SMASH Brewfest Results
Brewfest XXV - February 3, 2000.
Brewfest XXV sported the best attendence in some time. Peaked by a few
folks from the Camarillo and Oak Harbor offices, we were graced by scoring from
16 judges, plus other beer lovers who chose not to vote. We haven't had 16
judges in a very long while (I had to expand my spreadsheet)!
Congrats to Dean for winning the brewfest with his Sierra Nevada Porter copy.
Jerry edged out, and took over second place from Frank and JoAnne after
validation of the scores. His controversial additive of molassis to his
ESB, while very tasty, drew some lower marks for perhaps pushing it out of the
ESB style. Frank and JoAnne's mild ale was an excellent re-creation of an
English Mild.
Place Brewer Beer
Score
1 Dean
"SNP" Dry Porter
47.4
2 Jerry
"Sweet Savior" ESB
43.7
3 Frank&JoAnne English Mild Pale Ale
43.1
4 Ann
English Extra Special Bitter 42.5
5 Jerry
"Richard Head" English Light Ale 39.1
6 Ann
Christmas Cheer
38.2
7 Frank&JoAnne "Flat Girl" Oatmeal
Stout 30.8
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Brewfest XXVI Results - July
27, 2000
Congratulations to Rich for winning Brewfest XXVI with his Honey Blonde Ale!
This was a summer wheat with a hint of citrus. A fine beer to start the
brewfest with.
Rich also brought in too others, but unfortunately suffered from a lack of
carbonation and head due to the process of being transferred into growlers from
his kegs at home.
Frank and Jo's American Pale Ale took second and was served at room
temperature with many apologies from JoAnne. This ploy for sympathy votes
sounded familiar, and so I looked back through our records and found a similar
ploy in Brewfest XXI where JoAnne apologized for how bad the beer was, and they
took second place on that one too. Next time I'm not falling
for it, no matter how much you blame Frank.
Dan Friedel debuted as one of our new brewers with his Vienna with a good
showing. This was from a pre-packaged beer kit he received as a gift from
Christmas. The color and clarity was really good, which slightly irritated
Jerry because he's been trying to do that for years!
Place Brewer Beer
Total Points
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1 Rich Honey Blonde Ale
45.40
2 F&J American Pale Ale
42.80
3 Rich India Pale Ale
41.80
4 Dan Vienna Style Lager
39.83
5 Rich Nut Brown Ale
38.80
Comments
Honey Blonde Wheat: Aroma too alcoholic, flat
carbonation, a little tart aftertaste. Too clear, clarity not very
wheatish, flattish carbonation, not very wheatish flavor, not bad for a foo-foo
wheat. Good beer, not like a wheat at all. Because I rated first,
rating is high.
American Pale Ale: Awesome color and clarity,
flattish carbonation, slightly light body/mouthfeel, very drinkable but not a
lot of flavor. No appreciable aroma, big mouthfeel, darn warm, nice little
bubbles, this could have been darn good cold! Would have butter bubbles if
cold.
IPA: Pretty beer, no hop scent, more hops, no hop
flavor. Just like the description sheet. Head quickly dissipated
after pouring. Good hop aftertaste.
Vienna: A little too carbonated. Very malty aroma,
a bit too sweet. Head dissipates quickly, sweet smelling, crisp mouthfeel
but too light, sugary crisp aftertaste, fruity flavor like cider. A little
cold break, slightly something that I can't think of a word for. Too
carbonated, sweet tasting, sugary? Starts off sweet then ends up bitter,
carbonation is weakest point but I really know nothing.
Nut Brown: Flat as hell, tasteless recativety.
Little to no head, little carbonation, thin, watery, tart. With increased
carbonation and head this would be great.
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Dean moves to Colorado and he still finds a way to win the beer fest.
Prick!
A few new brewers brought their beers in. Phil Leese did respectably
with his Raspberry Wheat and Mexican Light Lager. Paul &
Kathleen need to let their beer age a little longer and they'll be ready for the
next beer fest.
