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Yes, I said CHALLENGE!
The February Beer Competition for the Amateur Winemakers and Brewers Club of Adelaide (AWBCA) is Mild Ale (BJCP 11A), and with the introduction of this new subforum, we're explicitly extending the invitation to come along to at least one of our meetings. Better yet, the in-house brewers of the AWBCA are issuing a challenge to the South Australian brewing community... "can you brew a better mild than us?"
Most months, the AWBCA holds a beer (and wine, but that's beside the point for now) competition, where members (or suitably informed guests) bring along a bottle (usually a 750ml long-neck) of that month's style of homebrew. The beers are blind-judged by a guest or in-house judge according to the BJCP style-guidelines, and the winner is awarded a shiny medal (non-members simply need to join on the night if they win to qualify). Judging is followed by tastings of all the entries, along with a tasty supper, and the judge's tasting notes are given to the brewers.
I've been hearing a lot of chatter -- bragging if you will -- here on AHB about milds, so as the beer convenor for the AWBCA, I issue the above challenge to AHB members. Brew a mild ale, bring it to our next meeting (Feb 2nd), have a nice chat and a supper, and see how well you fare against our own mild ales.
In the interest of fairness, I will personally hold off brewing my mild ale until next weekend, so you can't complain that time is an issue.
Questions and comments welcome. Apart from that... "GO!"
The February Beer Competition for the Amateur Winemakers and Brewers Club of Adelaide (AWBCA) is Mild Ale (BJCP 11A), and with the introduction of this new subforum, we're explicitly extending the invitation to come along to at least one of our meetings. Better yet, the in-house brewers of the AWBCA are issuing a challenge to the South Australian brewing community... "can you brew a better mild than us?"
Most months, the AWBCA holds a beer (and wine, but that's beside the point for now) competition, where members (or suitably informed guests) bring along a bottle (usually a 750ml long-neck) of that month's style of homebrew. The beers are blind-judged by a guest or in-house judge according to the BJCP style-guidelines, and the winner is awarded a shiny medal (non-members simply need to join on the night if they win to qualify). Judging is followed by tastings of all the entries, along with a tasty supper, and the judge's tasting notes are given to the brewers.
I've been hearing a lot of chatter -- bragging if you will -- here on AHB about milds, so as the beer convenor for the AWBCA, I issue the above challenge to AHB members. Brew a mild ale, bring it to our next meeting (Feb 2nd), have a nice chat and a supper, and see how well you fare against our own mild ales.
In the interest of fairness, I will personally hold off brewing my mild ale until next weekend, so you can't complain that time is an issue.
Questions and comments welcome. Apart from that... "GO!"