Judging American IPAs

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  1. GreenKrusty101

    GreenKrusty101 Initiate (0) Dec 4, 2008 Nevada

    Yes, but SNPA is almost always fresh (or holds up well/high turnover)...the Fresh Squeezed from Oregon though does seem to be much better in a fresh keg v bottles, imho...you are probably right though (typo).
     
    #21 GreenKrusty101, Feb 27, 2017
  2. hopfenunmaltz

    hopfenunmaltz Pooh-Bah (2,647) Jun 8, 2005 Michigan
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    iPad typo. I was out in the Desert, first beer was a Lagunitas IPA. The wife had a SNPA, which had lass aroma but a much better hop flavor, and less harsh finish. So I switched to that.
     
    #22 hopfenunmaltz, Feb 27, 2017
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  3. MyThoughtsExactly

    MyThoughtsExactly Initiate (0) Jun 10, 2015 Virginia

    The beer smith podcast has an episode on the new BJCP guidelines. In it they discuss the challenge of having renditions of a style and eventually having to create a new catagory. NE style IPAs seem to have enough unique characteristics that I could see it becoming a specialty IPA catagory (murky apprearance, strong hop aroma, smooth mouthfeel, low perceived bitterness).
     
    #23 MyThoughtsExactly, Feb 27, 2017
  4. hopfenunmaltz

    hopfenunmaltz Pooh-Bah (2,647) Jun 8, 2005 Michigan
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    It is 2017. The 2015 guidelines were worked on for some time before they were published. The usual scruple was a four year refresh. The next update will probably be underway soon, and if a lot of NEIPAs are entered in competitions there most probably will be a subcategory for those.
     
    #24 hopfenunmaltz, Feb 28, 2017
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  5. GreenKrusty101

    GreenKrusty101 Initiate (0) Dec 4, 2008 Nevada

    Current BJCP guidelines seem to have anticipated this already:

    "Specialty IPA isn’t a distinct style, but is more appropriately thought of as a competition entry category. Beers entered as this style are not experimental beers; they are a collection of currently produced types of beer that may or may not have any market longevity. This category also allows for expansion, so potential future IPA variants (St. Patrick’s Day Green IPA, Romulan Blue IPA, Zima Clear IPA, etc.) have a place to be entered without redoing the style guidelines. The only common element is that they have the balance and overall impression of an IPA (typically, an American IPA) but with some minor tweak."
     
    #25 GreenKrusty101, Feb 28, 2017
  6. hopfenunmaltz

    hopfenunmaltz Pooh-Bah (2,647) Jun 8, 2005 Michigan
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    They saw it with Black IPAs and Belgian IPAs. So yeah.
     
    #26 hopfenunmaltz, Feb 28, 2017
  7. jmarsh123

    jmarsh123 Initiate (0) Mar 31, 2010 Indiana
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    BJCP can sometimes be a crapshoot depending on who is judging and other entries. A lot of the comps I've judged recently have not had enough qualified judges leading to large flight sizes. As much as we try to be objective, judging the 10th IPA of your session gets kind of difficult.

    If most of the beers are more subdued and one is a juice bomb it will probably stand out. Alternatively if most of the beers are aggressively hopped a nice smoother one will stand out.

    Just brew a beer you like and more often than not you'll get a good score.
     
    #27 jmarsh123, Feb 28, 2017
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