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Barcelona Beer Challenge 2017 | Food Service Magazine
Craft beer, a growing trend that is gaining more and more followers in terms of production as well as consumption.
Producers of national and international fermented are invited to participate in Barcelona Beer Challenge 2017, an international craft beer contest that for the second consecutive year comes to Barcelona.
The good results of the last edition of the Barcelona Beer Challenge, as well as the growing demand by consumers for this type of quality beer, means that little by little we are finding different events that bring together brands, and make them compete in different segments.
The craft beer industry is not something new, in some countries its production has always existed, but it is in our territory that a true revolution is being experienced in terms of production, and product varieties that are appearing on the market.
The concept is increasingly defined, it is about independent companies with relatively small productions whose brands become almost a way and lifestyle among consumers of these products.
We know them as micro-breweries, an evolution from the oligopoly of the flagship brands, to an atomization of production, recovering tradition and especially the true flavor of cereal and hops.
The fairs and events that help to disseminate the products of these small companies are increasingly common, and the result of this is the new call for the Barcelona Beer Challenge.
The Barcelona Beer Challenge 2017
The Contest, competition or event is framed within the scope of celebrations Barcelona Beer Festival, event with a certain international character, which in turn endorses and supports the contest in question
Its objective is clear and it aims to disseminate the beer culture among consumers so that they learn to recognize high quality beers, and promote and encourage producers, so that they continue to improve in the work they do every day.
In order to participate in the Barcelona Beer Challenge 2017, you must first produce beer, and secondly be up to date with the stipulations of the current legislation of each country, in terms of production and marketing of beer.
Likewise, the contest includes producers who use third-party facilities to produce their product, but label with their own brand.
We are only one month away from the end of the period in which to sign up with a limit of 5 references per manufacturer. If this number is exceeded, it must be communicated to the organization so that it can decide whether or not to accept any other fermented in competition.
The steps to follow are the following:
- Submit the registration on the website of the Barcelona Beer Challenge before January 13.
- Send the samples of the products that you want to participate, before January 27.
- Wait for the Tasting of February 3,4, 5 and XNUMX to know the deliberation of the jury.
- Live the communication of the winners live on March 25, during the development of the BBF (Barcelona Beer Festival
The jury that will debate on the excellence of each product, while giving them the distinction among the other candidates, is protected by the BJCP certification (Beer Judge Certification Program), and it is made up of national and international judges.
The craft brewers that want to participate in this contest, will be able to know all the details about the regulations, the registration fee, the evaluation form that the jury will use through the Barcelona Beer Challenge website.