It's also wise to ship at the start of a week to avoid the package sitting in a hot warehouse or trailer over the weekend.
I always do that, but it's hard to avoid the sitting in the truck across TX, NM, and AZ into southern CA.
I wish fewer people would re-brew after first round. Especially bigger beers and lagers. They just aren't ready.
Yeah, and me and my judging partner wound up getting all of them.
ya wanna rebrew your hefe or IPA, that's cool.
IPA I can see, but even some of the hefes came off rushed.
Was talking at NHC to Randy Scorby - I can't remember if it was his current Schwarzbier Gold or his previous HBOTY winner Classic Rauchbier (or maybe it was both?), that was >1 year old at the time.
In this case, mine was at about 15 months. It had just medaled (bronze) at MCAB, and the last growler of it we drank in Asheville this past weekend was still tasty.
I can't put my finger on it... but there's just something wrong about lowering scores for a lack of intangibles.
Not sure I understand? I can see it easily being a difference maker when you get to that point. If it knocks the Overall Impression down to an 8, Flavor to a 15 or 16, and Aroma to a 9 or 10, you're already 10 points in the hole.