AHA Pre-conference event
With the AHA Conference in Oakland over, that also means our most recent Beer Judging 101/201 Seminar is history. This also sold out and was very warmly received. Brian Cooper told me that attendees raved to him when they saw him during the conference. The AHA Conference brought in people from the East Coast and many signed up for both portions.
We are considering our next 101/201 Seminar for Stockton CA for the first Saturday in December. Nothing in stone yet; just planning ahead. We are also working on a concept for a 301 class that will go into more depth and will be geared towards the BJCP judge. This will be a requirement for the class.
I’ll have a list of beers we sampled for the June 16th seminar very soon.
David
We are considering our next 101/201 Seminar for Stockton CA for the first Saturday in December. Nothing in stone yet; just planning ahead. We are also working on a concept for a 301 class that will go into more depth and will be geared towards the BJCP judge. This will be a requirement for the class.
I’ll have a list of beers we sampled for the June 16th seminar very soon.
David
To refresh our memories, here’s the beer line up for that seminar:
Beer Judging 101
1st Pairing - (3 intentionally doctored beers)
Lite American Lager - all 3 Bud Light, dosed with the following:
1.Vanilla extract
2.Peach flavoring
3. Grape tannin (for the effect of astringency)
2nd Pairing –Hop-oriented ale vs. lager
1. Trumer Pils
2. Firestone Walker “Pale 31”
3rd Pairing – Malt-oriented (dark) ale vs. German lager
1. Northern German Altbier- Alaskan Amber
2. Munich Dunkel- Hofbrau Dunkel
4th pairing – Smoky beers.
1. Spezial Rauchbier Märzen
2. Alaskan Smoked Porter
5th Pairing – Aged vs. non-aged Barleywine
1. 2006 Sierra Nevada Bigfoot
2. 2009 Sierra Nevada Bigfoot
Beer Judging 201
1st pairing- Fresh dry hop character vs. badly aged
1. Imperial IPA- Pliny the Elder (fresh - bottled June 10th 2009)
2. Imperial IPA- Badly Aged Imperial IPA– a blend of various beers/breweries
2nd pairing – different Unique Belgians (non-sour vs. sour)
1. Orval
2. Cantillon Gueuze
3rd Pairing – 2 very different, yet characteristic UK beers
1. Irish Red Ale – Smithwicks Irish Red Ale
2. Guinness 250 Anniversary Stout
4th pairing – 2 very different strong beers
1. Specialty Beer – Homebrewed American Barleywine with Brettanomyces character
2. Russian Imperial Stout – North Coast Old Rasputin
5th beer- (judging sheet example)
1. Bière de Garde – Lost Abbey Avante Garde
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