The Brewmeister averaged out to the middle of the pack with his 2nd and 6th
place finishes. His "Dave Don't Brew" Dry Stout was my favorite. Webmaster's
Note: I'm not sure whether it was "pick on the new brewers" day or
everybody was just feeling particularly mean during the fest. Judging was
particularly harsh. Judges must remember that if they enter a below
average score, they MUST enter a valid reason. "Tastes like sweat
socks" is not productive. If you can suggest why the beer tastes like
sweat socks, then be sure to put it on your sheet. If you cannot be
helpful, do the right thing and don't judge the beer. In the future, if it
is not obvious at the time of tabulating what the reason for the low score was,
the score sheet will be disqualified. I know a
few people who refuse to bring their beers in because of the rude comments and
harsh scoring. Remember that the reason for
the fests is not for your "witty" comments and slamming other peoples
beers - it is to help our beer making improve.
| Place |
Brewer |
Beer |
Total Points |
| 1 |
Dean |
Dry Porter |
46.1 |
| 2 |
Jerry |
Irish Dry Stout |
45.8 |
| 3 |
??? |
English Strong Ale |
44.7 |
| 4 |
Phil |
Raspberry Wheat |
44.2 |
| 5 |
??? |
Sweet Porter |
43.6 |
| 6 |
Jerry |
Brown Ale |
41.2 |
| 7 |
Phil |
Mexican Light Lager |
33.0 |
| 8 |
P&K |
Pilsner |
32.0 |
Comments:
Dry Porter: Bitter Aftertaste Lingers. OK, but could
use less hops. A 20! (looks) Lotta Hops. Very sharp, too hoppy for
me.
Irish Dry Stout: Smells Like Beer! Flattish. A little bit weak.
English Strong Ale: A little dark. Good head but fizzles
away. Good molasses overtones. Too dark. Molassesy. Slightly bitey.
Good! Good but too much carbination.
Raspberry Wheat: Good Raspberry flavor. Very weak, watery, sweet
sugary. The only fruity beer I've liked so far. Nice. Old very
clean. Raspberry not distict as could be. Very good. Will
probably be best scored lighter beer ever. Flattish. Quite
good. Slight watery taste.
Sweet Porter: Head good but shrinks fast. Thin. Little
watery. Good Flavor. Nice Tight Head. Not redish. 19!
(looks). Slightly Thin. Malty. Lacking Hop flavor. Good
overall flavor.
Brown Ale: Too bitter. OK but too bitter for the style. Just
too bitter. Very nice. Bitter. Overcarbonated. Looks
good. Bitey. Taste. Slightly off flavor.
Mexican Light Lager: Way too dark but beautiful. Very little
carbination. Too dark. Flat. Flattish, thin. Kinda
dark. Malty.
Pilsner: Too dark. Cloudy. No head. Too young. Low
carbination. Weak, watery, green. Needs to age. Way too
flat. Bring it to the next fest & it'll score better. Flat,
watery. Lighter than I expected. Not bad for a young beer.
Cloudy. Not much head. Too low carbonation. Skunky
smell. Skunky taste. Too dark. I can see through it
(clarity). None appriciable (head quality), flat, think Ick
(aftertaste). Too young.
Southern Maryland ASsociation of Homebrewers (SMASH)
1999 Brewfest Results by Category
Ale
Date Place Brewer Homebrew
Score
9903 2 Jerry Calcutta
IPA
45.40
9901 1 Dean
Dean's Amazing IPA Elixir of Life 45.40
9903 3 Dean
American Pale Ale II
45.00
9902 3 Frank C. German Alt Ale
43.33
9902 4 Dean
American Pale Ale II
42.75
9901 5 Frank C. India Pale Ale
41.55
9901 6 Rich
India Pale Ale
41.40
9901 7 Jerry Gesundes
neues Jahr bier (Ger. Alt) 41.20
9912 5 Jason Nut'n
Honey Brown Ale
40.00
