Participate
Steps to participate in the European Beer Star
The registration is closed.
Before you start, carefully read the terms and conditions of participation, as well as the information on shipping the beers.
Schedule 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 | 17 August - 04 September 2026 |
| Expert tasting | 10 - 11 September 2026 |
| Award ceremony | 11 November 2026 @ BrauBeviale |
| Winners' Night | 11 November 2026 @ BrauBeviale |
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Step 1 - Finding the correct category
- At the European Beer Star, beers will be judged in over 70 categories.
- The category list with detailed style description of the categories can be found under Categories.
- A brewery can enter a maximum of three beers per category.
- Each beer can only be entered in one category.
- Only beverages with the sales description "beer" may be entered. Beer mix beverages must be submitted in the categories "Alcoholic Beer Mix Beverage" or "Non-Alcoholic Beer Mix Beverage".
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Step 2 - Create an account and submit your beers
- Enter information about your brewery.
- The alcohol content and original wort of each submitted beer must be specified at registration
- For some categories, additional information is required during the registration process.
- Determine your participation fees.
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Step 3 - Payment of the fees
- Register quickly and conveniently online and pay immediately with Paypal or credit card!
- Payment by bank transfer:
- Foreign bank transfer by EU standard bank transfer.
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Step 4 - Check confirmation
- After registration and sending the documents you will receive a registration confirmation and a shipping label.
- Please check the registration confirmation.
- On the registration confirmation you will find the category and registration number. Please check whether these match the data on the shipping label.