zephon
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Hi All,
I'm interested in getting more involved with amateur beer judging at our local club/comps and as the saying goes "practice makes perfect" so I thought I'd start applying the judging criteria to some of the many commercial brews I enjoy for a bit of training (Someone will probably bring it up so I should also mention that I am planning on undertaking the BJCP study/exam at some point, just trying to get some practical experience with the judging process here).
So, my question for you more experienced judges/competition brewers - how do you determine what BJCP style (or styles) any given beer fits into? Is there some reference I don't know about or is it just something that comes with experience? Perhaps there is some kind of wierd voodoo involved?
One example I've been coming back to is James Squire's Golden Ale, Dr Smuto's clone recipe on here is categorised as "English Best (Special) Bitter". Is that an accurate categorisation and if so how was it determined? While we're on JS what about the Amber Ale?
Ok, I'll stop this turning into too much of a novel and end it here. I'm very interested to hear your advice and opinions.
Regards,
Simon
I'm interested in getting more involved with amateur beer judging at our local club/comps and as the saying goes "practice makes perfect" so I thought I'd start applying the judging criteria to some of the many commercial brews I enjoy for a bit of training (Someone will probably bring it up so I should also mention that I am planning on undertaking the BJCP study/exam at some point, just trying to get some practical experience with the judging process here).
So, my question for you more experienced judges/competition brewers - how do you determine what BJCP style (or styles) any given beer fits into? Is there some reference I don't know about or is it just something that comes with experience? Perhaps there is some kind of wierd voodoo involved?
One example I've been coming back to is James Squire's Golden Ale, Dr Smuto's clone recipe on here is categorised as "English Best (Special) Bitter". Is that an accurate categorisation and if so how was it determined? While we're on JS what about the Amber Ale?
Ok, I'll stop this turning into too much of a novel and end it here. I'm very interested to hear your advice and opinions.
Regards,
Simon