April Competition - lager/kolsch/pseudo lager

[jceg316]

Hello, not done this before but have a Kolsch that should be ready - is there still time? I could put a bottle in the post Monday.

Yes still time, I'm judging about 2 weeks from now.

 

[jceg316]

First beer has arrived, this one is from @strange-steve

 

[Leon103]

Hopefully mine also arrived today

 

[Hoddy]

Shame my Kolsch won’t be kegged or bottled until the end of the week.

 

[jceg316]

Hopefully mine also arrived today

Are yours 2 Grolsch bottles?

 

[Leon103]

Are yours 2 Grolsch bottles?

At least one was a grolsh. Sorry I realised I left the note with my details out of the box. I sent 3 packages so can't remember who had what style bottles.

It was a shoe box and should have V. Lager stuck to one bottle.

 

[jceg316]

At least one was a grolsh. Sorry I realised I left the note with my details out of the box. I sent 3 packages so can't remember who had what style bottles.

It was a shoe box and should have V. Lager stuck to one bottle.

Yes I have yours safe and sound!

I also have 2 entries from @Simple pig

Gonna be judging not this weekend but next, so still time to get beers in. You could be the lucky winner of a £10 Beers of Europe voucher.

 

[jceg316]

Results are in. This is the 3rd HBF competition I've judged and I've also stewarded a national lager competition before. This is the highest standard competition I've tasted so far. All the beers were great and better than a lot of commercial craft lagers/beers I've had. I think I've found this forum's strong point.

Anyway, winners are:

1st: @strange-steve - Eisbock
2nd: @BeerCat - Czech pale lager
3rd: @Simple pig - International Lager

I'll PM everyone feedback shortly, I'll be in touch with @strange-steve about the prize as well.

Well done everyone. This has been my favourite competition to date.

 

[Simple pig]

Thanks Josh. I’m Sat in the garden with the sun out having a homebrew well chuffed with 3rd in my first competition ever a few things went wrong with that lager so will try to improve for next time, well done to strange-Steve and beercat. Cheers Simple pig.

 

[Leon103]

Well done everyone who entered. Happy with my feedback. Feel more confident when brewing lagers after it. I have a pilsner lined up next. I will send you a bottle

 

[strange-steve]

Thanks @jceg316 for judging and for the feedback :hat:
Well done to @BeerCat and @Simple pig too.

 

[BeerCat]

Likewise, Thanks @jceg316 for your hard work and feedback. Congratulations to @strange-steve @Simple pig
Cheers

 

[strange-steve]

If anyone wants a look at the recipe and method for the eisbock it can be found here:
https://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/threads/ag56-freeze-concentrated-eisbock.72990/

 

[BeerCat]

Mine was based on this > https://brewbroski.com/2018/08/make-your-best-czech-pale-lager/

 

[jceg316]

It was my pleasure! Thanks for sending me all your beers, as I say the best quality competition I've been involved with so far.

@Leon103 I'm fermenting a Czech pils at the mo so happy to do a bottle swap when it's ready.