Subject: Digest for the period 1/15/2006 - 1/16/2006
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 01:02:24 -0500

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  1. "Other" wines (beerking`at`adelphia.net) 
  2. Re: Wheatwine/Oatwine/Ryewine (David Houseman) 


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From: beerking`at`adelphia.net  Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 7:26:44 -0500
Subject: "Other" wines 


Although I was never a fan of the Experimental category, it does appear that would have been the best for these other wines. Failing that, I think Joe is right, 23 is best.
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Lyle C. Brown
beerking`at`adelphia.net
BJCP National
B0005
Currently Kuwait's only beer judge?



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From: David Houseman  Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 08:22:25 -0500
Subject: Re: Wheatwine/Oatwine/Ryewine 


Joe,

There are no current plans for separate categories for other "-wines" just
as there are none for other "-eis" beers.  Should there be sufficient
interest that could however happen.  Feedback from competition organizers
and message flow on this forum, HBD, TechTalk and other beer discussion
groups are used to judge interest.  As for where to enter, yes specialty
would be an appropriate place.  But unless the resulting "-wine" takes it
entirely out of the barleywine category, that too would be OK.  An extreme
wheat-wine might still fit there well because the character of the wheat is
close to barley, and the category is judged as received by the judges with
recipes.  But a 100% rye beer would certainly fall outside the norm for a
barleywine (I've had one) and would better be judged as a specialty.

David Houseman
BJCP Competition Director



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