In Part Four of the Better Judge of Mead video interview series, Josh Holbrook talks all things mead judging with Tom Repas. Tom has a long list of achievements on his mead resume including two-time Best of Show winner at Mazer Cup, and winner of the AMMA National Mead Maker of the Year and AMMA
Valkyries Horn is one of the a newer mead competitions, but is already highly regarded among mead makers and mead judges. In 2020, comp organizers pivoted and persevered to create a fun and unique virtual judging experience, and by doing so helped rewrite the rules and guidelines on coordinating contests in the age of COVID.
It’s a meeting of mead minds up in here! 2020 National Meadmaker of the Year Josh Holbrook interviews the two-time AHA Meadmaker of the Year (2007 & 2016) Steve Fletty. They discuss a LOT of mead making and mead judging topics including: what a good scoresheet looks like, how to be more than a “flaw detective”
