Ammissibilità e tariffe

Ammissibilità

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.

"Commercialmente disponibile" significa disponibile per la vendita al dettaglio al momento della registrazione. I birrifici che entrano negli Stati Uniti devono avere una Brewer's Notice aggiornata presso l'U.S. Tax and Trade Bureau (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.*

*L'Associazione dei Birrai si riserva l'esclusiva discrezione di determinare l'ammissibilità alla competizione della World Beer Cup.

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”.

Ammissibile

  • 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).
  • Tutte le birre provenienti da birrifici con sede negli Stati Uniti devono essere conformi a tutti i regolamenti dell'U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau, compresi i requisiti per l'approvazione di formule/ingredienti (come indicato nel Titolo 27, Capitolo 1, Parte 25, Sottoparte F, §25.55 del Codice Federale dei Regolamenti).
  • 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.

Non idoneo

  • 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.

Non è consentita la "doppia iscrizione" al concorso: ogni singola birra può essere iscritta e giudicata in una sola categoria di concorso.

  • Una marca di birra non può essere rinominata e iscritta a più categorie.
  • I marchi di birra prodotti in più sedi non possono essere iscritti da più di UN birrificio. Ciò include i marchi prodotti in diverse sedi all'interno di una catena di negozi o birrerie, da birrerie con nomi correlati o strategie di marketing allineate, o da più birrerie che hanno collaborato a un marchio.

Nota bene: il nostro obiettivo è quello di accogliere il maggior numero possibile di birrifici, nel tentativo di organizzare una competizione robusta; se la domanda per la competizione supera la capacità, ai birrifici con un numero maggiore di iscrizioni potrebbe essere chiesto di ridurre il numero di iscrizioni. In alternativa, se dopo la chiusura delle iscrizioni, il 7 dicembre, ci sarà ulteriore spazio disponibile per il concorso, potremo permettere ai birrifici di iscrivere più birre, oltre al limite di iscrizione originale.

Tasse

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 volta ricevute le iscrizioni presso il nostro magazzino (attualmente situato al 587 S. Taylor Avenue, Louisville, CO 80027), la Brewers Association trasporterà le iscrizioni tramite un rimorchio refrigerato al luogo in cui si svolgerà il concorso. In caso di eventi o circostanze impreviste che non ci permettano di svolgere il concorso (ad esempio, un incidente con un camion), l'Associazione dei produttori di birra rimborserà le relative quote di iscrizione. Il rimborso è limitato alla quota di iscrizione pagata dal birrificio partecipante alla World Beer Cup 2024 ($185US). Il rimborso della quota di iscrizione è l'unico ed esclusivo rimedio a disposizione del birrificio partecipante e le relative spese di spedizione o di transito non sono rimborsabili.