Ales

Beer styles produced using ale fermentation. Includes pale ales, amber ales, IPA, session ales and speciality or craft ales. Products may be bottled, canned or kegged and intended for retail sale.
£ 309.00
Launch Rate £ 279.00 +(VAT@20%)
Available until

The Drinks categories recognise excellence across alcoholic beverages, celebrating quality, craftsmanship, innovation and performance within the drinks sector. Awards reflect the diversity of beer, wine, spirits and emerging drink formats available to UK consumers.

Judging Criteria

  1. Taste
  2. Texture
  3. Flavour
  4. Aroma
  5. Ingredients List
  6. Provenance
  7. Product Appearance
  8. Packaging
  9. Price Point/Value for Money
  10. Innovation/Aims in the Marketplace

Lager

Bottom-fermented beers including pale lager, pilsner, helles and speciality lagers. Products may be mainstream or craft and sold in bottles or cans.
£ 309.00
Launch Rate £ 279.00 +(VAT@20%)
Available until

The Drinks categories recognise excellence across alcoholic beverages, celebrating quality, craftsmanship, innovation and performance within the drinks sector. Awards reflect the diversity of beer, wine, spirits and emerging drink formats available to UK consumers.

Judging Criteria

  1. Taste
  2. Texture
  3. Flavour
  4. Aroma
  5. Ingredients List
  6. Provenance
  7. Product Appearance
  8. Packaging
  9. Price Point/Value for Money
  10. Innovation/Aims in the Marketplace

Craft & Speciality Beers

Beers produced in small batches or using innovative brewing techniques, styles or ingredients beyond standard ale, lager, porter or stout categories. Includes craft, experimental, seasonal, barrel-aged, sour, mixed-fermentation and speciality beers.

£ 309.00
Launch Rate £ 279.00 +(VAT@20%)
Available until

The Drinks categories recognise excellence across alcoholic beverages, celebrating quality, craftsmanship, innovation and performance within the drinks sector. Awards reflect the diversity of beer, wine, spirits and emerging drink formats available to UK consumers.

Judging Criteria

  1. Taste
  2. Texture
  3. Flavour
  4. Aroma
  5. Ingredients List
  6. Provenance
  7. Product Appearance
  8. Packaging
  9. Price Point/Value for Money
  10. Innovation/Aims in the Marketplace

Cider

Alcoholic beverages produced from fermented apples or pears. Includes still, sparkling, flavoured and craft ciders.
£ 309.00
Launch Rate £ 279.00 +(VAT@20%)
Available until

The Drinks categories recognise excellence across alcoholic beverages, celebrating quality, craftsmanship, innovation and performance within the drinks sector. Awards reflect the diversity of beer, wine, spirits and emerging drink formats available to UK consumers.

Judging Criteria

  1. Taste
  2. Texture
  3. Flavour
  4. Aroma
  5. Ingredients List
  6. Provenance
  7. Product Appearance
  8. Packaging
  9. Price Point/Value for Money
  10. Innovation/Aims in the Marketplace

Porters and Stouts

Dark beers including porters, dry stouts, milk stouts and flavoured stout styles.
£ 309.00
Launch Rate £ 279.00 +(VAT@20%)
Available until

The Drinks categories recognise excellence across alcoholic beverages, celebrating quality, craftsmanship, innovation and performance within the drinks sector. Awards reflect the diversity of beer, wine, spirits and emerging drink formats available to UK consumers.

Judging Criteria

  1. Taste
  2. Texture
  3. Flavour
  4. Aroma
  5. Ingredients List
  6. Provenance
  7. Product Appearance
  8. Packaging
  9. Price Point/Value for Money
  10. Innovation/Aims in the Marketplace