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"TheBeerNut":1phiuml3 wrote: Regretfully, I've had to change the rules to disallow votes from non-members. There have been a large number of dubious votes from new registrants and I'm concerned that the end result will have no legitimacy if it's left unchecked. Sorry about this.[/quote:1phiuml3]

So now, if they really want to rig the vote they will have to join Beoir!!

What WILL you do with all the money John??

Will

"TheBeerNut":1bj31j1r wrote: But... same name, same recipe: I think it has to count as the same beer. Where do you draw this line?[/quote:1bj31j1r]

A 7% stout and an 11% stout can't really be said to be the same recipe, can they?

BA'd Celebration at 11% would be one of my beers of 2012; regular Celebration at 7% wouldn't - that's where I, personally, draw the line.

"KeeganAles":29o3lh4n wrote: A 7% stout and an 11% stout can't really be said to be the same recipe, can they?[/quote:29o3lh4n]If they're the same recipe, then yes, they can.

"KeeganAles":29o3lh4n wrote: BA'd Celebration at 11% would be one of my beers of 2012; regular Celebration at 7% wouldn't - that's where I, personally, draw the line.[/quote:29o3lh4n]OK. And where would you draw the line if you were running a beer awards? The logistical difficulty is the potential for dozens of barrel-aged versions of the same beer: a nightmare to track, even harder to figure out which version someone is voting for, and a total waste of time because the split in the vote will destroy its chances of winning anything.

Whatever about changing the voter franchise this late into the process, I don't think it's fair to change the beer eligibility rules. Porterhouse Celebration stays as one beer for 2013.

When we had a similar discussion about dispense[/url:29o3lh4n] last year, I suggested you judge the beer on an average of its versions. I suggest the same thing again this year.