Babbs Mini Comps - Who's Going To Compete?

[lonte]

Maybe a bit off topic but to bring attenion to Babbs e-mail correspondance, Ive tried three times in recent months with out reply. Gave up. Maybe they're not getting through at all.

We're getting other correspondence thru so can't see a problem but the interweb is notorious for picking on people so if you like try a PM to one of us - I'll be happy to pass on a PM to the committee on your behalf.

 

[Bribie G]

Don't get me wrong, I love coming to the meetings - especially with our increasing membership

 

[winkle]

Don't get me wrong, I love coming to the meetings - especially with our increasing membership

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Are you referring to numbers or girth?

 

[mattmelloy]

Feedback from the youngest member and least experienced (got an 11/50 at the feb meeting off beer ), I thought It was an excellent exercise. I was really excited about entering and judging. We were lucky to have 2 or 3 experienced Judges on our table and they guided the judging well. I learn a lot from them.

The only problem I felt we had was time. We provided as much comment as we could give the time. Maybe if we had more groups we could spend more time judging each beer increasing the quality of feedback?

 

[lonte]

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Maybe if we had more groups we could spend more time judging each beer increasing the quality of feedback?

Limiting factor last meeting was only having 6 jugs! I think we're rich enough to splash out on a few more prior to next meeting. Having said that, the BJCP "standard" is to judge 6 beers/hour (10 minutes each) so last meeting should have taken no more than an hour. Against that is the time taken coming to consensus I guess, plus the delay in getting the first beer of the night to the tables.

Another option we're looking at is a 'pick and tick' version of the score sheet, available from the BJCP website. It still allows comments to be entered but also contains a goodly amount of prompting and a check box approach to help to put in words what you might be detecting.

 

[DKS]

Daz,

Wasn't someone we know was it?

I'm chuffed you would even rate my beers up there winkle, but alas no, not me mate. My sparkling in for comment scored a respectable 35. I was really happy with that. Unfortunately I thought my ESB was better so I entered that. :icon_cheers:
Daz

 

[The Scientist]

Limiting factor last meeting was only having 6 jugs! I think we're rich enough to splash out on a few more prior to next meeting. Having said that, the BJCP "standard" is to judge 6 beers/hour (10 minutes each) so last meeting should have taken no more than an hour. Against that is the time taken coming to consensus I guess, plus the delay in getting the first beer of the night to the tables.

Another option we're looking at is a 'pick and tick' version of the score sheet, available from the BJCP website. It still allows comments to be entered but also contains a goodly amount of prompting and a check box approach to help to put in words what you might be detecting.

Well now that I know that I will donate 4 new jugs to BABBs, which I currently have as spares and I'll make sure to bring them to the next meeting.

The perceived time pressure is an issue with judging in this environment. I've had many beers with interesting attributes which have caused great debate on my table and the 10min guideline is definantly pushed aside. Otherwise you don't give everyone a chance to speak their mind and learn differences of opinion. 6 beers an hour is fine when your only listening to the one voice in your head :lol:

 

[lonte]

Some time ago the committee discussed and acknowledged the somewhat 'lottery' nature of mini-comps and so chose to use them more as an educational opportunity to assist people with beer evaluation and judging technique - leaving the results more or less as a secondary outcome.

Just to clarify my badly written words above, by "... assist[ing] people with beer evaluation and judging technique ..." the hope is that this will improve a brewer's ability to judge and critique their own beers and allow them to productively tweak and improve their beers and thus become better brewers. BABBs is first and foremost a BREWING club and our intention is "To do all things necessary to promote the art of beermaking".

 

[clarkey7]

Not going to have time this weekend to brew...so I decided to brew for the American mini-comp tonight! B)

Mid-week brewing - gotta love it.

American Brown Ale. mmmmmmmm

PB