I entered the same imperial stout in two different competitions that were both being judged today. I was a little bummed when the results of the Final Gravity Strong Beer comp (102 entries) were announced and I didn’t place in my category.
But this evening I got word that the same beer took 3rd place out of 277 beers in the Babble Brew Off. So I’ve got that going for me… which is nice. 
It will be interesting to see how the score sheets compare
A good end to the day I think :cheers:
That sort of thing happens . . . I have seen the same thing. If I am really interested in refining a recipe and getting quality feedback, I will enter the same beer in 4-5 bigger competitions and then sort of average the scores and advice of the higher ranking judges that score my beer to come up with an overall impression of what I want to possibly change with the beer in the future.
As an example - I have a pilsner that I entered in 5 competitions - 2 firsts, 1 second, 1 third in the 4 biggest comps (400,450,800,1000 entries). Averaged a score of 40 in those comps. I also sent it to a smaller comp with about 180 entries - scored a 23 and did not place (obviously). I am still waiting on that score sheet and am curious as to why it scored so low. Things happen. Could have sent a bad bottle maybe, novice judges, mix ups, or who knows. Never put too much stock in one set of scores - try to get a few sets and see what consistently comes up.
Congrats on the babble placing though, that is great!
I have also had the same experience. Always fun to see the how different judges score the same beer.
Congrats on placing!
