Hammerdown Brewcup 2018

Hammerdown sponsored by Braxton Brewing Co went down this past Saturday and whaddaya know, someone scored a gold! To start PBnJT! got gutted at a 19? Obviously not PB fans and one comment stated "alcoholic", at 10.6% I hope so. Reinke's jumped up to a 31 and was lumped with Orange Creamsicle in a group of 19 on the 29 Fruit Beer category. Notes for it included bumping up the malt bill to balance the raspberries or toning down the fruit. That's an easy fix. Then the shocker, Orange Creamsicle, 35.5, mini-BOS equaled GOLD🥇 ! A 37 from one judge, 34 from the other with good feedback on flaws of base Berliner character and pumping up the orange. Favorite comment was "childhood ice cream". RP@OTB snagged some🥈 on Poppin' Collars and Even More Stars, then 🥇 on Brett X Blend .  Next up Hot Summer Brew Off.