Club competition three — 2010

By Sam Highley, Editor

Judging for club competition three took place last Sunday 29 August, with around 25 beers to be judged across a half dozen or so styles. Some styles were notably unrepresented, such as the Belgian Tripel & Dubbel styles, along with Bohemian Pilsener, while others rarely attract entries, such as the Biere de Garde and Gueuze styles. We ended up with a couple of gold medals which was good to see, and, interestingly, they were both for high-alcohol styles. Over 60% of the beers entered achieved medal status, and at least one of the low scoring beers appeared to have been mislabeled (Richard's Imperial IPA), which was a shame. 

As usual, the entries were judged against the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) guidelines, with each beer being scored on aroma, appearance, flavour, mouthfeel and overall impression, up to a maximum of 50 points. In this case, each beer was judged by three judges, with the individual scores added together to give a final score out of 150. Gold medals are awarded for 120+ points, silver for 108+ points and bronze for 95+ points. Here are the results:

Group One — Strong Scotch Ale, English Barleywine, Russian Imperial Stout, Eisbock, Tripel

• David Vandervlist — Russian Imperial Stout — 125 pts —  Gold 
• Richard Fitzpatrick — English Barleywine — 124 pts —  Gold 

Group Two — Imperial IPA, Dubbel, Biere de Garde, Flanders Red Ale, Gueuze

• Chris De La Rue — Imperial IPA — 107.5 pts —  Bronze 
• Patrick Baggoley — Imperial IPA — 103 pts —  Bronze 
• Tom Dixon — Imperial IPA — 97.5 pts —  Bronze 
• Owen Andrews — Imperial IPA — 92 pts
• Richard Fitzpatrick — Imperial IPA — 39 pts

Group Three — Premium Lager, Bohemian Pilsener, Schwarzbier, Vienna Lager

• Brad Woolner — Premium American Lager — 104.5 pts —  Bronze 
• Michael O'Rourke — Premium American Lager — 89 pts
• Chris De La Rue — Premium American Lager — 61 pts
• Richard Fitzpatrick — Schwarzbier — 39 pts
• Richard Fitzpatrick — Schwarzbier — 39 pts

Group Four — Robust Porter, Dry Stout, Weizenbock

• Paul Alexander — Dry Stout — 116 pts —  Silver 
• Paul Alexander — Robust Porter — 106 pts —  Bronze 
• Brendan Linton-Smith — Dry Stout — 106 pts —  Bronze 
• Owen Andrews — Dry Stout — 105 pts —  Bronze 
• Patrick Baggoley — Dry Stout — 105 pts —  Bronze 
• Tom Dixon — Robust Porter — 103 pts —  Bronze 
• Tom Dixon — Dry Stout — 102 pts —  Bronze 
• Doug Thompson — Robust Porter — 99.5 pts —  Bronze 
• Nigel Leach — Robust Porter — 96 pts —  Bronze 
• Michael O'Rourke — Dry Stout — 96 pts —  Bronze 
• David Vandervlist — Robust Porter — 93 pts
• Chris De La Rue — Robust Porter — 82.5 pts

Next up on the competition calendar is the ACT Amateur Brewing Championships.