Doing the written and then immediately following up with 3 meads was pretty brutal. I had to judge a local comp right after - and I think those sheets were some of the worse sheets I have ever scored. I was so fatigued.
So much fun though... had great classes hosted by Meridian Hive here in Austin.
Congrats! 80 is a great score! I just recently got my mead exam results back too. I've been feeling pretty guilty for not taking it sooner, but better late than never.
This exam was bad but not that bad. The old legacy beer exam was 3 hours of total brutality. 10 essay questions with 4 interruptions when you had to stop what you were concentrating on, judge some beer they stuck in your hand, then page fault back in and keep going. I'm glad I never have to take that one again.
This was a little easier, 2 hours for 8 questions, followed by a separate 45 minutes to score the 3 meads.
There's still the cider exam, though....