My score from Home-brew Alley XII
Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2018 5:53 am
My smoked amber ale scored a 28.
Disappointing, but not surprising, given the residual acidity nesting in my carboy. I haven't seen the judge's sheets yet, but I expect the usual comments about the sourness getting in the way of the malt.
The good news is that I have new carboys now, and I've already found a competition nearby being held mid-May. So I have time to brew another batch of both the smoked amber and the California Common and enter them.
And I chalk these competitions up to experience and move on.
Disappointing, but not surprising, given the residual acidity nesting in my carboy. I haven't seen the judge's sheets yet, but I expect the usual comments about the sourness getting in the way of the malt.
The good news is that I have new carboys now, and I've already found a competition nearby being held mid-May. So I have time to brew another batch of both the smoked amber and the California Common and enter them.
And I chalk these competitions up to experience and move on.