What Categories are accepted?
Please refer to the below categories. Beer, Cider and Mead are exciting, and new and old types are launched every day. If yours do not fit into any of the below, email us a support@europeanbeerchallenge.org – we respond within 24 hours!
Pale Ale
Standard Pale Ale/Bitter
Special/Best/Premium Bitter
Extra Special/Strong Bitter
Special Belges
Cream Ale
Scottish & Irish Ale
Scottish Light 60/-
Scottish Heavy 70/-
Scottish Export 80/-
IPA
American IPA
Australian IPA
English IPA
Pacific IPA
Belgian Style IPA
Session IPA
Imperial IPA
New England IPA
Blonde Ale
English Golden Ale
Belgian Blonde Ale
Kolsch
Amber/Red Ale
Northern German Altbier
Californian Common Beer
Düsseldorf Altbier
American Amber Ale
Oud Rood (Flanders Red Ale)
Irish Red Ale
Brown Ale
Brown Ale
Sour Ale
Berliner Weisse
Sour Ale Flanders Bruin or Red Ale
Black Ale
Mild
Porter
Brown Porter
Robust Porter
Baltic Porter
Stout
Dry Stout
Sweet Stout
Oatmeal Stout
Foreign Extra Stout
American Stout
Imperial Russian stout
Russian Imperial Stout
Strong Pale ale
Barley Wine (by country)
Old Ale
Dubbel
Triple
Saison
Saison
Wheat Beer
Weizen/Weissbier
Dunkelweizen
Dunkel Weizen Bock
Weizenbock
Bavarian Hefeweizen
Belgian Witbier
Dubbel Wit/Imperial White
White IPA/Hoppy Weizen
Rye Beer
Roggenbier
Other Rye Beer Styles
Pilsener/Pilsner
Czech Pilsner
German Pilsener
Bohemian Pilsner
Classic American Pilsener
Session Beer
Helles
Ice
Light Lager
Lite American Lager
Standard American Lager
Premium American Lager
Munich Helles
Dortmunder Export
Australasian, Latin American or Tropical-Style Light Lager
Amber Lager
Vienna Lager
Oktoberfest/Märzen
Bock
Maibock /Helles Bock
Traditional Bock
Doppelbock
German Style Eisbock
Kellerpils
Kellerbier Hell
Kellerbier Dunkel
Dark Lager
Dark American Lager
Munich Dunkel
Schwarzbier (Black Beer)
Lambic
Gueuze
Fruit
Flavoured Beer
Chocolate
Herb & Spice
Smoked Beer
Wood Barrel Aged
Coffee
Honey Beer
Pumpkin Ale
Chili Beer
Alcohol Free Beer
Alcohol Free Beer (Bottom Fermentation)
Alcohol Free Beer (Top Fermentation)
Alcohol Free Hefeweizen
Low-alcohol Beer
Speciality Beer
Experimental Beer
Ginjo Beer or Sake-Yeast Beer
Wild Beer
Historical Beer
American-Style Pilsener
Dutch-Style Kuyt Beer
Adambier
Grodziskie
Finnish-Style Sahti
Swedish-Style Gotlandsdricke
Breslau-Style Pale Schoeps
Breslau-Style Dark Schoeps
Gluten-Free Beer
Traditional Mead
Dry Mead
Semi-Sweet Mead
Sweet Mead
Fruit Mead
Cyser
Pyment
Berry Mead
Stone Fruit Mead
Melomel
Spiced Mead
Fruit and Spice Mead
Spice, Herb or Vegetable Mead
Specialty Mead
Braggot
Historical Mead
Experimental Mead
Flavoured Perry
Botanicals & spices
Flowers
Fruit
Hopped
Wood Fermented & Aged
Speciality Perry
Co-fermented
Experimental
Fortified
Ice Perry
Still Perry
Modern
Traditional
Sparkling Perry
Carbonated – Modern
Carbonated – Traditional
Naturally Sparkling – Modern
Naturally Sparkling – Traditional
Still Cider
Modern
Traditional
Sparkling Cider
Carbonated – Modern
Carbonated – Traditional
Naturally Sparkling – Modern
Naturally Sparkling – Traditional
Keeved Cider
Keeved Cider
Sidra Natural
Sidra Natural
Rosé Cider
Co-fermentation
Red Fleshed Apples
With Red Fruits
Flavoured Cider
Botanicals & Spices
Flowers
Fruit
Hopped
Wood Fermented & Aged
Speciality Cider
Co-fermented
Experimental
Fortified
Ice Cider
Low & No Alcohol
Are kegs accepted?
European Beer Challenge™ accepts bottles, cans and growlers in all sizes, as well as mini-kegs.
Full size kegs and barrels are not accepted.