1. Compite

Requisitos y tasas

Admisibilidad

All World Beer Cup entries must be commercially available, fermented malt beverages conforming to the trade understanding of “beer” or “cider” (see “Eligibility Criteria” section below) brewed by a permitted commercial brewery or cidermaker.

"Comercialmente disponible" significa disponible para la venta al por menor en el momento del registro. Las fábricas de cerveza que entren en Estados Unidos deben tener una notificación de fábrica de cerveza actualizada en los archivos de la Oficina de Impuestos y Comercio de Estados Unidos (TTB).

Entries that contain any substances not authorized for use in human food, or which are made with ingredients that contain such substances, or which are made in contact with materials not authorized as food contact materials, all in accordance with the United States federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act as interpreted and administered by U.S. FDA are not eligible to compete in the World Beer Cup.

Note: Entries that do not comply with the Brewers Association Advertising & Marketing Code will be disqualified from the competition and will not be refunded for competition fees.

Breweries/Cideries must meet each of the following conditions at the time of registration:

  • Your company is fully licensed for the manufacture and commercial sale of beer in your home country.
  • Your brewery or cidery is fully open and operating with all required permits.
  • Your brewery or cidery currently has at least one beer or cider that is commercially available for sale at retail at the time of application.
  • Only breweries or cidermakers that meet the Brewery Eligibility requirements are eligible to enter beers or ciders in the World Beer Cup competition. Businesses in planning, homebrewers and others not meeting these criteria are not eligible to enter.
  • Your company has a Brewer’s Notice on file with the TTB (applies to U.S. breweries or cidermakers only).

Only companies that meet the Brewery or Cidermaker Eligibility requirements are eligible to enter products in the competition. Those that don’t meet all the criteria above and still register for the World Beer Cup are subject to disqualification without further notice or refund of registration/entry fees.*

*La Asociación de Cerveceros se reserva el derecho exclusivo de determinar la elegibilidad para competir en la Copa Mundial de la Cerveza.

If you own the rights to a brand, but your beverage(s) is/are produced by another producer, you are still eligible to enter the competition. The facility producing your beers must meet the eligibility requirements above.

Enter the TTB Basic Permit/Brewer’s Notice number of the brewery producing the beer on your registration entry. Any award won by a contract brand is property of the winning contract producer which owns the brand, not the company producing the entry.

In order for an entry to be eligible for entry, your company must first meet all above brewery or cidermaker eligibility requirements. If your business does not meet all of the requirements, your entries are not eligible for entry.

All entries must be commercially available for sale at retail on or before April 1, 2025 and possess the characteristics generally attributed to and conforming to the consumer understanding of “beer” or “cider”.

Elegible

  • For beers, At least 51% of the fermentable carbohydrates must be derived from malted grains. Beverages made with malt substitutes, honey, fruit or fruit juices, or anything other than malted grains as the majority of fermentable sugars are not eligible to participate.
  • Beer entries must contain hops. Exceptions to this include gruit or other historical beer styles that traditionally use other herbs or spices (such as heather, myrtle, etc).
  • Todas las cervezas procedentes de fábricas con sede en EE.UU. deben cumplir todas las normativas de la Oficina de Impuestos y Comercio de Alcohol y Tabaco de EE.UU., incluidos los requisitos de aprobación de fórmulas/ingredientes (tal y como se establece en el Título 27, Capítulo 1, Parte 25, Subparte F, §25.55 del Código Federal de Reglamentos).
  • Entries must comply with the Brewers Association Advertising & Marketing Code. Entries not in compliance will be disqualified immediately. The entry will not be judged, and no refund will be given.

No admisible

  • Mead, spirits, seltzers, hard soda, hard water, and flavored malt beverages including kombucha and most shandies and radlers (see first and second bullet point in “eligible” section) are not eligible to be entered in the World Beer Cup.
  • Any entries that contain any substances not authorized for use in human food, or which are made with ingredients that contain such substances, or which are made in contact with materials not authorized as food contact materials, all in accordance with the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act as interpreted and administered by FDA. Common examples of these ingredients include, but are not limited to: Tonka Beans (Coumarin), Amburana Wood (Coumarin), Motherwort, Sassafras (Safrole), Wormwood/Yarrow/Mugwort (Thujone), Cannabis. Very rare exceptions may occasionally be made and must get explicit competition approval to be eligible.
  • Many other ingredients are not considered safe for food and beverage contact by FDA. Brewers are responsible for ensuring their entries comply with all food safety requirements. When asked, brewers must be able to provide an approved Statement of Process from TTB showing the use of any ingredient is approved and possible lab analysis showing beer does not contain any trace of unauthorized compounds
  • Entries must comply with the Brewers Association Advertising & Marketing Code. Entries not in compliance will be disqualified immediately. The entry will not be judged, and no refund will be given.

Each brewery may enter up to 20 beers into the competition.

Las cervezas no pueden participar por partida doble en el concurso: cada cerveza sólo puede participar y ser juzgada en una categoría del concurso.

  • Una marca de cerveza no puede cambiar de nombre e inscribirse en varias categorías
  • Las marcas de cerveza producidas en varios locales no podrán ser inscritas por más de UNA cervecera. Esto incluye marcas elaboradas en varios locales dentro de una cadena de tiendas o cervecerías, por cervecerías con nombres relacionados o estrategias de marketing alineadas, o por varias cervecerías que hayan colaborado en una marca.

Tenga en cuenta que nuestro objetivo es dar cabida al mayor número posible de cervecerías con el fin de organizar un concurso sólido; si la demanda del concurso supera su capacidad, es posible que se pida a las cervecerías con un mayor número de inscripciones que reduzcan el número de las mismas. Por otra parte, si tras el cierre de inscripciones el 7 de diciembre hay más plazas disponibles para el concurso, podremos permitir que las cervecerías inscriban más cervezas, por encima del límite de inscripción original.

Tarifas

The cost to participate is $185 per entry.

REFUND/CANCELLATION POLICY: No refunds will be issued after the cancellation deadline for cancelled entries that are not sent in for competition. The World Beer Cup does not offer credits for future competitions.

Una vez que la Brewers Association reciba sus inscripciones en nuestro almacén (actualmente situado en 587 S. Taylor Avenue, Louisville, CO 80027), transportaremos las inscripciones mediante un remolque refrigerado hasta el lugar donde se celebrará el concurso. En caso de que se produzca un imprevisto o una circunstancia que nos impida celebrar el concurso (por ejemplo, un accidente de camión), la Brewers Association reembolsará los derechos de inscripción asociados. Los reembolsos se limitarán a los derechos de inscripción pagados por la cervecería participante en la Copa Mundial de la Cerveza 2024 (185 dólares estadounidenses). El reembolso de la cuota de inscripción será el único y exclusivo recurso de la cervecería participante y no se reembolsarán los gastos de envío o tránsito relacionados.