These Ales of Wonder - 12th October 2024

[dave_77]

Managed a silver for my Golden Ale

 

[Stu's Brews]

Managed a silver for my Golden Ale

Congratulations - I did see your name come up but didn't want to spoil the surprise!

 

[YeastFace]

Well done @Stu's Brews , @dave_77, @aolcot, @stripeyjoe (sorry if I missed anyone).

Sounded like an excellently organised event and a great day. Maybe next year. Jake was excellent value on the results stream

A clean sweep for my Extra Stout and Red in the Irish category.

 

[dave_77]

Well done @Stu's Brews , @dave_77, @aolcot, @stripeyjoe (sorry if I missed anyone).

Sounded like an excellently organised event and a great day. Maybe next year. Jake was excellent value on the results stream

A clean sweep for my Extra Stout and Red in the Irish category.

Well done on your Irish brews .

 

[Stu's Brews]

Well done @Stu's Brews , @dave_77, @aolcot, @stripeyjoe (sorry if I missed anyone).

Sounded like an excellently organised event and a great day. Maybe next year. Jake was excellent value on the results stream

A clean sweep for my Extra Stout and Red in the Irish category.

Congratulations! Cracking result!

 

[MartinHaworth]

Lovely day! Thanks to all. Entrants and judges and sponsors.

 

[aolcot]

Well done all.. The live stream was brilliant, loved the announcements, a lot of fun to watch. Blown away with getting a gold with my first ever barleywine attempt. Many more will follow!...

 

[MartinHaworth]

If you want to see the carnage of the day, I've made an album which I will probably be adding to during the day:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/PZHnAF4gidgk6mha7

I need to record that Ampersand Brew Co, our hosts, are the best people. As the live stream finished, Andy (owner), got out a selection of his best and rarest beers : 'Experiments in Evil: brandy barrel aged impy' and 'Barrel aged saison on Bacchus grape skins' - sharing them with all present to celebrate.

 

[JockyBrewer]

Well done @MartinHaworth and NAB for a really well organised and run competition.

It was a great day out.

 

[stripeyjoe]

A clean sweep for my Extra Stout and Red in the Irish category.

We had a hard time sorting out 1st and 2nd on the table as one of us preferred the red and the other preferred the stout…

 

[nickjdavis]

If you want to see the carnage of the day, I've made an album which I will probably be adding to during the day:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/PZHnAF4gidgk6mha7

I need to record that Ampersand Brew Co, our hosts, are the best people. As the live stream finished, Andy (owner), got out a selection of his best and rarest beers : 'Experiments in Evil: brandy barrel aged impy' and 'Barrel aged saison on Bacchus grape skins' - sharing them with all present to celebrate.

I've got a can of Experiments in Evil in the garage which has been there since I came home from last years comp!!!

Need to be in the right frame of mind to crack it open at 10.5%.

I do wish they would rebrew their Jamaican Gingerbread Stout, which I remember fondly from one of our other visits to Ampersand.

 

[MartinHaworth]

One of my favourite photos of the comp is this one of @stripeyjoe judging the irish styles.

 

[stripeyjoe]

One of my favourite photos of the comp is this one of @stripeyjoe judging the irish styles.

I look like a fat happy dwarf!

 

[MartinHaworth]

I look like a fat happy dwarf!

I wasn't going to, but you've made me.....

 

[Northern_Brewer]

I look like a fat happy dwarf!

You dwarfs have been warned before about feeling Happy....

 

[MartinHaworth]

Everything posted. Stuff should be with you soon.

 

[MartinHaworth]

And we are now wrapped up for another year, so our thoughts turn to evaluation.

If you were an entrant/winner/judge/steward please do MESSAGE me any constructive feedback.

You could consider:

- communication with entrant/judge/steward/winners
- use of the BJCP 'semi structured' scoresheet
- prizes
- entrant experience
- winner experience
- judge experience
- steward experience

Last year we sampled, and got some useful stuff that we implemented this year. Always learning...

Thanks all, Martin

 

[YeastFace]

My sack of Maris Otter from Crisp arrived yesterday. Best get brewing. Cheers again, @MartinHaworth