OcUK Beers of the World Weekly Results - America

manveruppd · 6 Aug 2012 at 17:40

Ah, the bitter irony: the off-licence I bought mine from also had a different Goose Island beer, but I went for the IPA cause the guy told me it was harder to get!

If I'd gone for the other one it would've been a 3-pointer!

pieplough · 6 Aug 2012 at 18:29

manveruppd said:
Ah, the bitter irony: the off-licence I bought mine from also had a different Goose Island beer, but I went for the IPA cause the guy told me it was harder to get! If I'd gone for the other one it would've been a 3-pointer!

Aye, and then the IPA would have been a 2 pointer for me and Mike

As I said the points system does not reflect the quality of the beer!

Ahleckz · 6 Aug 2012 at 18:32

Whilst it would be nice to take into account 'quality' in the scoring system, there wouldn't be a way to do it as you can't really measure it.
I think the point of this competition is to get people to drink beers that they wouldn't normally do, if that is a beer that isn't seen as a very good one then so be it. At least it's different!

Of course all of my beers will be very high quality.

Jokester · 6 Aug 2012 at 18:37

Given the shortage of time I had after seeing the original thread I went with the one of the few options in my local Tesco, either Miller, Bud, or Coors and plumped with the Miller.

The first bottle had a chemically aftertaste to it that most mass-produced lagers have these days, but the next bottles had dulled that sensation. Nothing special, just an average lager.

5/10

~Divine~Wind~ said:
Damn you jokester, there was me thinking miller was that common no one would bother with it lol

And to think I almost took Coors :/

pieplough · 6 Aug 2012 at 18:49

Ahleckz said:
Whilst it would be nice to take into account 'quality' in the scoring system, there wouldn't be a way to do it as you can't really measure it.
I think the point of this competition is to get people to drink beers that they wouldn't normally do, if that is a beer that isn't seen as a very good one then so be it. At least it's different!

Of course all of my beers will be very high quality.

Indeed! And my point is not a criticism of the scoring system but something to bear in mind when choosing your beer!

DcD · 6 Aug 2012 at 23:56

Am I too late to join this?

Ahleckz · 7 Aug 2012 at 00:32

Na, folk can join whenever they want I believe (or should be able to!).

I'll let DJ send you the email though, so you'll have to wait until he's put down the Harp and gets on here.

DirtyJester · 7 Aug 2012 at 07:43

DcD said:
Am I too late to join this?

Not at all and welcome along

I'll trust you the competition email address and please send an email to it confirming who you are. Oh and please take a read at the rules and guidelines here:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18425919

DirtyJester · 7 Aug 2012 at 07:54

Oh and everybody remember this week (saturday - wednesday) we will be voting on the next 3 countries D - F

DirtyJester · 8 Aug 2012 at 14:04

DcD said:
Am I too late to join this?

Emailed received DcD and your folder created, cheers

strang3r · 11 Aug 2012 at 15:36

Can I join too please? Off on a drinking trip for for days so should be fun.

DirtyJester · 11 Aug 2012 at 15:41

strang3r said:
Can I join too please? Off on a drinking trip for for days so should be fun.

By all means, though this is based over the next 25 (including today) weeks. You need to have a read at the rules here:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18425919

... I'll send you the competition email address via Trust and once you get it can you confirm your entry by sending a message to it please. This weeks choice is Belgium.

EDIT: Sent you the email address