May 22 Competition - American Pale Ales

[pilgrimhudd]

Had lots of fun trying all the beers last night, hangover shifted and will get all the feedback out later. Making a start now. I haven't dropped marks for clarity because I wasn't sure with all of them whether they were supposed to be clear or not...also I have a feeling that some didn't travel well as will be revealed in the feedback.

ok so feedback for @dave_77

Aroma; High hop aroma, piles of lemon, bit of pine and bubblegum, could smell it before I poured, delicious 9/12

Appearance; Pale, Hazy, thin head which quickly disipates, looks fresh and refreshing (if such a thing is possible). 2/3

Flavour; Tastes much like it smells, bitter but not overly so. Bitterness and hop flavour well balance with some maltiness there too, hints of orange flavours. Thirst quenching. 16/20

Mouthfeel; Light bodied, quite dry, a little bit of astringency which works well. Perfectly Carbed. 4/10

Overall Impression; Despite winning this split the judges a little bit with one of us thinking it was slightly too bitter for a pale. Despite this we all thought it was a lovely well made beer, well balanced. The aroma really was the icing on the cake. A lovely beer. 8/10

Total 39.

 

[dave_77]

Had lots of fun trying all the beers last night, hangover shifted and will get all the feedback out later. Making a start now. I haven't dropped marks for clarity because I wasn't sure with all of them whether they were supposed to be clear or not...also I have a feeling that some didn't travel well as will be revealed in the feedback.

ok so feedback for @dave_77

Aroma; High hop aroma, piles of lemon, bit of pine and bubblegum, could smell it before I poured, delicious 9/12

Appearance; Pale, Hazy, thin head which quickly disipates, looks fresh and refreshing (if such a thing is possible). 2/3

Flavour; Tastes much like it smells, bitter but not overly so. Bitterness and hop flavour well balance with some maltiness there too, hints of orange flavours. Thirst quenching. 16/20

Mouthfeel; Light bodied, quite dry, a little bit of astringency which works well. Perfectly Carbed. 4/10

Overall Impression; Despite winning this split the judges a little bit with one of us thinking it was slightly too bitter for a pale. Despite this we all thought it was a lovely well made beer, well balanced. The aroma really was the icing on the cake. A lovely beer. 8/10

Total 39.

Thanks for the feedback

 

[pilgrimhudd]

Righto, that should be all the feedback done, thanks everyone!

 

[pilgrimhudd]

@matt76 your beer has arrived! ️

 

[moto748]

And the crowd wait breathlessly for the score...

 

[matt76]

@matt76 your beer has arrived! ️

Holy moly, I wasn't expecting that to ever happen! I suppose I should stop sending the courier $h1tty emails now

Hopefully they've not been shaken up to much/stored too hot and are still drinkable Enjoy!