- #NEW ZEALAND BEER WITH THE WORDS ROCK AND GOLD FULL#
- #NEW ZEALAND BEER WITH THE WORDS ROCK AND GOLD PROFESSIONAL#
This place was setting the bar pretty high to begin with. We had to hustle to catch up with the bus, so our first stop was at Low Life Barrel House. We then visited five different breweries (on the Blue Bus this time)! Now to test the memory banks and see if I can remember the breweries in the right order. On Saturday, I proctored the Mead Tasting Exam and took my written test.
I didn’t see it until after the competition was over (I couldn’t see the names of the breweries or the beers to keep the objectivity in place), but the walk-in cooler in this brewery was huge! They had so much room in the back … a great looking brewhouse. They had an excellent selection of beers on tap! Worth a visit in Winnipeg. The folks at Torque were very nice and super accommodating. The first brewery I visited, I didn’t even have to go anywhere! The competition was held at Torque Brewing. We got to ride around in a couple of old school buses checking out all the different places. The competition was very well organized, and we were able to visit breweries on Friday and Saturday. I took the written exam at the end of the event - I think I would rather have taken it at the first so I could relax more during the weekend. Finally, I took the BJCP Written Exam trying to move up to Master. I also proctored two different exams: 1) The Beer Tasting Exam and 2) The Mead Tasting Exam. I judged several categories: 1) All Belgian-style beers, 2) Ciders, 3) Meads, and 4) Other Brewery Beverages to name a few. I was super busy during this competition.
#NEW ZEALAND BEER WITH THE WORDS ROCK AND GOLD FULL#
Wednesday night’s Beer Church included a 1994 Lindeman’s Gueuze Lambic! It was still funky and full of different flavors … I’m still trying to decide if I liked it! haha. They also had a representative from Red Shed malting.
#NEW ZEALAND BEER WITH THE WORDS ROCK AND GOLD PROFESSIONAL#
A couple of the judges were professional brewers from different provinces. This competition had three Master-level judges and three or four National-level judges, from across the provinces … there were folks from British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, and Nova Scotia for sure. I brought three to share in my Beer Briefcase (the ones on the right side) … The other three bottles were mead for the Mead Exam. Dave brought out the big guns for “ Beer Church” that night … so many crazy, unique beers–almost everyone brought something special to share. The sponsors stepped up huge and the local breweries in Winnipeg were all in! I arrived on Wednesday night after an uneventful flight. Kudos go out to Dave Cole for bringing this all together. The awards ceremony is scheduled for June 4th. The organizer used the BJCP guidelines and supplemented with a couple of other unique categories.
This is a commercial beer competition covering two provinces in Canada – Manitoba, and Saskatchewan. Last week I had the opportunity to participate in the first annual Prairie Beer Awards (PBA) competition in Winnipeg, Manitoba from 11.
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