Subject: Digest for the period 9/10/2007 - 9/11/2007
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 01:02:18 -0400

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  1. Do submitters taset their wares before oaying to have them 
     judged (MeadGuild`at`aol.com) 

  2. FOAM Cup (Peter S Polczynski) 



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From: MeadGuild`at`aol.com  Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 01:33:22 EDT
Subject: Do submitters taset their wares before oaying to have them 
         judged 


Today I judged five Meads.  It was no different than 
any other competition I have judged, i.e., 30 to 50%
of the entries were of a quality you would not serve
in your home.
 
That may seem like a harsh statement, but at an AHA
regional earlier this year, the Meads that were  disqualified
scored higher than those that were qualified.
 
At a Sam Adams Longshot early this year, there were two 
German Rye beers and one tasted like a stale loaf  of dark
rye bread soaked in alcohol.
 
Since I am a Republican, my preference  is to charge less 
rather than more.  But maybe we need to organize  competitions
to charge more (say $15) with a payout to all brews  scoring 30
and above with sponsorship merchandise worth  at least the 
entry fee, i.e., is this brew good enough that we should give 
the brewer her/his money back in merchandise?.
 
Then again maybe I'm just overreacting to judging swill that 
leaves an astringent finish in my throat!
 
Dick



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From: Peter S Polczynski  Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 09:27:45 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FOAM Cup 


Registration is open for Oklahoma's finest Homebrew Competition. Judging will take place September 29th. This is the fourth contest in the High Plains Brewer of the Year series. 2 bottles per entry - prompt feedback. More details can be found at www.alemakers.com
  Cheers
   
  Pete



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