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Scott became interested in quality beer while traveling Europe in the summer of 1977, discovering the beer in Great Britain, Germany & Czechoslovakia. After seeing some homebrewing supplies in shop windows in the U.K., his interest was piqued. When he returned back to Houston he stopped by DeFalco’s, bought some supplies and equipment and made his first batch of beer. It wasn’t great, but it was drinkable!
When he returned to DeFalco’s to purchase his second set of ingredients, he was offered a part-time job there. Scott jumped at the opportunity! After purchasing the business in 1980, forty-one years after he first set foot in the door, Scott is still there!
Scott helped organize the Foam Rangers in January 1981 and the first Dixie Cup Homebrew Competition in 1984. When the BJCP was formed in 1985 as a joint venture of the American Homebrewers Association and the Home Wine & Beer Trade Association, Scott became an early participant. He became the program’s first Master Judge in the summer of 1988, by virtue of scoring over 90 points on the exam and accumulating the requisite 40 experience points. He administered several exams in the Houston area in the late 80s/early 90s including the first exam in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area around that time.
Scott has served several offices in the Home Wine & Beer Trade Association, including treasurer, vice-president and president. He also served for several years on the initial Board of Advisors to the AHA in the early 90s. Scott has been awarded the Instone Trophy Recognition Award for the HWBTA in 1996 as well as the AHA Governing Committee Recognition Award in 2001, but perhaps his real claim to fame is having a 240-barrel bright beer tank named after him at St. Arnold’s Brewing Co.!
Easternmost Double IPA by Batson River Brewing & Distilling was judged as a Double IPA, Style 22A per the 2021 BJCP Guidelines.
Full disclosure: I am not a big fan of hazy IPAs, DNEIPA’s, hazy pale ales, etc. But, I wanted to approach this with as few preconceptions as possible, and I... Read More
Cryoscape Cold IPA by Batson River Brewing & Distilling was judged as style 21B, Specialty IPA, per the 2021 BJCP Style Guidelines.
Batson River Brewing’s Cryoscape Cold IPA is a 5.8% ABV cold IPA. The beer pours slightly hazy in the glass (clarity is often overrated!), and the hop... Read More
Acadian Skies by Batson River Brewing & Distilling was judged as a Schwarzbier, which is Category 8B per the 2021 BJCP Style Guidelines.
Acadian Skies it’s a very good dark lager, indeed. The beer poursa a virtually opaque dark brown in the glass, bordering on the color of a porter or... Read More
Dark Woods Barrel-Aged Stout by Batson River Brewing & Distilling was judged as a Specialty Wood-Aged (Style 33B) per the 2021 BJCP Style Guidelines.
Dark Woods Barrel-Aged Stout weighs in at a hefty 9.3% abv. My sample arrived well-cooled, but not cold. It poured very dark brown, and... Read More
Lyrical Poet by Sun King Brewery is an Imperial Stout aged with chocolate and raspberries for 13 months in bourbon whiskey barrels. It is considered a Mix-Style Beer (category 34B in the BJCP Guidelines). The trick with these mixed style beers is balancing the two different styles. Imperial... Read More
La Mûre by 2 Towns Ciderhouse was judged as a Specialty Cider/Perry, BJCP Style C2F.
2 Towns Ciderhouse La Mûre Lambic-Style Cider pours a beautiful bright burgundy color. You can detect the lambic sourness in the nose, but not overwhelmingly so. The Marion Blackberries used in the cider... Read More
