There's nothing like the anticipation of a big comp results. 443 entries (13 in wood-aged) where Reinke's Revenge 2022 CoVid edition Gamma variant fought it out with a 41! Which makes me think that the scores for the others must have been stellar to garner 1st and 2nd. Notes included backing off the Amburana contact for a bit, which I figured myself. TaD eked out a 27 on low phenolics, banana and clove which I figured probably happened after over pitching healthy yeast. Entered Quit That Putin! in pale ale and both judges said it was mis-classified and should've been a Belgian pale ale. All I can say is that the smallest state put on a well-run huge comp for only it's 10th year and as hard as it was to medal in, I'm not entering again!
