competition
We need an honest and direct discussion about brewing competition. Of course, being a homebrewer, I am mainly focused on amateur beer, mead, cider, and wine competitions, which often also have a commercial or professional track. Here in 2024, competition stakes are very high, and success is critical
competition
There are a few common Examinee mistakes that are easily addressed and should ensure a fairly easy shot at an 80 score. This is pretty straightforward advice that applies to any BJCP Beer/Cider/Mead Tasting exam.
competition
Between March 8 and 11, a herd of mead makers (and a few bee-keepers), converged on the beautiful and scenic Omni Interlocken Hotel in Broomfield, Colorado in celebration of mead. This year, the weather was gorgeous, hanging in the 50's - 60's, with clear views of
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I have completed the BrewUnited Challenge 2015, Balanced Division activities. It occurs to me there are some lessons to be learned from peeking behind the scenes and getting a sense of what really goes into such a thing. So here is a quick summary, with a few comments that should
Rambling
The BrewUnited Challenge 2015: I already sent out an announcement, but it got eaten in the website drama. I am really happy to announce that this blog is a sponsor. BrewUnited is an exciting new community of homebrewers that live by the "Don't be a jerk"
Rambling
Apologies for taking so long for another post. It's been a fairly busy month for me so far, and it doesn't seem to want to let up. I have been trying to plan for a large series of brews, and perhaps have talked myself out of