NHC Beer Scores

I had 6 beers entered in the NHC competition.  None of them moved forward into the second round.  Here are details on the beers, my impression, and the judges comments following the scores:

 **Rosemary IPA (Spice/herb beer) but I don't think it's "herbed" enough.  I probably should have put it in standard IPA
29.5 points
Judges said it had TOO MUCH Rosemary and just generally didn't like it

**Arc Porter (Robust Porter) I love this beer.  A nice, roasty porter
40.5 points and moved forward to the Mini-Best-Of-Show
"Very good example" which is a HUGE compliment
"Would gladly pay to drink this in the pub"

**Peach Pie (Fruit beer) It's an american Wheat beer with peaches.  It's not SUPER peachy, just a bit- but a delicious beer and we'll see.  I'm not super conidant in this one because the Fruit category is very very popular among homebrewers.
35.5 points
"Very tasty beer.  Peach character and choice of wheat beer base make this a very nice fruit beer"
"Well made base, fruitiness apparent but without a distinct peach character.  Non-specific pale fruitiness"

**Right Red Rye (German Roggenbier) A rye beer, but it is too hoppy to technically be in this category.  So- meh.  It has won 2 silver medals locally and it's probably my favorite beer that I brew, but it's not technically correct in any "style"
37 points, moved to Mini-BOS
"Very good example of a difficult style, believe that the hops are more appropriate to an American Style"
"Great tasting beer, very drinkable"

**Bonnie's Brown (English Brown Mild) A nice easy drinking brown ale.  This is actually an extract beer.
37.5 points, Mini-BOS
"Well made beer that fits the guidelnes well"
"Nice yeast selection and fermentation"

**Sesame Street Amber (American Amber Ale) Named for the grains being 4#, 3#, 2#, 1# the guy at the homebrew shop said "What is this, Sesame Street?"

30.5 points
"Malt presence a bit low"
"Adjust mash temp to ensure medium to full body"
"A bit one dimensional"