Frequently asked questions​
Most frequent questions and answers
Registration & Reserve
From the 2027 edition, breweries from all European countries can participate, along with breweries from Mediterranean countries in Africa and Asia.
Depending on the period you register. There are two periods, one Early-Bird and one regular, for this year.
The regular cost is €85,00 per beer label/entry. For 6-9 entries we offer an additional 10% discount and for 10 and more beers 15%.
An Early-Bird discount of 10% is available from 1 October to 31 December 2026.
You can find the rates here
Choose Register if you already know which beers you want to enter and are ready to submit their details. Choose Reserve if you want to pay for your entries now, secure the applicable price and discounts, and provide the beer details later.
Yes. You can register the beers you have already selected and reserve additional entries in the same order.
All required beer details and category selections must be submitted by the registration deadline. Your samples must arrive by the sample delivery deadline. Reserve does not extend either deadline. Please check the Key Dates page.
Registration starts in October. For 2027 the registration deadline is on the 12th of February.
See more at Key Dates
You can register your beers according the “Competition Manual” you will find at your account dashboard after you have created an account or logged in to your existing account. If you have doubts about which category to enter your beer, please send us an email or reach out through WhatsApp.
Gluten-free beers compete in the regular beer categories according to their style, rather than in a separate Gluten-Free category. When registering each beer, select the appropriate category and tick the “Gluten-Free” checkbox.
Each beer is evaluated within its declared category. If it wins a medal, that medal is awarded in the category in which it competed.
Payments & Invoicing
The correct way to enter your Tax ID is typing the country code before the numbers i.e. EL123456789, where EL is the code for Greece.
You can select the payment method at our checkout page. Bank transfers are the offered methods. All amounts are to be paid free and clear of currency control restrictions, bank charges, fees, duties, or other transactional costs, the payment of which shall be the Client’s sole responsibility. In the case of shared fees, we may charge you with the fees.
We are sorry to inform you that we don’t support this payment method for 2027.
The invoice will be sent via email a few days after we receive your payment. The email address to which the invoice will be sent corresponds to the address you provided during registration.
Samples & Shipping
The sender is responsible for all shipping costs, customs clearance, duties, taxes and any other charges associated with delivering the samples to our designated warehouse.
Before shipping, coordinate with your transport provider and, where applicable, your customs broker to ensure that all required procedures and payments are arranged and that your shipment arrives with no outstanding charges.
This includes any customs storage fees and onward transportation costs from customs facilities to our warehouse. The Greek Beer Awards do not pay, advance or reimburse these expenses.
Yes you can deliver the beers by your own means, send them with your transportation partner or courier to our warehouse, but you have to follow the instructions that are available on our shipping page, including all packaging, customs, tax, and legal requirements we mention.
Your samples must arrive within the delivery period published on the Key Dates page. Please follow the Shipping instructions and allow sufficient time for transportation and any customs procedures.
You need to send 5 bottles/cans for 330ml samples, 4 bottles/cans for 500ml & 440ml samples, and 3 bottles for 700ml & bigger samples.
Please follow the instructions for packaging that are available here and don’t send extra beers, or a complete box (i.e. 10, 12 or 24 beers). If you send more beers or boxes than needed, you may be charged with storage fees.
Late samples are not eligible for judging. Damaged samples will not be used if they are unsuitable for safe and reliable evaluation. If insufficient suitable samples remain, the entry cannot be judged.
Replacement samples may be accepted if they arrive by the sample delivery deadline. Participation fees for entries that cannot be judged due to late delivery or damaged samples are non-refundable. Please refer to the Terms & Conditions.
Please send only the quantity required for each beer entry, as specified in the Shipping instructions. Pack your samples securely in as few boxes as possible.
Do not send extra bottles, cans or full cases simply to fill a box or because your warehouse or logistics provider does not split cases.
Surplus quantities or unnecessary additional boxes may incur extra handling and storage charges. Any such charges must be paid in full before the tasting sessions for the affected entries to be judged.
No. Samples submitted to the Greek Beer Awards are not returned, including any bottles or cans not used during judging and any surplus quantities.
Judging & Feedback
The beers are blind tasted by our international and experienced judges, following the “Competition Manual” and the guidelines the Technical Director will provide. You can find more about the judging process here.
Yes. All participants receive feedback in English after the Event Night, whether or not their beers receive an award. Individual scores and judges’ names are not included.
Feedback is provided for informational and educational purposes. Judges’ comments, scores and final results are not subject to objections or appeals within the competition. Feedback and non-public judging information must not be published or disclosed without prior written approval. Please refer to the Terms & Conditions.
You will receive the feedback url along with your low-resolution badges, through our system, as you received the confirmation email after the registration. The email address to which the link will be sent corresponds to the address you provided during registration.
For Judges
Judges are selected by the Technical Director and invited by the organization. If you want to become a judge, you can apply by submitting the form on this page. If you have submitted in the past, you don’t need to resubmit. One application is enough. You don’t need to send an email with your CV.
You will receive your email/invitation only if our Technical Director includes your name.Â
To increase your changes of being invited, please fulfill all the asked fields, including SoMe. Not receiving an email, does not mean that you are not considered for a late invitation or next Greek Beer Awards version judging panel.
The Judges Experiences is a program for our judges. We organize this along with Beer & Bar Magazine and the support of organizations and associations. It is beer, wine, spirits tourism oriented and showcases Greek hospitality and alternative tourism.
See more at Experiences
Event Night
Every participant will be invited to the Event Night. The email address to which the invitation will be sent corresponds to the address you provided during registration. Every participant has one invitation, if you need additional, please contact us.
It will be very sad not to have you among us. We can send you the certificate/award at your address. Shipping costs may apply. The address to which the certificate/awards will be sent corresponds to the address you provided during registration.
Promoting Your Awards
Use the official Greek Beer Awards badge corresponding to your awarded beer, medal and competition year. Badges must not be altered or recreated.
Each creative, advertisement or marketing activity requires prior written approval. Send your draft or mockup, together with a description of the proposed activity, to our email before publication, printing or production.
For use on bottles, cans, labels or packaging, you must purchase official medal stickers or obtain a License to Print. Additional promotional materials are available for purchase from us or through designated partners, depending on the item. Please refer to the Terms & Conditions.
No. The certificate is intended for presentation and physical display only. It must not be photographed, scanned or reproduced for websites, social media, advertisements or other promotional materials. Use only the official award badges, subject to prior written approval.
Sponsorships
If you are not a brewery participating in the competition this is the right way to be involved.
We offer a variety of sponsorship packages, which include —among other benefits— promotion opportunities on our website, in our newsletter, to our judges, during the Judges Experiences, at the Event Night, in Beer & Bar Magazine, and through selected partners.
You can find more details about sponsorship options here.
You can contact us or reach out through WhatsApp, to express your interest.
No. Sponsorship does not give any influence over beer evaluations, scores or award decisions. These are determined through the competition’s judging process.
About
The Greek Beer Awards are organized since 2017 by BeerBartender, a registered company in Greece, based in Athens. Director of the competition is Nicola Radisis.