9902 6 Jerry Full Moon
Pale Ale American Pale Ale 38.13
9903 7 Tim
IPA
37.67
9912 6 Dean ESB
36.88
9903 8 FXD&JoAnne IPA
36.43
9902 7 FXD&JoAnne India Pale Ale
36.00
9903 9 Rich
American Premium
34.20
9902 9 Dean
Rustoleum India Pale Ale
27.33
Lager
Date Place Brewer Homebrew
Score
9903 1 Dean
Vine, Vidi, ViGone Vienna
46.60
9902 1 Dean Hell
Yes I'll have another Helles Bock 46.25
9903 4 Jerry Bavarian
Delight Oktoberfest
44.83
9912 1 Jerry Schwarz
Bier Dutch Dark Lager
43.88
9903 5 Rich
Oktoberfest
42.25
9903 6 Rich
March Madness Marzen
41.75
9902 5 Rich Dark
Dungeon Dunkel
40.10
Porter
Date Place Brewer Homebrew
Score
9901 3 Jerry Black
Sheep Porter
42.64
9901 4 Frank C. Hoppy Dry Porter
42.08
Stout
Date Place Brewer Homebrew
Score
9901 2 FXD&JoAnne American Cream Stout
45.10
9902 2 Jerry Wee Bit
Stout Irish Sweet Stout 44.78
9912 2 Tim
Bone Dry Memorial Stout (Irish Dry) 41.43
9902 8 Jerry Breakfast
Stout Oatmeal Stout 31.11
Other
Date Place Brewer Homebrew
Score
9912 3 Jason Christmas
Cheer
41.38
9912 4 Jerry Santa
Little Helper Christmas Cheer 40.13
Southern Maryland
ASsociation of Homebrewers (SMASH)
1999 Brewfest Results by
Brewer
1. Jerry – Points: 47 "Brewmeister"
Date Place Points Brewer Homebrew
Score
9901 3 6 Jerry
Black Sheep Porter
42.64
9901 7 2 Jerry
Gesundes neues Jahr bier (Ger. Alt) 41.20
9902 2 8 Jerry
Wee Bit Stout Irish Sweet Stout 44.78
9902 6 3 Jerry
Full Moon Pale Ale American Pale Ale 38.13
9902 8 * Jerry
Breakfast Oatmeal Stout
31.11
9903 2 8 Jerry
Calcutta IPA
45.40
9903 4 5 Jerry
Bavarian Delight Oktoberfest
44.83
9912 1 10 Jerry
Schwarz Bier Dutch Dark Lager 43.88
9912 4 5 Jerry
Santa Little Helper Christmas Cheer 40.13
Min/Max Average: 42.23 Avg Score: 41.34
2. Dean – Points: 39
Date Place Points Brewer Homebrew
Score
9901 1 10 Dean
Dean's Amazing IPA Elixir of Life 45.40
9902 1 10 Dean
Hell Yes I'll have another Helles Bock 46.25
9902 4 * Dean
American Pale Ale II
42.75
9902 9 * Dean
*Rustoleum India Pale Ale
27.33
9903 1 10 Dean
Vine, Vidi, ViGone Vienna
46.60
9903 3 6 Dean
American Pale Ale II
45.00
9912 6 3 Dean
ESB
36.88
Min/Max Average: 43.26 Avg Score: 41.46
3. Rich – Points: 15
Date Place Points Brewer Homebrew
Score
9901 6 3 Rich
India Pale Ale
41.40
9902 5 4 Rich
Dark Dungeon Dunkel
40.10
9903 9 1 Rich
American Premium
34.20
9903 5 4 Rich
Oktoberfest
42.25
9903 6 3 Rich
March Madness Marzen
41.75
Min/Max Average: 41.08 Avg Score: 39.94
4. Frank C. – Points: 14
Date Place Points Brewer Homebrew
Score
9901 5 4 Frank C.
India Pale Ale
41.55
9901 4 5 Frank C.
Hoppy Dry Porter
42.08
9902 3 6 Frank C.
German Alt Ale
43.33
Min/Max Average: n/a Avg Score: 42.32
5. Frank & JoAnne – Points: 11
Date Place Points Brewer Homebrew
Score
9901 2 8 FXD&JoAnne
American Cream Stout
45.10
9902 7 2 FXD&JoAnne
India Pale Ale
36.00
9903 8 1 FXD&JoAnne
IPA
36.43
Min/Max Average: n/a Avg Score: 39.18
6. Tim – Points: 10
Date Place Points Brewer Homebrew
Score
9903 7 2 Tim
IPA
37.67
9912 2 8 Tim
Bone Dry Memorial Stout (Irish Dry) 41.43
Min/Max Average: n/a Avg Score: 39.55
6. Jason – Points: 10
Date Place Points Brewer Homebrew
Score
9912 3 6 Jason
Christmas Cheer
41.38
9912 5 4 Jason
Nut'n Honey Brown Ale
40.00
Min/Max Average: n/a Avg Score: 40.69
Non-Brewing Hall of Shame:
Todd, Dustan, Mark, Phil, Ann and Paul
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