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The Northern Craft Brewers July 2011 Competition English Pale Ale
Northern Craft Brewers 23rd July 2011 @ Heald Green
 
English Pale Ale Competition and Tasting OG = 1040 - 1048 (single hop)
Name of entrant
Number on Bottle
Points Table 1.
Points Table  2.
Points Table  3.
Points Total
Position
Remarks
Shane Swindells
1 3 5   8
Joint Second
A well balanced beer, good hop nose and flavour
Ian Priddy
2   3   3  
A slightly off nose, quite bitter on aftertaste
Martyn Pashley
3     2 2   American hop - Cascade, not quite up to style.
Derek Spedding
4   1 1 2   Little hop nose, very malty, too much crystal malt, toffee flavour
Tom Yates
5       0   Earthy hop nose and flavour. Slight TCP.
Richard Caller
6 2     2   Very dark in colour, very malty, under hopped.
Tom Yates
7 1 4 4 9
First
An excellent hop nose and flavour. Well balanced.
Karl Clark
8 4     4
Fifth
This beer had a low level , was very pale, more like an American Pale Ale due to colour and hop flavour. Slightly acetic, needs crystal to balance
Bill Lowe
9 5   3 8 Joint Second A well balnced beer, good hop nose and flavour.
Tom Yates
10   2 5 7 Fourth Good hop nose, malty, too bitter for some.
Kevin Plunkett
11       0   Overprimed. Out of class as too dark and no bitterness, very malty and high alcohol
 
Note: The above remarks are a combination of all members judging on the day. 
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