This was my first time entering the NHC, so excuse my questions. My entry went to St Paul, and it's listed as "2nd Place" in Category 8. I'm not clear if that means I've won a ribbon or certificate. Or is there no way to know until I know my score(s)?
Also, does this mean I've advanced to the final round? If so, will I be told when to send additional bottles to San Diego? And what would my entries be competing against, if they did advance?
My back story... I've been brewing for almost two years. I was inspired to do so out of necessity. I just couldn't find a decent, traditional, low gravity, English bitter that tasted anything like I've had in the UK. In the past two years, through a lot of trial and error and recipe tweaking (concentrating on making this one beer style), I managed to brew something, consistently, that is exactly what I want to drink. Now I'll move on to another style!