My entry was disappointing. I expected the worse when I saw my package containing three bottle conditioned Blonde Ales on its side in the photo that was posted just a day or two before judging. Unsurprisingly described as Cloudy and murky. I’m going to have to rethink this for up and coming competitions. What do you guys do to prevent/mitigate this?
My blond which arrived at the same time and was bottle-conditioned had similar comments. I think it may have been judged by @JockyBrewer so he might be able to provide more insight.
The bottles I have here are fairly bright and clear so unless it was a just a rogue bottle, I suspect it was a case of not enough time between arrival and judging for it to settle out. I was prioritising my IPA so shipped late so that was as fresh as possible, which in hindsight probably counted against the Belgian Blond.