shipped off.
I wonder if shipping can possibly be *that* brutal. Maybe they were served really really freaking cold or something. I think I'll pull the sheets out tonight and email a judge or two and see if there was anything unusual about the judging environment.
I've done some judging, so I understand there are foibles, but daaaaang!