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42!
« on: July 10, 2010, 08:26:11 pm »
My RIS scored a 42 at the IN State Fair! I know it isn't off the charts or anything, but it's the highest I've gotten so far. The crazy part is it didn't even go to the Mini-BOS. :o Lots of tough competition I guess, or just inflated scores in that category. A National-ranked judge wrote "great job" in the comments, though, so I'm thinking it's the former. Yup, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.

My dubbel and tripel scored a 38 and a 37.5 respectively, and my AIPA got a 36, so I'm pretty full of myself right about now. No bling though. ::)
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Re: 42!
« Reply #1 on: July 11, 2010, 02:05:04 am »
Congratulations!
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Re: 42!
« Reply #2 on: July 11, 2010, 06:06:05 am »
Very good indeed!
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Re: 42!
« Reply #3 on: July 11, 2010, 06:16:58 am »
42?  (resists urge to do Douglas Adams hijack)  Well done!

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Re: 42!
« Reply #4 on: July 11, 2010, 07:10:59 am »
42?  (resists urge to do Douglas Adams hijack)  Well done!

What was the question?  Sorry, I couldn't resist... :P
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Re: 42!
« Reply #5 on: July 11, 2010, 08:12:30 am »
Good job!

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Re: 42!
« Reply #6 on: July 11, 2010, 08:53:32 am »
I taught him everything I know.  :P

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Re: 42!
« Reply #7 on: July 11, 2010, 09:16:22 am »
Ouch.
The highest I got that didn't win or place was a 41 for a Cream Ale.
At least the competition is good!
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Re: 42!
« Reply #8 on: July 11, 2010, 09:33:25 am »
I taught him everything I know.  :P

Which I promptly ignored. ;)
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Re: 42!
« Reply #9 on: July 11, 2010, 09:56:26 am »
I taught him everything I know.  :P

Which I promptly ignored. ;)

Otherwise he may have gotten BiS!  ::)  ;D :P

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Re: 42!
« Reply #10 on: July 11, 2010, 01:42:40 pm »
The truth is, you and I would both cringe if we saw someone brewing this beer. It was my fifth extract batch, and I used dark LME, with a partial boil, no late addition, way too much hopping, dumped it on an entire yeast cake, and probably fermented close to 80°F. When it stopped at something like 1.055, I added Beano to the secondary and let it go for a few months until it got down to 1.034, then kegged it. It was at least a year until it was even drinkable, and four until it was good.

Don't dump your beers, people!
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Re: 42!
« Reply #11 on: July 11, 2010, 01:53:46 pm »
BTW, BOS this year was a Northern English Brown. I was ecstatic to see a session beer win.
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Re: 42!
« Reply #12 on: July 11, 2010, 03:14:15 pm »
Your on to something good then, if 4 of your beers scored in the high 30's and one breaking the 40 mark. Great job. You got to be proud any time you break the 40 mark.
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Re: 42!
« Reply #13 on: July 11, 2010, 10:22:16 pm »
I taught him everything I know.  :P
And he still don't know nothing!
(My Grandpa used to say that and I still don't know why.)
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Re: 42!
« Reply #14 on: July 12, 2010, 01:40:48 pm »
42 is a darn respectable score!!  Congrats!!!

You deserve an ATABOY for saving that beer for the sewage treatment plant as well!! 
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