tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post4503983708491783776..comments2023-11-02T07:13:53.064-07:00Comments on Beervana: GABF Happening NowJeff Alworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-16581870740916463952007-10-14T16:15:00.000-07:002007-10-14T16:15:00.000-07:00Creative breweries who push the envelope have no p...<I>Creative breweries who push the envelope have no place at the GABF.</I><BR/><BR/>That's probably why Lost Abbey, Russian River and Allagash (among others) did so poorly. ;>)Stan Hieronymushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11423863209263153614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-46626408610826440732007-10-13T23:15:00.000-07:002007-10-13T23:15:00.000-07:00The GABF rules are not arbitrary...they are Papazi...The GABF rules are not arbitrary...they are Papazian!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-14328899571986840532007-10-13T10:03:00.000-07:002007-10-13T10:03:00.000-07:00I think the judges preference a rigid adherence to...I think the judges preference a rigid adherence to arbitrary style guidelines that make it easier for workmanlike beers to win awards. Creative breweries who push the envelope have no place at the GABF. <BR/><BR/>The reason I respect it, though, is because the way the judging happens, the quality of the judges, and the enormous participation by breweries makes this the definitive contest.Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-84760355000533890522007-10-12T15:56:00.000-07:002007-10-12T15:56:00.000-07:00Why critical?My in-laws are critical of it too. Of...Why critical?<BR/><BR/>My in-laws are critical of it too. Of course, they're neo-prohibitionist conservative-Christian Denver-ites so ... what's your excuse? ;-)TheNamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14269024963035423078noreply@blogger.com