Ray_Mills
The Old Man of Brew
Hi all
I was lucky enough to be part of the Tri Nations judging and all I can say is the winning beer was sensational. Here is a copy of the post from the craftbrewers site.
Ray
Guys,
Congratulations to Mike Heydenrych's Berliner Weisse for taking out this
years Tri-Nations. We should all stand in awe.
Mike's beer was simply stunning with a unanimous decision by the 4
judges. Scoring 175.5 out of 200 hundred is no mean feat. As one judge
commented 'Wow! An excellent beer. Perfectly balanced. Stunning.'
Mike's beer easily matched the style guidelines and was perfectly
drinkable; but the thrilling component was his ability to produce such a
technical beer that was so great to drink that made it the clear winner.
Personally I would appreciate to hear in more detail how he made the
beer and managed the lactic infection so pls. Mike let us know how the
beast was tamed!
The full results were;
* Berliner Weisse - RSA - Mike Heydenrych
* IPA - Aust - Mike Day
* Best Bitter - NZ - Tim Busby
* Mild - Christoph Zeifholz
* English Ordinary Bitter - Aust - Richard Pass
* Dortmund Export - RSA - Dylan Lotter
* Wit - NZ - Brian Myers
* Scottish Heavy - RSA - Deon van Aardt
As the champion and founder of the Tri-Nations, I have no doubt that Ant
will be welled with pride that RSA has made it to the podium for their
first ever victory. With beers like Mike's I do not doubt it will happen
again and again.
So congrats to all for making it to the Tri-Nations and as we sip our
beers this weekend pls tip your glasses to Mike!
Rgds
Scotty
I was lucky enough to be part of the Tri Nations judging and all I can say is the winning beer was sensational. Here is a copy of the post from the craftbrewers site.
Ray
Guys,
Congratulations to Mike Heydenrych's Berliner Weisse for taking out this
years Tri-Nations. We should all stand in awe.
Mike's beer was simply stunning with a unanimous decision by the 4
judges. Scoring 175.5 out of 200 hundred is no mean feat. As one judge
commented 'Wow! An excellent beer. Perfectly balanced. Stunning.'
Mike's beer easily matched the style guidelines and was perfectly
drinkable; but the thrilling component was his ability to produce such a
technical beer that was so great to drink that made it the clear winner.
Personally I would appreciate to hear in more detail how he made the
beer and managed the lactic infection so pls. Mike let us know how the
beast was tamed!
The full results were;
* Berliner Weisse - RSA - Mike Heydenrych
* IPA - Aust - Mike Day
* Best Bitter - NZ - Tim Busby
* Mild - Christoph Zeifholz
* English Ordinary Bitter - Aust - Richard Pass
* Dortmund Export - RSA - Dylan Lotter
* Wit - NZ - Brian Myers
* Scottish Heavy - RSA - Deon van Aardt
As the champion and founder of the Tri-Nations, I have no doubt that Ant
will be welled with pride that RSA has made it to the podium for their
first ever victory. With beers like Mike's I do not doubt it will happen
again and again.
So congrats to all for making it to the Tri-Nations and as we sip our
beers this weekend pls tip your glasses to Mike!
Rgds
Scotty