In this episode of the Quality Focused Pro Brewers podcast, Hendo from the Rockstar Brewer Academy and Dean from Psycho Suzie’s Brewing dive into judge feedback from a recent commercial beer competition in Brisbane, Australia. They explore how understanding and utilizing feedback can vastly improve beer quality and consistency. They also discuss the importance of entering beer into the correct style categories to maximize scoring potential. Dean shares his journey with Rockstar Brewer Academy, including his motivations and learnings. This episode is crucial for brewers aiming to excel in commercial beer competitions.
00:00 Introduction to Commercial Beer Competitions & Meet Dean from Psycho Suzie’s Brewing
02:20 Challenges in Beer Consistency and Why He Joined The Rockstar Brewer Academy
03:58 Importance of Objective Feedback Over Consumer Feedback
06:24 Entering Commercial Beer Competitions
08:48 Understanding Beer Judging Criteria
16:28 Analyzing Judge Feedback – The Overall Review
22:05 Judge Feedback Deep Dive: Australian-style Pale Ale
27:17 Judge Feedback Deep Dive: Chilli Pepper Robust Porter
28:28 Judge Feedback Deep Dive: Contemporary American-style Light Lager
30:09 Reviewing Style Guidelines for American-style Light Lager, Judges’ Feedback and Style Misclassification & Reclassifying the Beer as Kellerbier
39:05 Judge Feedback Deep Dive: Warwick Hazy Pale Session Beer
42:05 Judge Feedback Deep Dive: New World Lager
48:56 Preparing for the Australian International Beer Awards
51:18 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
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