Judging beer - what's the right way?

We've had some thought-provoking experiences with judging beers recently, it's a bit of a recurring theme.

Sainsbury's Great British Beer Hunt 2013 - The Grand Final

I was a bit late to the Sainsbury’s GBBH party. In truth I was unaware it even existed until this summer. But the more I heard about it, the more I liked the idea and I was determined to try as many of the 20 finalists as possible once they reached the stores – in the interests of experiencing more British beers. But getting hold of all 20 of the entries proved to be a challenge as some of you may have discovered for yourselves.