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Scott T. Jensen
 
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Default Is there a consumer's beer contest?

"Douglas W. Hoyt" wrote:
> Scott Jensen wrote:
> >This seems more honest judging process to determine which
> >is the best beers that us consumers can purchase than the
> >specially brewed, bottled, packaged, and delivered beer
> >submitted to The Great American Beer Festival. Anyone
> >know of any beer contest(s) so structured?

>
> My local merchant stopped buying in Allagash lately because
> he said that the local distributor was only sending him 6-month
> old product. If anyone had bought Allagash here then, it
> would not have been fair.


I'd agree.

> Any independent purchaser for a legitimate contest would have
> to jet all over the country in a short period of time--and still
> manage to keep the beer chilled.


Or do the opposite. Have the beers bought by a trusted parties around the
country and chill-shipped to the judges so all the beers arrive within a day
or two of each other at the judging location.

Scott Jensen
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