Homebrewer competition results
We finally have the results from the homebrewer competition ready.
1. Jørund Geving, stjørdalsøl with Idun Blå
The happy winner.
Jørund Geving from Stjørdal well-deserved won with his stjørdalsøl fermented with Idun Blå.
Jury assessment: “Fantastic, strong alder smoke aroma over a beautiful faintly acidic background of red berries. Excellent malt character. Leather, dry wood, and caramel fill out the complex, rounded flavours.”
2. Jørund Geving, stjørdalsøl, #20 Espe
* Jørund Geving in the grain house.*
Second place went to an ale from the same wort, but fermented with Arve Espe’s kveik. The ale was quite similar to the one that won, but had some differences, and did not score as high with the judges.
Judges’ assessment: “Fantastic, strong alder smoke aroma over a beautiful faintly acidic background of red berries. Excellent malt character. Juicy and warming in the mouth. Some peppery heat.”
3. Jonas Svare and Eivind Ronold, raw ale with bog myrtle and #8 Tormodgarden
Third place went to an ale that stood out, with a light and light body, and clear notes of herbs. Judges’ assessment: “Light, delicate fresh and beautifully drinkable beer, with a very clear herbal signature that’s very carefully balanced. A “daring and fun” beer.”
4. Torkjel Austad, raw ale with #18 Gausemel
Torkjel with stand at the kornøl festival.
Fourth place went to a very good raw ale with 15% Stjørdal malt, fermented with Olav Sverre Gausemel’s kveik. Judges’ assessment: “Beautiful combination of smoke and caramel with hints of red berries. Quite phenolic. Balanced and complex, not much to complain about.”
5. Sigurd Johan Saure, kornøl, own kveik
Sigurd Johan Saure’s own press photo from Kveik Training
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Sigurd Johan Saure from Sykkylven took a strong fifth place with an extra strong kornøl at 12%, fermented with his own kveik, #8 Tormodgarden. Judges’ assessment: “Lovely combination of fruit and caramel, good and complex. Didn’t quite make it because the alcohol flavour bothered some of the judges.”
Full results list
Here’s the full results list, with the judges’ scoring. The order of the first 5 doesn’t quite match the points, because the judges judged the final without giving new points. Instead they just agreed on the order.
The order of the ales that didn’t make the final is somewhat approximate and not fine-tuned by the judges.
The file below is all judge forms scanned as a PDF. Each form is marked with judge and letter code of the ale. The letter code for your ale you find in the table above.