FAQ – European Beer Star 2022

• Despite the ongoing Covid crisis, plans for the year 2022 are in full swing.
• We are optimistic that the realization will work out on schedule on 04 and 05 August 2022.
• In case of a hopefully not expected cancellation of the expert tasting
• the registered beers do not have to be sent in
• the registration fees paid in advance will be refunded.
• Therefore, the registration for EBS 2022 is again without financial risk!

• All commercial breweries worldwide can participate.
• Locally, regionally, nationally and internationally active breweries.
• Not only from Europe, but from all countries of all continents.
  
• We would like to refer you to our conditions of participation.
  

• Brew pubs may of course participate in the competition.
• The beer is/will be bottled in siphons or larger swing-top bottles.
• Each bottle must be visibly marked with an adhesive label with the following data:
• Name of the beer
• Participation number of the beer
  
• Beer category number (see categories section)

For more on shipping and labeling, see Shipping.

• At European Beer Star 2022, the beers will be tasted in the regular 72 categories as well as a special category "Free-Style Beer".
• The list including detailed description of the categories is available under the heading Categories.
  

• Only one beer per category may be entered by a brewery.
• The same beer from one brewery may only be entered in one category.
• The list including detailed description of the categories are available on the homepage.
  

• Register quickly and conveniently online and pay immediately with Paypal or credit card!
• Payment by bank transfer to: Private Brauereien Bayern e.V., Münchner Bank eG, IBAN: DE 36 7019 0000 0004 5057 35
• Foreign bank transfer by EU standard transfer
• The remitter bears all charges and expenses at his bank

• The labels for the bottles can be created by yourself
• There is also the possibility to use the prefabricated labels that you received with the registration confirmation.
  
• Each bottle must be visibly marked with an adhesive label with the following data:
• Participation number of the beer (see registration confirmation)
• Beer category of the beer being labeled (see Categories).
• Each bottle must have the beer label with which it is sold commercially.
• Important! Beer shipment/reception is from 20 June - 22 July 2022.
  
• A detailed description of the shipment, contact and delivery address can be found here.
  

• The following quantities are required for the expert tasting at Doemens:
• Bottle/can content from 0.5l - 10 bottles
• Bottle / can content smaller than 0.5l - 15 bottles

• From 04 - 05 August 2022
• In the new premises of the Doemens Academy, Lohenstraße 3, 82166 Gräfelfing - Germany
  

• A top-class and independent international committee of well-known and experienced beer experts, brewmasters, trade journalists and beer sommeliers from all over the world forms the expert jury of the European Beer Star.
• You will find a description of the tasting jury under "Our Stars".
  

• From the consumer's point of view, only sensory criteria, no laboratory analysis.

• In the special "Free-Style Beer" category the brewer's creativity is additionally acknowledged by a description of the brewer's history, method of production, etc. is also recognized.

• Our expert jury for 2022 is already completely occupied.
• If you are interested in participating in the following years, please send us your application documents and the recommendation of at least 3 members of our expert jury via the contact form under "Become a Judge".
  

• Immediately after the expert tasting, the winner and all participants will be informed by email.
• Important: Check whether the email address you entered during registration is still valid after the tasting (e.g. due to the loss of an employee).
  

• All participants receive an expert evaluation for each submitted beer, as well as a benchmark of the winning beers.
• NEW 2022: In addition, each submitted beer will receive its own flavour profile from the European beer Star tasting jury. In addition, for comparison, the flavour profile of the winning beer in the respective category.
• Learn more about the the flavour profile.
  
• The winners also receive a high-quality award and a certificate for each winning beer, as well as extensive press material.
• The winners are entitled to use the European Beer Star brand. You can find more details in the conditions of the competition.
• Find out why you should take part in the European Beer Star here.
  

To facilitate the evaluation of creativity it is necessary, that a file with the history of the submitted beer is uploaded at the Beer be uploaded. The following criteria apply to the file upload:

• Maximum file size: 1 megabyte.
• File formats: pdf or MS-Word
• Maximum word count: 250 words
• Text in English
• The name of the brewery or beer submitted must not appear in the description
• Collaboration brews can be part of the story, but should not be the main part of the story
• The text should be directed to consumers, not to the expert jury

The Future Award is a special category of the European Beer Star in which, in addition to beer quality, the sustainable commitment of companies - based on the three pillars of ecology, economy and social issues - is also evaluated.

All breweries that register for the European Beer Star 2022 can participate in the Future Award at no additional cost. Participation in the Future Award is voluntary.

All participants in the Future Award will receive a questionnaire after the end of registration. will be sent a questionnaire. The questionnaire must be completed and returned to the organizers by July 15, 2022. completed and returned to the organizers by July 15, 2022. In addition, the brewery must choose a beer that is registered with the European Beer Star which, if successful, will take part in the live tasting of the Future Award. tasting.

Based on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations, a questionnaire was developed together with sustainability experts from the Bochum University of Applied Sciences, experts from the brewing industry and brewery surveys. The following categories are asked of participating breweries:

• Energy
• Water
• Climate protection
• Soil
  
• Regional value creation
• Quality management
• Customer satisfaction
• Employees
• Packaging
• Product
  

From the questionnaires that come back from the breweries, a team of experts from Bochum University of Applied Sciences determines the 10 best applications according to a recognized evaluation sheet. As with the classic European Beer Star categories, this is also a "blind tasting", which means the brewery is not disclosed to the team of experts.

The 10 finalists are the re-evaluated by an interdisciplinary team of sustainability and beer experts, as well as media representatives. and will be subjected to a live European Beer Star tasting at drinktec- The sensory evaluation criteria of a regular EBS tasting are applied. For the the following weighting applies to the final result: 40% questionnaire, 40% storytelling and 20% tasting.

The award ceremony for the winners of the Future Award will take place on September 14, 2022 at drinktec.

• The awards ceremony and Winners' Night will take place on September 14, 2022 , as part of drinktec.
• The winners will receive separate invitations to this with their winner notification.
• The award ceremony is open to drinktec visitors free of charge.
• More information and impressions of the award ceremony can be found here.
  

• An event unique in the industry with probably the most exclusive beer counter in the world.
• Awarded beers (gold, silver, bronze) will be available for tasting.
• It takes place directly after the European Beer Star awards ceremony on September 14, 2022.
• This is an exclusive event.
• The winners of the European Beer Star 2022 will receive free tickets to this event. The number of free tickets will be announced with the winner notification.
• More information and impressions of the award ceremony can be found here.