My two cents on the Brewer Royale:
The Brewer Royale has been based on the COC for a reason. It allows everyone to compete in a small event just among club members. The people who have won the Lone Star Circuit routinely entered 30 to 40 beers per event. This is not exaggeration; Richard Dobson, Mike Heniff and others have done this. We all don't brew enough nor can we afford to enter that many times. I think it's great to honor our members who do this, but why not make a separate Home Brewer of the Year award for them and keep this something everyone has a chance of winning.
Duplicate reply to Orando's post.
Brewer Royale
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