Brew Off 2021 -DIPA

[dave_77]

Ok @dan125 @Hoddy @Leon103 it looks as though round 2 of the Brew Off has got a little more interesting with the 4 beers being judged independently by @beerison for some extra bragging rights.

I think I'm right in saying that @beerison did some judging for the Verdant comp so we thought he would be a good person to give his view on our beers.

Thought this thread would be fun for any banter, photos, results.

Maybe no photos that may give anything away prior to independent judging.

Hopefully we can get the official judging done before we taste each others beers.

 

[dave_77]

Any thoughts on how the beers should be judged might be useful as @dan125 made the point that they may not be brewed to the exact DIPA BJCP guidelines?

 

[dan125]

Nice one @dave_77 looking forward to this and great to have the added tension of independent judging thanks @beerison :hat:

My suggestion for judging is - if Hoddy and Leon send their extra beer for judging to one of us, without any identifying marks, we can anonomously label them A,B,C,D and drop them all off together. It would be great to get some feedback on aroma, flavour, mouthfeel, off flavours etc like on a bjcp form but I think the beers should just be ranked 1st to 4th, rather than scored out of 50 against a specific style guideline. Like you say, we didn't specify it had to be brewed to a specific style, just it had to be a DIPA over 7.5% ABV

Would this work @beerison ????

Agree that we should have a no photo policy until judging is done.

 

[Leon103]

Sounds good to me. Already planned to send Dave an extra beer so I will send 2 dipas to Dan.

 

[dan125]

Judging could simply be a matter of putting them in order of least to most off flavours at this strength

 

[dave_77]

Maybe clarity issues with a 20g/per litre dry hop @dan125 ?

 

[dave_77]

 

[dan125]

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I hope that's a 400g bag

 

[chillipickle]

Dipas, clarity issues 20g/ltr, 400g bags of hops what a combo
following this thread
If you need a 2nd or 3rd opinion, pm me for my address.

 

[beerison]

Hey guys. It sounds like a good fun so thanks for inviting me.
I can use the standard scoresheet to write down the notes and it doesn't have to be against a specific BJCP style.
Ranking them that way might be slightly objective, but I will try keep personal preference out of the way as much as I can.
I guess the deciding factors will be potential faults and balance issues. If you send perfect beers it will be much more difficult

Dave, good to see you're using hops. That's a box ticked!

 

[dan125]

I think we'll all have balance issues after 4 dipas

 

[Leon103]

Think I need another taste of mine tonight.

 

[dan125]

Think I need another taste of mine tonight.

I'm trying to resist the temptation till its had a full week in the keg. Especially as it was out of the fv earlier than I thought it would be

 

[beerison]

Do you guys want to organise a call to talk about the beers? This can be done straight after I finished my part.
I will fill scoresheets electronically so they can be shared instantly.
I would be able to reveal my order and we can discuss it all

 

[dave_77]

Hopefully we can get you to judge them just before we taste them. Then you give us your thoughts after we have tasted each others beers and given our thoughts to see how your views compared to ours.

 

[dave_77]

@Hoddy you brewed yet?

 

[beerison]

Hopefully we can get you to judge them just before we taste them. Then you give us your thoughts after we have tasted each others beers and given our thoughts to see how your views compared to ours.

Do you want to do the whole thing "live" (I don't have to reveal my final opinions until everyone tasted all the beers)? Or would you prefer to taste them on your own and then after you make your own mind discuss thing together?

 

[Hoddy]

@Hoddy you brewed yet?

I’m a bit behind the curve for many reasons. However I will be brewing very early next week so I think I will be able to make a slightly fresh beer entry.

I’m looking forward to this brew off after the last BIPA brew off with @dan125 @Leon103 and @dave_77 I’m fascinated to see how everyone’s take of a DIPA comes out.

living in a dust bowl as we have all this building works going on and being confined to a single room in the house will make it a bit more challenging. But hey, wheres the fun in doing it easy.

 

[dan125]

I’m a bit behind the curve for many reasons. However I will be brewing very early next week so I think I will be able to make a slightly fresh beer entry.

I’m looking forward to this brew off after the last BIPA brew off with @dan125 @Leon103 and @dave_77 I’m fascinated to see how everyone’s take of a DIPA comes out.

living in a dust bowl as we have all this building works going on and being confined to a single room in the house will make it a bit more challenging. But hey, wheres the fun in doing it easy.
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'Dust Bowl DIPA' - has a nice ring to it

 

[dave_77]

I’m a bit behind the curve for many reasons. However I will be brewing very early next week so I think I will be able to make a slightly fresh beer entry.

I’m looking forward to this brew off after the last BIPA brew off with @dan125 @Leon103 and @dave_77 I’m fascinated to see how everyone’s take of a DIPA comes out.

living in a dust bowl as we have all this building works going on and being confined to a single room in the house will make it a bit more challenging. But hey, wheres the fun in doing it easy.
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Looks like a messy job for the winter