BJCP Scoresheets 2: Scoring the Beer

April 11, 2025 In part one we discussed how to describe the beer in the middle section covering: Aroma, Appearance, Flavour, and Mouthfeel. Now we turn our attention to scoring. It’s common to score...

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BJCP Scoresheets 1: Describing the Beer

March 11, 2025 In our BABBs mini-competitions we collaboratively judge beers according to the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) standard. We use the BJCP 2021 scoring guidelines, download them here,...

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Mini Comp Style Guide 2025

December 1, 2024 1. January: Lagers 2. February: Pale and Bitter Ales 3. April: Porters and Stouts 4. June: Belgians 5. August: Specialty Specialty-Type styles involve a transformation of a Base Style using...

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Mini Comp Style Guide 2024

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Mini Comp Style Guide 2023

January 1, 2023 January: Lagers June: Porters and Stouts 3B Czech Premium Pale Lager 9C Baltic Porter 3C Czech Amber Lager 13C English Porter 3D Czech Dark lager 15B Irish Stout 4A Munich Helles 15C Irish...

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Mini Comp Style Guide 2022

January 1, 2022 January: Lagers June: Porters and Stouts 3B Czech Premium Pale Lager 9C Baltic Porter 3D Czech Dark lager 13C English Porter 4A Munich Helles 15B Irish Stout 5D German Pils 15C Irish Extra...

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Mini Comp Style Guide 2021

December 13, 2020 JANUARY: Lager Mini Comp Categories being judged: 3B Czech Premium Pale Lager3D Czech Dark lager4A Munich Helles5D German Pils6A Marzen6B Rauchbier7A Vienna Lager8A Munich Dunkel8B...

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Beer Design: Improving Competition Results

July 20, 2020 By Nick Holt Are your beers scoring low 30’s and fault free, but your not getting those competition wins? Take heart, these scores are a sign you are really a good brewer. When a judge...

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Mini Comp Style Guide 2020

January 21, 2020 BABBS JANUARY: Lager Mini Comp Categories being judged: 3B Czech Premium Pale Lager 3D Czech Dark lager 4A Munich Helles 5D German Pils 6A Marzen 6B Rauchbier 7A Vienna Lager 8A Munich...

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QABC 2019 Wrap-up

September 23, 2019 By Steve “Snow” Wharton The annual Queensland Amateur Brewing Championships (QABC) were held recently at Newstead Brewing Co in Milton. The largest event in the competition’s history,...

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