European Beer Star - That's how Stars taste.
In tune with the times
The European Beer Star honors beers that are genuine, full of character, and of high quality. Most of the beer styles considered are those that have their origins in Europe. The world of beer styles is constantly changing. Therefore, the categories of the European Beer Star are reviewed, adapted or supplemented every year.
Open to the whole world
All commercial breweries in the world can participate in the European Beer Star. Local, regional, national, and international breweries, no matter from which country, from which continent.
Gold, silver and bronze
Only the best three beers in each category receive an award. This means that the European Beer Star follows the Olympic evaluation principle with gold, silver and bronze. This makes the European Beer Star the toughest competition in the world - and the winning beers the stars among beers.
News and information around the EBS 2025 can be found in the latest Beer Star News!
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NEW 2025! The European Beer Star is looking for the Beer Mix Champion!
Dates of the European Beer Star 2026
| Registration start | 01 April 2026 |
| End of early bird discount | 29 May 2026 |
| End of registration period | 24 July 2026 |
| Shipping and beer reception | 07 - 25 July 2025 |
| Expert tasting | 10 - 11 September 2026 |
| Award ceremony | 11 November 2026 at BrauBeviale |
| Winners' Night | 11 November 2026 at BrauBeviale |
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The registration for the European Beer Star 2026 is open!
"The European Beer Star has a high profile because there are only three winners.
We take part every year; the medals show our employees and customers that we brew great beers. The awards have helped our regional brewery to become better known and to increase exports and sales."
"With its highly competent jury of experts, the European Beer Star is considered to be one of the toughest beer competitions in the world!"
"The European Beer Star is one of the most famous beer competitions in the world. Its medals have a high value and it is quite difficult to win one.
We like taking part because we want to confirm the quality of our products and raise the profile of our company."
The European Beer Star is the most important competition in Europe, if not the whole world. Our product is tasted by people who know what beer is about. International experts tell us whether we are doing a good job.
The award gives us significantly more visibility on the market. I simply enjoy being successful in Germany and knowing that colleagues all over the world hear about us
Learn interesting facts about the competition.
Compete with the world's best breweries!
The categories of the competition in portrait.
The award ceremony will take place on November 11, 2026 at BrauBeviale