Membership questions? Log in issues? Email info@brewersassociation.org

Author Topic: Which style?  (Read 1235 times)

Offline klickitat jim

  • I must live here
  • **********
  • Posts: 8604
Which style?
« on: November 22, 2015, 04:42:27 am »
Which style would you put this in for a comp?
1.060 ~6.5%, 12 srm, ~35 ibu citrusy, lager
Red X with german magum bittering, load of mandarina bavaria in whirlpool
Its numerically a Märzen, but for the orangy hop flavor. Or pale ale minus crystal and ale yeast
In my mind it seems like it could be a tasty beer with all german ingredients that just doesnt have a clear home in a bjcp gig.
I'm thinking 34C Experimental, but the overall calls for "unique" and I don't know about that

What say you?
Especially if you have experience in judging specialty beer. Would it stand a chance, or will the smoked pumpkin saisons with juniper berries push it out?
« Last Edit: November 22, 2015, 05:00:22 am by klickitat jim »

Offline dmtaylor

  • Official Poobah of No Life. (I Got Ban Hammered by Drew)
  • *********
  • Posts: 4724
  • Lord Idiot the Lazy
    • YEAST MASTER Perma-Living
Re: Which style?
« Reply #1 on: November 22, 2015, 05:39:33 am »
Enter as 34B Mixed Style, then also add a description: "6A Marzen and 18B APA, or kind of like a Session IPL, w/ Mandarina Bavaria hops."

They'll know exactly what to expect from that.  And not too many people will probably enter 34B versus 34C, so your odds are better of getting the best feedback and medals.

I *do* have experience judging the old 23.... and also brewing and entering and medaling in the old 23.
Dave

The world will become a much more pleasant place to live when each and every one of us realizes that we are all idiots.

Offline klickitat jim

  • I must live here
  • **********
  • Posts: 8604
Re: Which style?
« Reply #2 on: November 22, 2015, 05:45:04 am »
34B crossed my mind too. From your experience do these kinds of beers stand a chance against the more obscure beers?

Offline dmtaylor

  • Official Poobah of No Life. (I Got Ban Hammered by Drew)
  • *********
  • Posts: 4724
  • Lord Idiot the Lazy
    • YEAST MASTER Perma-Living
Re: Which style?
« Reply #3 on: November 22, 2015, 05:57:22 am »
It depends on whether the obscure beers suck or not, but even moreso, it depends on the mood and experience of each particular judge.  In a word: crapshoot.

Good luck.
Dave

The world will become a much more pleasant place to live when each and every one of us realizes that we are all idiots.

Offline klickitat jim

  • I must live here
  • **********
  • Posts: 8604
Re: Which style?
« Reply #4 on: November 22, 2015, 06:04:20 am »
Right, Im assuming that they have to be stelar on drinkability, regardless. Anyway, I think I agree with the marketing of putting it in mixed. Märtzen/APA German ingredients with American methods. Hmmm

Guess we'll see how it turns out first.

Offline jeffy

  • Official Poobah of No Life. (I Got Ban Hammered by Drew)
  • *********
  • Posts: 4222
  • Tampa, Fl
Re: Which style?
« Reply #5 on: November 22, 2015, 07:15:01 am »
The specialty category gets pretty trendy.  Sometimes you'll get a bunch of Bourbon Vanilla Imperial Porters, then next time you'll find more than a few Mexican Stouts.  Having multiple examples of one "style" tends to make the ones like you have made more interesting.  At least to me.
Or you could enter it as an American Amber Ale.  Wait, do the new guidelines have American Amber Lager?  I haven't used them enough to know yet.
Jeff Gladish, Tampa (989.3, 175.1 Apparent Rennarian)
Homebrewing since 1990
AHA member since 1991, now a lifetime member
BJCP judge since 1995

Offline santoch

  • Senior Brewmaster
  • ******
  • Posts: 1000
  • Riverview, FL
Re: Which style?
« Reply #6 on: November 22, 2015, 07:55:40 pm »
Mixed sounds right to me.  You need to be careful when comparing to the American Pale/American Amber family.  Those often tend to be more crystal malt oriented as opposed to Munich oriented.  (Not always, but often enough to warrant the stereotype).  It sounds to me that you'll be better off limiting the descriptions to only the parts of the styles you kept as opposed to specifying the whole.  Concentrate on the American hop character coupled with the Marzen grain bill and yeast bill.  It will more accurately describe what you entered and keep the expectations to what you made.  In other words, see where your beer landed, then place the bullseye there.
Maybe "1.060 Marzen with American hops and lager yeast" might be a concise description for it.

HTH-
Looking for a club near my new house
BJCP GM3/Mead Judge

Offline klickitat jim

  • I must live here
  • **********
  • Posts: 8604
Re: Which style?
« Reply #7 on: November 22, 2015, 08:16:23 pm »
Mixed sounds right to me.  You need to be careful when comparing to the American Pale/American Amber family.  Those often tend to be more crystal malt oriented as opposed to Munich oriented.  (Not always, but often enough to warrant the stereotype).  It sounds to me that you'll be better off limiting the descriptions to only the parts of the styles you kept as opposed to specifying the whole.  Concentrate on the American hop character coupled with the Marzen grain bill and yeast bill.  It will more accurately describe what you entered and keep the expectations to what you made.  In other words, see where your beer landed, then place the bullseye there.
Maybe "1.060 Marzen with American hops and lager yeast" might be a concise description for it.

HTH-
Thanks Steve, I'll keep that in mind.