24 Jul
2010
We here at Arkh Brewing have taken it upon ourselves to enter as many competitions as possible as we have found that the feedback from having BJCP certified judges rate our beers has been invaluable. We've also been extremely fortunate with our most recent entries. The first competition we entered was the Hangar 24 Home Brew Competition in Redlands, CA. We entered our American Pale, English Pale, and American Stout. Our American Pale was in the category with the most participants and something happened in the bottle that produced off-flavors, so it's back to the drawing board there. Our American Stout we knew would not win awards as it had not had proper time to carbonate. But the notes we got back were positive on the flavors and they only docked us for carbonation. Our English Pale, however, won second place in the category and we are extremely excited about that.
The second competition we entered was at the Orange County Fair. We were out of our English Pale, so we entered our American Stout and our Sweet Stout. We have not yet received notes back yet, but our American Stout did not place, however, our Sweet Stout won first place! Both Scott and I (Blake) are extremely excited with this win and we hope to make a full 5-gallon batch in the future (right after our Imperial Brown).
If you are a home-brewer and attending the private party at the fair today, look for us and our first place Sweet Stout. And thanks for your support!
