2015 Lethbridge Werthogs WertContest Due Feb 27

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Post by mcgster » Sat Mar 07, 2015 5:03 pm

I imagine we will see a similar slate of winners between these two comps and the yeast wranglers. It is always interesting to see how these close competitions turn out.

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Post by GuingesRock » Sat Mar 07, 2015 5:57 pm

They always say results will be posted on or after a certain time (and they usually post before). Nowhere else could you get away with that. "I'll be sure to meet you on or after Saturday."
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Post by LeafMan66_67 » Sat Mar 07, 2015 6:20 pm

GuingesRock wrote:They always say results will be posted on or after a certain time (and they usually post before). Nowhere else could you get away with that. "I'll be sure to meet you on or after Saturday."
That's 'cause in the home brewer / craft brewing community, we are a very relaxed and laid back bunch! :lol:
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Post by mcgster » Sat Mar 07, 2015 6:22 pm

Hahaha they probably watch all the ocd Brewers refresh the results page repeatedly.


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Post by LiverDance » Sat Mar 07, 2015 8:02 pm

I think they leaked the results of this comp, just got a tweet through brewosers. I'll post it here
"Twenty years ago — a time, by the way, that hops such as Simcoe and Citra were already being developed, but weren’t about to find immediate popularity — there wasn’t a brewer on earth who would have gone to the annual Hop Growers of American convention and said, “I’m going to have a beer that we make 4,000 barrels of, one time a year. It flies off the shelf at damn near $20 a six-pack, and you know what it smells like? It smells like your cat ate your weed and then pissed in the Christmas tree.” - Bell’s Brewery Director of Operations John Mallet on the scent of their popular Hopslam.

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"Twenty years ago — a time, by the way, that hops such as Simcoe and Citra were already being developed, but weren’t about to find immediate popularity — there wasn’t a brewer on earth who would have gone to the annual Hop Growers of American convention and said, “I’m going to have a beer that we make 4,000 barrels of, one time a year. It flies off the shelf at damn near $20 a six-pack, and you know what it smells like? It smells like your cat ate your weed and then pissed in the Christmas tree.” - Bell’s Brewery Director of Operations John Mallet on the scent of their popular Hopslam.

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Post by LiverDance » Sat Mar 07, 2015 8:04 pm

Not sure if this is the right comp but congrats on all that shiny new gold Grock
"Twenty years ago — a time, by the way, that hops such as Simcoe and Citra were already being developed, but weren’t about to find immediate popularity — there wasn’t a brewer on earth who would have gone to the annual Hop Growers of American convention and said, “I’m going to have a beer that we make 4,000 barrels of, one time a year. It flies off the shelf at damn near $20 a six-pack, and you know what it smells like? It smells like your cat ate your weed and then pissed in the Christmas tree.” - Bell’s Brewery Director of Operations John Mallet on the scent of their popular Hopslam.

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Post by LeafMan66_67 » Sat Mar 07, 2015 8:07 pm

Well played! Congrats Mark!
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Post by GuingesRock » Sat Mar 07, 2015 8:35 pm

Thanks, but very disappointed I couldn't see any Brewnoser friends in there. Perhaps those aren't the official results. Thanks for posting Brian.
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Post by jacinthebox » Sat Mar 07, 2015 8:47 pm

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Post by Doc_Drive » Sat Mar 07, 2015 9:16 pm

Guys I'm sorry I have to disappoint that is the Old BrewCollege Mountainview Competition, NOT Lethbridge Werthogs...

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Post by GuingesRock » Sat Mar 07, 2015 9:29 pm

Doc_Drive wrote:Guys I'm sorry I have to disappoint that is the Old BrewCollege Mountainview Competition, NOT Lethbridge Werthogs...
Thanks for popping in with the info Jochen, and congrats on your silver.

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Post by GuingesRock » Sun Mar 08, 2015 7:10 am

Congratulations on your gold for IPA Mark: http://www.beercompetition2015.werthogs.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Post by GuingesRock » Sun Mar 08, 2015 7:27 am

Scores. The porter also got 3rd in BOS.
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Post by LeafMan66_67 » Sun Mar 08, 2015 7:54 am

Another excellent showing. Great job Mark!
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Post by RubberToe » Sun Mar 08, 2015 7:58 am

Nice job, congrats.
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Post by Keith » Sun Mar 08, 2015 8:40 am

Great job Mark!
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Post by Keith » Sun Mar 08, 2015 8:41 am

Oh and Mark. Frigging awesome brewnosers took 1st and 2nd in IPA.
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Post by GuingesRock » Sun Mar 08, 2015 8:48 am

Thanks Guys!

Mark's IPA is a tough one to beat. That has to be a great beer. :rockin:
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Post by mcgster » Sun Mar 08, 2015 9:09 am

Thanks Mark!

Your beer has been doing amazingly well, great work! It is especially impressive since your beer is traveling half way across the country.

Those 2 bottles of IPA were my last two from the batch that i brewed before christmas, i have another batch in the keg right now but the citra hops i used to dry hop the batch were local and not nearly as nice as the ones i normally get from Dave @ Everwood. Hopefully it doesn't pull the scores down.

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Post by mumblecrunch » Sun Mar 08, 2015 10:50 am

Congratulations Mark, extremely impressive to see you racking up the points. You're going to have a houseful of swag by the end of the year too.

I find it extremely interesting to see the scores and results of the competitions. Your English IPA won gold at Mountainview and was your worst-scoring beer in Lethbridge. Could be a bad bottle, could be a huge difference in the judges tastes, I guess. Your Dry Stout was your highest-scoring beer in Lethbridge and yet it didn't win a thing. Meanwhile the Stout category wasn't represented at all in the BOS results. Lots still to learn before I dip my toe into the competition scene I guess.

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Post by mcgster » Sun Mar 08, 2015 11:04 am

It is hard to figure out why some beer scores well in one competition and not in another.

For example, i can't for the life of me figure out how my Ordinary bitter would have scored a 22 in this competition and a 35 in yeast wranglers. Same batch bottled the same day. The only thing i can think of would be the labels got switched. I would have said a bad bottle before but i drink one of these every night so the entire bottle batch is in the fridge and it is a fresh batch so i can't see it. The robust porter scored a 35.5 in yeast wranglers as well... definitely perplexed.
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Post by GuingesRock » Sun Mar 08, 2015 11:06 am

Thanks Aaron

LiverDance said it best ... "these competitions are a total crap shoot."
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Re: 2015 Lethbridge Werthogs WertContest Due Feb 27

Post by Jimmy » Sun Mar 08, 2015 11:17 am

GuingesRock wrote:LiverDance said it best ... "these competitions are a total crap shoot."
And that's one of the reasons I don't submit to competitions.

The idea behind it sounds great, but what is the point of feedback if it's all over the place like that? You can't really pick and choose which feedback is right/wrong, and you can't just chalk it up to a "bad bottle", or "problems due to shipping".

I'll continue brewing my beer and giving it to others for critical feedback. It's free, and you can talk brewing process/ingredients to help improve your beer.

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