Paskhowl

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Resident BIG MAN | Guitar Hero dad
41 | 🇦🇺 | male | thylacine | single | burly | comfortable | suiter | musician | brewer at reclinerbrewing.com | ice hockey player
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PAWAI was a spectacular con! Amazing entertainers, a friendly community vibe and thoughtful planning from the organisers. Easy to hang out around the pool all day and its swim-up bar, yet still feel close to all the activities. I get why Aussies visit Bali now! Thanks to all who made it happen!

Chaba's beach selfie during the fursuit walk with meGym fur group praising a watermelon, which unfortunately none of us could crack between our legsSempai's Band performing rock songs on the PAWAI stage, with PARADE dancers in front of the stage also having a great timeSome of our crew on the beach, towards the end of the day
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I'm in Bali, early for the furcon. A nightcap turned into a bucket of beers and singing on stage with the cover band. It's humid as heck but I already have amazing memories ❤️

Pasky onstage smiling with a mic in the PAWAI hotel bar while the singers give the metal sign 🤘 in front of the band
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Thank you, 30+ is what the homebrew forums say is the goal! I wasn't sure what to expect but the judges did a good job with their reasoning. Some things are easier than others to address, but I'll find someone to chat it out with and hopefully improve :3

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I entered Vicbrew, the Victorian Amateur Brewing Championships. My Tropical Stout came 5th out of 11 entries in the Strong Stout category, scoring a 35.6/50 average (VERY GOOD). My Festbier came 19th of 35 in the Pale Lager category, scoring a 32/50 average (GOOD). Not bad for my first comp!

Part of a score card, which shows the 0-50 scoring guide, plus a written Overall Impression of the Tropical Stout from one of the judges which reads: "An interesting beer with a good balance of hop flavour + fruity sweetness + roasted notes. A lift in sweetness + slight reduction in roast note would lift but this should be a fine tuning. Solid base, well done"An excerpt from another scorecard. This overall impression from one of the judges discusses my Festbier and it reads: "This beer presents more as a 'session' Festbier. Both malt and hops are too low for style. It's well brewed + balanced but just needs a bit more 'oomph'." The judge rated it 30/50, which is the lowest score I received, but still within the "Good: not quite to style and/or minor flaws" range.A picture of my "I Don't Like Cricket" Tropical Stout, poured into a tankard-style glass sitting next to the bottle. It's a dark brown beer with a tan coloured foamy head.A low-angle shot of my "Simply the Fest" Festbier, poured into a pint glass, sitting next to the bottle with my handwritten label on it. The beer is pale straw coloured, clear enough to see the shamrock from the other side of the pint glass, and there are a lot of little bubbles visible from this angle that form the beer's white head.
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