Wow. Competition Scoring is Crazy. (Finally Finished!)

There's no old ale left. Or, at least, not enough to enter into any additional competitions. Think there may be 6oz or so in a bottle buried in my chest freezer...

What follows is a complete history of all competitions entered with the old ale. I started keeping track because I couldn't understand the huge scoring swing between competitions 1 and 2. Competition 2 excluded, scores have been pretty consistent.

The old ale was originally brewed in December of 2007 and the beer held up pretty well throughout. I think it peaked in late 2008.

History of competition entries for the Old Ale.

Comp 1:

Score 42 (1st in class)


Comp 2 (2008 NHC 1st Round):

Score 27


Comp 3:

Score 36 (2nd in class)


Comp 4:

Score 41 (1st in class)


Comp 5 (CA State Homebrewing Competition):

Score 42 (Best of Show)


Comp 6 (2009 NHC 1st Round):

Score 44

Comp 7 (2009 CA State Fair):

Score 27 & 28 (?) (2nd in class)

Comp 8 (2009 LongShot):

Score 36.5 (2nd in class)