BJCP guidelines and Beer Competitions

Discussion in 'Homebrewing' started by dorosjim, Nov 25, 2014.

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  1. mikehartigan

    mikehartigan Maven (1,421) Apr 9, 2007 Illinois

    I repeat...
    (thanks, Vikeman)
     
    #41 mikehartigan, Nov 28, 2014
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  2. pweis909

    pweis909 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,250) Aug 13, 2005 Wisconsin
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    Well, I guess my milds are more innovative . I tend to add flavor and color simultaneously with tasty English malts that. Mr. Taylor apparently eschews. :wink:
     
    #42 pweis909, Nov 29, 2014
  3. GreenKrusty101

    GreenKrusty101 Initiate (0) Dec 4, 2008 Nevada

    "Eschews"...now there's a word you can sink your teeth into :slight_smile:
     
    #43 GreenKrusty101, Nov 29, 2014
  4. pweis909

    pweis909 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,250) Aug 13, 2005 Wisconsin
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    I dunno. After a holiday meal approaching gluttony, I think you should abstain. After all that pie, you can't be hungry.
     
    #44 pweis909, Nov 29, 2014
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  5. dorosjim

    dorosjim Initiate (0) Oct 21, 2014 New Jersey

    I really feel the "guidelines" should be viewed more as "rules" because at a certain point extremes in a beer mean youre exiting a certain style. Like your example, in certain brews being balanced and subtle is part of the brew
     
    #45 dorosjim, Dec 5, 2014
  6. dorosjim

    dorosjim Initiate (0) Oct 21, 2014 New Jersey

    in the saison category though it's easy to make a beer that seems big but is not as it's pretty much the "american strong ale" (catch-all) of belgian style brews.
     
    #46 dorosjim, Dec 5, 2014
  7. dorosjim

    dorosjim Initiate (0) Oct 21, 2014 New Jersey

    I want to thank everyone who's weighed in on this and it's brought to light some things I haven't thought of before. While I understand the BJCP guidelines are just guidelines, I think it's important to have some sort of distinction when it comes to certain styles so that when judging against that style, you can give a fair rating (i.e. deducting points for being too out of bounds/strong when it comes to style)
     
    #47 dorosjim, Dec 5, 2014
  8. udubdawg

    udubdawg Initiate (0) Dec 11, 2006 Kansas

    just fyi, but this will no longer be the case with 2014 Guidelines.
     
    #48 udubdawg, Dec 5, 2014
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