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May 25, 2011

AHA Sanctioned Competition 2011

Cheers!

The results are in for the beers, two seconds and a thirds. I am sure they mixed one up with someone else. They said it was contaminated and I know from the tap it was not. The comments didn't fit the beer either.  Here are some of the comments from the judges.

Here are the comments for the judges:

Wit Beer (White Ale): Rolled Gently. A nice drinking beer! Low Bitterness (Wit beer should be low, but I lost points)

Vienna Lager (Light InCinn Lager): Large creamy head with long retention and good clarity. No Carmel or roast notes as appreciated. Bitterness bring the malt to a crisp end - almost too much. (This happened when I made it a light version of my German Lager. Now I know to lighten the hops to match the light malt flavor). Crisp finish that leaves you ready for the next sip. Very drinkable. Clean fermentation profile, could use a touch more color which would round out the malt profile.  ( I agree with the judge 100%) Next year I will submit the full version German Lager.

Weizen (German Wheat):smelled a little bananas and clove. Fabulous color, very happy big taste- balanced. Free of any major off flavors. A little light on hops character. Maybe a different category and it would be great.  Maybe I should have submitted this as a wit beer?

Cheers, Tom

Written by Tom Wehner

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2011/06/16

Tom Z said:

Ah I can’t wait to brew the white ale! picking up some more propane tomorrow and I’ll get started.

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