Comments on: Lancaster County Brewers Showdown http://www.foolcircle.net/2008/11/30/lancaster-county-brewers-showdown/ Microscopic brewed perfection Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:40:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Brian http://www.foolcircle.net/2008/11/30/lancaster-county-brewers-showdown/comment-page-1/#comment-12391 Brian Sun, 07 Dec 2008 13:48:26 +0000 http://www.foolcircle.net/?p=797#comment-12391 Hey Matt, I appreciate you taking the time to address some of the things in this post, thanks. I totally get it about the prizes, basically no donations equals no prizes, tough place to be. BUT, I have to disagree about the judges. I am a Certified BJCP Judge, and I know that judges do not get paid to give comments, but whenever I judge I am volunteering a whole weekend day to do this service. The last thing I want to do waste my own time doing an inadequate service to both myself and the people who paid money and took the time to submit a beer that they thought was worth being evaluated by "professionals" for their opinion. Most of the judges I have ever worked with in this area are good judges, every once in a while there is a lazy one, I think that's about it. Thanks again, and good luck next year! Hey Matt, I appreciate you taking the time to address some of the things in this post, thanks.

I totally get it about the prizes, basically no donations equals no prizes, tough place to be.

BUT, I have to disagree about the judges. I am a Certified BJCP Judge, and I know that judges do not get paid to give comments, but whenever I judge I am volunteering a whole weekend day to do this service. The last thing I want to do waste my own time doing an inadequate service to both myself and the people who paid money and took the time to submit a beer that they thought was worth being evaluated by “professionals” for their opinion. Most of the judges I have ever worked with in this area are good judges, every once in a while there is a lazy one, I think that’s about it.

Thanks again, and good luck next year!

]]> By: Matt http://www.foolcircle.net/2008/11/30/lancaster-county-brewers-showdown/comment-page-1/#comment-12390 Matt Sun, 07 Dec 2008 13:16:46 +0000 http://www.foolcircle.net/?p=797#comment-12390 I apologize - as organizer I take responsibility for the delay of the sheet. I can tell you judges don't get paid to give comments though. The judges volunteer and the prizes are either donated or paid for by the club putting on the comp. I learned from putting on a competition for the first time. I appreciated the support from the homebrewing community and the thing went well for the first time overall I apologize – as organizer I take responsibility for the delay of the sheet. I can tell you judges don’t get paid to give comments though. The judges volunteer and the prizes are either donated or paid for by the club putting on the comp. I learned from putting on a competition for the first time. I appreciated the support from the homebrewing community and the thing went well for the first time overall

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