tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post8663481469604745819..comments2023-11-02T07:13:53.064-07:00Comments on Beervana: New Ratings!Jeff Alworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-18025842671929920012007-04-28T07:24:00.000-07:002007-04-28T07:24:00.000-07:00A number of years ago, during much bickering in th...A number of years ago, during much bickering in the newsgroup rec.food.drink.beer, there was a lot of whining about how beer snobs overanalyzed their beer (this whining from college kids, mostly). Lew Bryson suggested, in jest, that there were really only two ratings: Good and Shite. We subsequently modified it with the addition of F. So, a beer could range from FS to FG. Some of us still use jefffranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699992839260757505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-1903020210379508652007-04-25T09:51:00.000-07:002007-04-25T09:51:00.000-07:00Tommy, your analysis is generous, but it results f...Tommy, your analysis is generous, but it results from boneheadedness on my part. I have gone through and done a better job of cleaning up the categories and imposing a slightly statistical spin to them. Now, categories in the middle (D+ through B) are in that great bell-curve center of around average, give or take. It is rarer to get a B+/A- or D/D-, and rarer still to get an outright A or F.<Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-74170870272068484892007-04-25T09:34:00.000-07:002007-04-25T09:34:00.000-07:00My goal will be to find a beer that you can grade ...My goal will be to find a beer that you can grade as a plain ol' "B" since you currently leave it out of the grading system. Perhaps the B can go to something that doesn't benefit from a description, but which is plainly enjoyable to drink. For instance, every once in a while I find a beer waaay back in the fridge that I kind of forgot about. It's invariably an old standby like Mirror Pond or Tommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15712271349211730487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-76785745691454397122007-04-25T00:39:00.000-07:002007-04-25T00:39:00.000-07:00;-};-}Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-64653095773658395932007-04-24T16:35:00.000-07:002007-04-24T16:35:00.000-07:00Dr. Wort, you make an excellent point. I have rev...Dr. Wort, you make an excellent point. I have revised it to reflect originality, which we (all good, true-hearted beer lovers) prize as much as execution of style.Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-53970095813472468592007-04-24T12:44:00.000-07:002007-04-24T12:44:00.000-07:00Are you basing "Beer Style" on the BJCP outline? T...Are you basing "Beer Style" on the BJCP outline? That's can be a double edge sword when rating something extreme. Extreme doesn't always fit into a STYLE guideline; i.e., Arrogant Bastard. Is it an old ale, a strong ale, hoppy Brown?? It doesn't fit into any catagory well, so it's considered flawed according to "STYLE" guidlines, but possibly exceptional as a beer... I picked Arrogant BAstard at Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-3489581982393974262007-04-24T11:36:00.000-07:002007-04-24T11:36:00.000-07:00I mention this because I've got a couple reviews c...I mention this because I've got a couple reviews coming down the pike and I'll be unveiling the new system then.Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.com