tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617708725553059852.post1230785244741087624..comments2023-11-02T09:21:17.861+00:00Comments on The Ormskirk Baron: Judging the SIBA North Beer Competition 2010Baron Ormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16440684094621860149noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617708725553059852.post-55237282539838993952010-11-04T06:49:38.016+00:002010-11-04T06:49:38.016+00:00Nice one. Sounds like fun.Nice one. Sounds like fun.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15686907092077149244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617708725553059852.post-13896119831546784282010-11-03T11:11:47.451+00:002010-11-03T11:11:47.451+00:00I had a really fun day. The quality of the beer wa...I had a really fun day. The quality of the beer wasn't amazing but the beers we judged on the third table were much better. It’s a bit of a crapshoot as to what you get. The selection I got for "Specialty" was really quite poor, but the table Rich and Chris was on sounded pretty good...regardless of the chili beer you <br />Renamed as "Poison".<br /><br />I met some fascinating characters and everyone was very friendly. This was my first time judging too and I didn't feel out of my depth, to be honest I think I may have know a bit more than some. I was glad you could discuss the beers and being on a table with the affable eccentric Robert Bracegirdle and the very knowledgeable Ian Garrett of GBBF's excellent Bières San Frontières bar. Talking to people with such vast knowledge was a learning experience alone.<br /><br />Clearly I was on the table with the most discerning palette as Me, Alex and Jeff all appear in your photos.<br /><br />That photo of Paul from Ales By Mail baffles me, why is he holding this glass like he's Indiana Jones and he's just found a precious relic.<br /><br />Its always good to catch up with the beery-folk I’ve meet of the last year or so. Hanging the likes of Matt from Hawkshead, Kelly, Glynn, Rich, Chris and yourself made me feel like part of a new-wave of beer enthusiasts among the older establishment.<br /><br />I hope I get the chance to judge again in the future and no doubt I’ll be proudly wearing my twadge!Rob Derbyshirehttp://hopzine.comnoreply@blogger.com