[THC] tasting homebrew

[Dr L A Swihart]

mr soul wrote:
> The Brewing Network just did a show on judging beer.  It was rather intersting and if you do not regularly listen to this program you should check it out.  It has a lot of good info and is generally pretty entertaining.  Anyway.
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>   I was thinking about judging homebrew and the upcoming state fair, and it occured to me - I have never tasted anyones homebrew other than my own.  The only thing I have been able to compare my beer to is store bought stuff.  
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>   I will definitely be trying to attend the next meeting/brew/whatever this club has.
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>   Tom - stranded in Greentown
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You should definitely consider, if you're available, volunteering to 
steward at the ISFBC, I don't know the fellow who is in charge of the 
stewards this year, but from what I've seen in 2004 and 2005, there is 
always room for another volunteer.  I stewarded in 2004, judged in 2005, 
and will judge again this July 7-8.  (There's a Friday evening judging 
session too, but it won't be quite as many tables of judges as Saturday, 
I think.) 


Stewarding is a fantastic way to learn about judging and to get a chance 
to taste some of the beers that are in the competition.
http://www.brewerscup.org/Dept118%20Brewers.pdf
http://www.brewerscup.org/06brewerscompform.pdf

and/or
http://www.brewerscup.org/

(Forgive that web page for being a bit weird.  It does contain the info 
links for this year, and it contains a bit of information that is very 
outdated.....  HEY MARK S. -- are you doing that page?  Did you notice 
that it says "a Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) exam has been 
scheduled in Indianapolis for March 25, 2006. There will be an 
Indianapolis study group to prepare aspiring judges for the test. 
Contact Anita Johnson at anita at greatfermentations.com to sign up for the 
class and the exam."  And a lot of other that just needs editing, 
including "your score sheets will be sent to you....")