Competition results - Pumpkin

Below are the scores for the beer at the WortHog competition.  This placed second.  NB Smashing Pumpkin Ale.  The change to this batch was additional spice and vanilla bean added to the keg.

I keep loosing points on my beers to the containers that I am using to bring the beers over.

From the competitions this year.  The big areas for improvement are:

• Sanitation and cleaning of container used to bring beer to competition.  This has cost me points in every competition.
• PBW
• Rinsing starsan before filling containers
•  Phenols.  This is going to be harder to identify
• Over crushing grain
• Excessive Sparging (stop runoff before it gets below .008 SG)
• Avoid collecting alkaline sparge ( ph > 5.8)
• Don't let mast-out or sparge liquor temperature exceed ~168F
• Don't leave beer on yeast cake for 1 month or more
• Chorophneol (Phenols) (band-aid) ** This is killing me ***
• Make sure to properly rinse equipment that used chlorine sanitizers
• Treat water o remove chorine or chloramines (filter through carbon filter)
• Use 1 Campden tablet per 20 gallons of water to remove chloramines; let stand 15 mins or boil

Judge	Appearance (15%) (0-3 points)	Aroma (20%) (0-4 points)	Taste (50%) (0-10 points)	Overall Impression (15%) (1-3 points)	Total	Notes
Matt	3	2	4	1	10	Clean your Dr. Pepper bottle more.  Soak in PBW Band-aidy phenols, platicy Did you make a tarter? I get some spices in the aroma but the phenols really came through.  The body was chewy-nice but the flaws over Yeast starter could have helped here or make sure you are rinsing your sanitizer.  Make sure to use some campden tabs chors phenols can come from chlorine in your water
Jym Ferrier	3	1	5	1	10	Taste + smells like a glass of apple juice.  Under attenuated
Jason Bryant	3	1.5	5	2	11.5	Smells like apple and tastes a bit under attenuated.  Seems like yeast were a little stressed.  Maybe try a higher pitch for beer of this strength
Dan McBrayer	3	3	5	1	12	Wanted a bit more hop feel Looked great Was happy with the sublte smell Aftertaste was harsh
Wendall	3	2	6	2	13	Good head retention Aftertaste: a bit of pepper Very delicate spice aroma if any.  Low malt aroma flavor
Brent	3	3	6	2	14	Clear, nice head, nice color. Mild aroma malty Getting a bit of an off (band aid) flavor
Gale Altman	2.4	3.2	7.3	2.4	15.3	Love the quality of carbonation! Great job
Dave Dav	3	3	7	3	16	Beautiful color, nice carbonation.  A bit under fermented - good balance- mouth feel
G. Hunter	3	3	8	2	16	Good mouth feel. mildy spiced, mild peppery aftertaste.  Overall good
Stuart Macrae	3	3	8	2	16	Nice spice mix with nutmeg prominent
Mark W	3	3	8	2	16	Clear - good bard different balance of pumpkin to spice than last this more spice
David T	3	3	8	3	17	Clear, good head off white Aroma: some pumpkin pie spices but not ??? Taste: Full body, somewhat sweet ?? pumpkin
Erin	3	3	8	3	17	Very good beer.  Looks awesome.
Mel	2.5	3	9	2.5	17	Nicely balanced spice on this one
Ken R	3	4	9	2.5	18.5	Beautiful clarity.  Nice head + color A bi rich like a dessert.  However good spice/beer/pumpkin balance.  I enjoyed it!
Rob B	3	4	9	3	19