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David Sapsis

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Beer & Cider Judge

Dave has been brewing beer since 1983 and judging since 1985. He holds the BJCP rank of Grand Master II, and has served in the program as Exam Assistant Director, Exam Director, and Western Representative on the BJCP Board of Directors.  Early in his brewing, while at the University of California pursuing a degree in Forestry, he met a young woman who worked in a world-class yeast lab (the Professor of the lab recently won a Nobel Prize), who helped him build a diverse yeast bank. He married her.  

In addition to brewing beers regularly and evaluating beers wherever he goes, Dave likes to cook and dabbles in charcuterie and motorcycle racing. In his day job, he works as a wildland fire scientist for the State of California.

 

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My reviews

Fearless Youth

Fearless Youth, Grimm Brothers Brewhouse
Judges Rating:
90
Appearance:
6 / 6
Aroma:
22 / 24
Flavor:
36 / 40
Mouthfeel:
8 / 10
Overall Impression:
18 / 20

Fearless Youth by Grimm Brothers Brewhouse is being judged as BJCP category 8A, Munich Dunkel, and is presented in a traditional 200 ml stange glass at 45oF. The color is a amber -orange-dark copper of roughly 13 SRM (on the light end of the spectrum for the style), with bright but not brilliant... Read More

Hazealicious P.O.G.

Hazealicious P.O.G.

Washington
United States
Hazealicious P.O.G., Reuben's Brews
Description 

Our Unbound Series is all about adding a twist to some of your favorite year-round and seasonals. Hazealicious, our year-round hazy IPA, features tropical fruit notes and we doubled down on those hop flavors with actual Passionfruit, Orange, and Guava to amp up the juiciness.

Beverage Profile
ABV: 
6.0%
IBUs: 
45
Malts: 
Pale, Pilsner, Honey, Wheat, Oats
Hops: 
Citra®, Strata, Comet, Mosaic®, Azacca®

 

 


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Judges Rating:
86
Appearance:
5 / 6
Aroma:
20 / 24
Flavor:
35 / 40
Mouthfeel:
9 / 10
Overall Impression:
17 / 20

Hazealicious P.O.G. by Reuben's Brews is being judged as BJCP category 29A, Fruit Beer, with the base as a hazy/New England variant of IPA.

The beer is served in a goblet showing a hazy/milky medium amber color, and while a nice off-white head cap is present, it dissipates very quickly.... Read More

Wilbur Wright's Weizenbock

Wilbur Wright's Weizenbock

Colorado
United States
Wilbur Wright's Weizenbock, FlyteCo Brewing
Description 

Weizenbock is a dark wheat ale, with a rich malt flavor, bready , toasty, with hints of banana, clove and vanilla

 

 


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Judges Rating:
89
Appearance:
6 / 6
Aroma:
21 / 24
Flavor:
37 / 40
Mouthfeel:
9 / 10
Overall Impression:
16 / 20

Wilbur Wright's Weizenbock by FlyteCo Brewing was judged as a 2021 BJCP style 10C, Weizenbock.

The beer is served in an Aventinus glass at 46 degrees, showing a mahogany-brown muddy color, appreciable haze and a light beige foam cap that  lasts a couple minutes but then fades away.

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Dragon's Milk Tales of Gold

Dragon's Milk Tales of Gold

Michigan
United States
Dragon's Milk Tales of Gold, New Holland Brewing Co.
Description 

This golden-hued ale is bursting with notes of caramel, honey, and oak from a one-month stay in bourbon barrels. A light touch of sweetness is imparted through the addition of milk sugar, rounding out a truly legendary experience.

Beverage Profile
ABV: 
11.0%
IBUs: 
30
Served at: 
40 - 45º F

 

 


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Judges Rating:
92
Appearance:
5 / 6
Aroma:
22 / 24
Flavor:
38 / 40
Mouthfeel:
9 / 10
Overall Impression:
18 / 20

Dragon's Milk Tales of Gold by New Holland Brewing Co. was judged as a Specialty Wood-Aged Beer, BJCP category 33B. The beer casts a lightly hazy deep orange color, and sports a massive creamy head of light cream-colored foam that shows great persistence.

The nose presents a richly fruity... Read More

Judges Rating:
91
Appearance:
6 / 6
Aroma:
22 / 24
Flavor:
36 / 40
Mouthfeel:
9 / 10
Overall Impression:
18 / 20

BJCP Category  33B  Wood Aged Imperial Stout

Instructed to serve the beer in a snifter, my assistant uses a large one from the cabinet and fills it vigorously  about half full.  It presents a  deep brown-black color that is opaque when viewed  through the  glass, but holds hints of deep... Read More

pFriem Vienna Lager

Judges Rating:
95
Appearance:
6 / 6
Aroma:
23 / 24
Flavor:
37 / 40
Mouthfeel:
10 / 10
Overall Impression:
19 / 20

pFriem Vienna Lager by pFriem Family Brewers was judged as BJCP Category 7A - Vienna Lager.

The beer is served at 42o F in a standard 200-ml kölsch straight-sided stange glass, poured vigorously to produce a nice head on top. The beer is solidly amber in color, around 8-9 SRM, and... Read More

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