tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760958785336796611.post2165001308221421772..comments2024-01-17T03:50:26.727-05:00Comments on Beer in Baltimore: 2010 Maryland Governor's Cup AwardsAlexander D. Mitchell IVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16063927891723178579noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760958785336796611.post-55821978649011330792010-11-05T08:58:26.507-04:002010-11-05T08:58:26.507-04:00As a BJCP judge, that did not judge this event thi...As a BJCP judge, that did not judge this event this year, I have never seen Gold Medals not given in the years I have judged. Sadly I would not be suprised if some Maryland Breweries do not involve themselves with this next year especially since some of these breweries have won medals for theses same beers and GABF and World Beer Cup. With the increase of Craft ales in the past years it has also increased the number of To-Big-For-Their-Britches craft beer drinkers and BJCP Judges.Brandon Miller - Milhouse44https://www.blogger.com/profile/10774243977519323550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760958785336796611.post-28743807306906424782010-11-03T09:37:39.630-04:002010-11-03T09:37:39.630-04:00I did read it over, but I'm still confused. I...I did read it over, but I'm still confused. It mentions that the judges used the BJCP 50 point system, which I guess tells me what a beer has to do to earn a gold medal (point-wise), but really doesn't explain the criteria employed in qualifying for a gold medal. <br /><br />It almost sounds as if there is some "gold standard" that a beer has to approach in order to be considered "world class," and thus deserving of a gold medal. Just kind of makes you wonder what that gold standard is in, for instance, the pale ale and porter categories. <br /><br />This just seems so different from the various wine competitions I've attended where the top wine (generally) for each varietal/category gets a gold medal or double gold medal, regardless of some "objective" standard that might suggest the wine really isn't all that great (I mean how else could wines from Virginia or Maryland ever get a gold medal in a wine competition?).JohnM.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08630863956282168060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760958785336796611.post-40071862365524099162010-11-03T08:40:59.878-04:002010-11-03T08:40:59.878-04:00Read the analysis at Cizauskas' blog. This is...Read the analysis at Cizauskas' blog. This is the same kind of thing that happens with other BJCP judging, and even affects the Great American Beer Festival.Alexander D. Mitchell IVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16063927891723178579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6760958785336796611.post-72161503302689409142010-11-03T08:34:33.922-04:002010-11-03T08:34:33.922-04:00No medal awarded at the gold medal level seems to ...No medal awarded at the gold medal level seems to be a very common theme. I wonder why.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04661290311574366176noreply@blogger.com