tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post4236774523177338174..comments2024-03-09T04:57:25.956+00:00Comments on HardKnott Dave's blog about stuff: International Beer ChallengeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11319272987951077205noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-10572727482627705412009-10-19T11:40:29.577+01:002009-10-19T11:40:29.577+01:00@ Pickhall
Indeed, but it still shows the weakness...@ Pickhall<br />Indeed, but it still shows the weakness of these sort of competitions.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-75045837314107040722009-10-19T10:39:43.783+01:002009-10-19T10:39:43.783+01:00@tandleman
The winner has got to be selected from...@tandleman<br /><br />The winner has got to be selected from the entrants. If the better beers from Freising were entered, they may have won. You can't make them enter.<br /><br />@Woolly Dave<br /><br />It was the view of the organisers, not the judges. You've got to think of the use of Gold/Silver/Bronze like exam results A/B/C or 1st/2.1/2.2. This criticism has been raised with them.<br /><br />I judged industrial lager, stout & porter, wood aged beers and packaging/design.Jeff Pickthallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06343140031285101096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-13124734471416330562009-10-19T10:27:31.233+01:002009-10-19T10:27:31.233+01:00That's just lame. The best should win gold, s...That's just lame. The best should win gold, second best silver, and third best bronze. Honourable mentions are also nice.Erlangernickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09564871714656285737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-81714072042300139992009-10-19T10:15:36.153+01:002009-10-19T10:15:36.153+01:00Nick, I think the view of the judges was that anyt...Nick, I think the view of the judges was that anything that was of a sufficient quality got a medal. For instance Harvey and Son only got a bronze for there low alcohol Bill Brewer. They still won the section on the basis of it being the only beer in that section.<br /><br />There were a few that didn't even make the bronze and simply got "commended"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11319272987951077205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-79092378685667199722009-10-19T07:51:46.481+01:002009-10-19T07:51:46.481+01:00That'sthe problem with these things. Weihanste...That'sthe problem with these things. Weihanstephan isn't even the best weizen in Freising, never mind the world!Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-17634284225117308622009-10-19T07:41:05.900+01:002009-10-19T07:41:05.900+01:00Weihenstephan is like the American Budweiser of We...Weihenstephan is like the American Budweiser of Weizenbier! Jeebus, what were the competitors? ...click-click...copy/paste...<br />http://i36.tinypic.com/2lc5h8o.jpg<br />Gah.<br /><br />Wot--every beer that's entered must get a medal of some kind?Erlangernickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09564871714656285737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-45519032787695909882009-10-19T00:05:02.385+01:002009-10-19T00:05:02.385+01:00My oh my, but you're prolific these last few d...My oh my, but you're prolific these last few days.<br /><br />Interesting to me was the award to Weihenstephan, which is the one beer that we sell here in a bottle.Brewers Union Local 180https://www.blogger.com/profile/05786517873195170945noreply@blogger.com