Note Deadline in the email:
Beers due to Brewers Association warehouse: Tuesday, September 17, 2012 – Shipping details are listed below.
Registration directly with competition organizers – shipping with the Brewers Association. Details below.
The Brewers Association would like to inform all Export Development Program members of the 2013 Brussels Beer Challenge Competition. If you are not currently a BA EDP member and would like to participate, please contact Mark Snyder.
Event Details
2013 Brussels Beer Challenge Competition
The Brussels Beer Challenge aims to promote the beer industry in a market that is not only a benchmark for beer but also home to connoisseurs For more information, please visit: http://www.brusselsbeerchallenge.com/
Event Timeline
The Brussels Beer Challenge competition judging takes place November 1st and awards will be announced on November 3rd 2013 at an award ceremony in Brussels. The Brewers Association Export Development Program will present these awards to brewery representatives at its own ceremony at the 2014 Craft Brewers Conference in Denver, CO.
Entries/Costs
For beers being entered into the Brussels Beer Challenge Competition, the BA will cover the entry cost and shipping, including customs charges from the Brewers Association to Belgium for up to three brands (bottles and cans only) per brewery for Export Development Program members – you are responsible for sending these beers to the BA warehouse. Breweries can submit more than three brands but will be asked to remit payment for the number of brands submitted beyond three.
Participation – Next Steps
If you wish to participate in the competition, please fill out the Entry form – see bottom of web-page: http://www.brusselsbeerchallenge.com/breweries?destination=node/4
Note on the registration form that you are participating through the Brewers Association. The BA will pay the registration fees for all participating EDP members.
Shipping Information:
All beers to be submitted for the Brussels Beer Challenge Competition must be received by September 17, 2012 at the Brewers Association warehouse.
We are shipping the beers via air to Brussels.
Contact Mark Snyder today with any questions or to let him know that you will be entering the competition with the BA EDP.