Black Box Challenge
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Re: Black Box Challenge
Keep in mind there is the presentation score, and the subjective score - the sheets sent out were only 40% of the total. I was kind of hoping we'd get some feedback on that stuff too, but doesn't seem like it.
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Re: Black Box Challenge
As a judge I'll say one thing I was hoping we'd get more from, presentation-wise, is the reason WHY brewers made the beers they did. Of course, "it's the beer I want to drink" is always the best answer, and I totally respect that (it's why I brew what I brew, too), but I would love it if brewers would consider more where their beers would sit in the market. I'm speaking as a publican here: why would XX beer be the best thing to put on line 7 here, or at some other bar, say, on a given day? What beers styles are currently underrepresented in the market, or represented poorly generally by the existing commercial brewers? I know we all have opinions there
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Yeah I got the impression afterwards that the intent was less of a brew day presentation, but more of a marketing pitch. Which is totally fair. I will also not attempt to make a video again without multiple file types and my own backup device to play it on. Definitely need to work more on the presentation next year. Funny how I am cool as a cucumber when presenting technical details on multi-million dollar contracts, but freeze up solid presenting a beer for fun!
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Re: Black Box Challenge
Nah you guys were awesome
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You know when it said brew day presentation/pictures, I wasn't thinking about the "selling" portion of the product. To me the sale of it was in the taste of the products you as judges were tasting.
Mind you looking back on it I really wish I could have done mine over because I feel I left out quite a bit of details regardless if it made a difference.
Mind you looking back on it I really wish I could have done mine over because I feel I left out quite a bit of details regardless if it made a difference.
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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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I'm in. 21 left!
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Sign up! It was a fun time last year.
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So pissed off I missed last year's challenge that I was on this one like a dog on a leg.
Give a man a beer, and he'll waste an hour. Teach a man to brew, and he'll waste a lifetime.
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Re: Black Box Challenge
I'm in.
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Re: Black Box Challenge
Also in. Now have a deadline to figure out how we want to brew in the new house/figure out where the hell everything is!
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And I'm in. Anybody know roughly how long from picking up the boxes to submitting?
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Re: Black Box Challenge
I think you just bring it to day of the presentation, on March 19.
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Re: Black Box Challenge
When do we get the boxes?
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- amartin
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Re: Black Box Challenge
Facebook says Wednesday at stillwell.
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There is a pre-judging happening before the big Mar 19 event, so the beer will be due before then. Stay tuned...
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I think we need more information.
Pickup - Wednesday the Feb 1?
# of bottles?
Drop off information?
First judging information? (Private? An event?)
Second judging Mar 19 @ Stillwell.
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Pickup - Wednesday the Feb 1?
# of bottles?
Drop off information?
First judging information? (Private? An event?)
Second judging Mar 19 @ Stillwell.
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Re: Black Box Challenge
Looks like not everyone will be doing presentations like last year? They are probably trying to clean up the very long day it was last year.
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I've reached out to Henry for more info, hope to hear soon.
And yes, trying to reduce the very long day we had. For everyone.
And yes, trying to reduce the very long day we had. For everyone.
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Thanks Chris.
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Re: Black Box Challenge
I'm in! I think this is a very cool idea and was sad I missed it last year.
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Re: Black Box Challenge
Competition's rarely interest me but any chance to brew a full size batch at a brewery is every home brewers dream. I'm good at talking but I bet it's hard as hell to give a presentation. I'd say something like I saw these ingredients and it's me in a glass. Considering where a beer fits in the market place and what is unrepresented would be hard for any home brewer unless we had any ingredients to pick from. I'd look at what I have in a box or my basment and just get a feeling for what I want to brew. I guess I really only brew for me and what I'm in the mood for and if entered I would do the same. I just brew so I'm proud to put my name on it. If I won't drink it I can say no one else will. Hmmmm decisions.
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They have the pickup dates @ Stillwell as Feb 2-7, so be aware of that.
Six 12oz bottles (or equivalent volume). I bet if you are submitting growlers, they'll want a couple (1.0 litre maybe?), in case one isn't great, they can give you a second chance.
The entry price is a bit high ($64 after tax), but (a) half is being donated to charity, and (b) you'll get plenty of ingredients for two 20 litre batches, so that's a good deal.
"Final judging will be performed by a panel of both BJCP certified judges, certified Cicerones, media and industry professionals, including ourselves! Judging will include BJCP principles, but your presentation and story also counts towards your final score, so make it good. The entry with the highest total score will win."
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They have the pickup dates @ Stillwell as Feb 2-7, so be aware of that.
Six 12oz bottles (or equivalent volume). I bet if you are submitting growlers, they'll want a couple (1.0 litre maybe?), in case one isn't great, they can give you a second chance.
The entry price is a bit high ($64 after tax), but (a) half is being donated to charity, and (b) you'll get plenty of ingredients for two 20 litre batches, so that's a good deal.
"Final judging will be performed by a panel of both BJCP certified judges, certified Cicerones, media and industry professionals, including ourselves! Judging will include BJCP principles, but your presentation and story also counts towards your final score, so make it good. The entry with the highest total score will win."
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Re: Black Box Challenge
Thanks Chris. Do you know when the entries will be due? Should we be planning to brew next weekend?
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