World: The Brewers Association invites breweries from around the globe to enter the World Beer Cup® competition

In 2014, the Brewers Association (BA) will host the tenth edition of the World Beer Cup® (established in 1996). The BA is inviting breweries from around the globe to enter the competition.

The mission of the World Beer Cup is to create greater consumer awareness around the world about the quality and diversity of beers brewed around the world.

Breweries from dozens of countries and every continent have won awards at the World Beer Cup. They proudly use their prestigious awards to promote their beer and to grow a following of enthusiastic beer lovers.

Entries for the 2014 World Beer Cup will be accepted online starting November, 2013. More information will be found at WorldBeerCup.org. The competition is predicted to be completely full again in 2014, so please plan to register early.

Judging will take place April 7 and 8, 2014. Awards will be presented at the World Beer Cup Gala Awards Ceremony on April 11, 2014, during the Craft Brewers Conference in Denver, Colorado.

Please join your fellow brewers in the World Beer Cup, the “Olympics” of beer and the most prestigious beer competition in the world.

Here are the key dates:
• Call for Entries: Oct. 28, 2013-Nov. 1, 2013
• Judging: April 7-8, 2014 in Denver, Colorado
• Gala Awards Ceremony: April 11, 2014 in Denver, Colorado

16 October, 2013