European Beer Star
The European Beer Star is a beer competition, held in 2018 for the fifteenth time. Consideration is given to types of beer which have their origins in Europe. All breweries can participate: local, regional, national, and worldwide operating breweries, not only from Europe but from all countries.
Prizes are awarded to the beers that best fulfill the respective type criteria, and whose taste and quality impress the most. In 2018, more than 2,300 beers were tested, an increase of around 10% compared with 2017. In 2018, the awards were given in 65 different beer categories.
Organizers
This award has been initiated by the associations Private Brauereien Deutschland, Private Brauereien Bayern and SIB - the association of small and independent breweries of Europe.
Expert tasting
The tasting is carried out by an expert jury (144 members in the year 2018), of independent beer experts from across the world. The yardstick is not the technical laboratory analysis, but a rating from the consumer's viewpoint of sense and taste. The aim of the blind tasting is to find the beers that best fulfill the type criteria of each category and whose taste as well as quality are the most convincing.
Awards
In each category, the three best beers are awarded a gold, silver, and bronze medal. Fewer than three prizes will be awarded if there are no three beers that meet the specified quality and category standards.
Consumers' favourites
Visitors to BrauBeviale, a trade fair for the international beverage industry held in Nuremberg, will have the opportunity to cast their vote for which beer they prefer, out of the gold award-winning beers.
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