Acceptance of Terms
The person submitting a Register or Reserve order confirms that they are authorized to act on behalf of the participating brewery and to accept these Terms & Conditions on its behalf.
The brewery agrees to comply with these Terms & Conditions and to ensure that its representatives, agencies and service providers comply with the requirements applicable to their activities relating to the Greek Beer Awards.
Competition Registration
To register correctly your samples you need to follow our “Competition Guidelines”, which will be updated each year, and is available on the “My Account” page -you need to have a registered account and login- or check your registered email account. Beer entered in the wrong category will be just in the registered category, but might fail to impress.
The participant can enter the competition by registering online, paying the participation fee/fees through credit/debit card or bank transfer within 3 days, and delivering the participation to the competition shipping address/warehouse. Samples that do not arrive by the sample delivery deadline are not eligible for judging, and the corresponding participation fees cannot be refunded or credited. Bank expenses/transaction fees will be covered by the participant. Greek Beer Awards can add extra charges to the invoice issued to the participant if these expenses are not covered by the participant.
Except where the organizer refuses an application under the Right to Refuse Participation provision, or where otherwise required by applicable law, participation fees are non-refundable and cannot be credited, including where an entry is disqualified, withdrawn, lost, damaged or delivered late. Read more in “How to Enter”.
Eligibility
From the 2027 edition, the Greek Beer Awards are open to breweries from all European countries, as well as Mediterranean countries in Africa and Asia. All entries must comply with the competition’s registration, category and shipping requirements.
Reserved Entries
The Reserve option allows participants to pay for a selected number of entries before submitting their beer details. Each reserved entry covers one beer in the 2027 competition.
Participants may combine Register and Reserve entries in the same order, submitting details for the beers already selected and providing details for the reserved entries later.
The applicable entry price and discounts are secured once full payment is received within the stated payment deadline. Participants must submit all required beer details and category selections by the registration deadline and ensure that their samples arrive by the sample delivery deadline. Reserving entries does not extend either deadline. Fees paid for unused reserved entries are non-refundable. A reservation alone does not complete the registration of a beer. All reserved entries remain subject to the competition’s eligibility requirements and Terms & Conditions.
Right to Refuse Participation
The organizer reserves the right, at its sole discretion and subject to applicable law, to refuse any brewery’s application to participate in the competition, including Register and Reserve orders, for any reason it considers appropriate. Submitting an order or making payment does not guarantee acceptance.
If the organizer refuses an application, any participation fees already paid for the refused entries will be refunded in full. This refund is an express exception to the non-refundable fee provisions elsewhere in these Terms & Conditions.
Judging, Feedback and Final Results
Judges’ feedback is provided for informational and educational purposes, to assist participants in understanding the evaluation of their beers. It reflects the judges’ assessment of the samples tasted under the competition conditions and does not constitute a laboratory analysis or a guarantee of product quality.
Judges’ comments, scores, medal decisions and final competition results are final and are not subject to objections, appeals or requests for reassessment within the competition. Disagreement with an evaluation does not entitle a participant to a refund or credit. The organizer may correct verified administrative or transcription errors.
Individual scores, judging sheets, feedback and non-public information about judging deliberations are confidential. Participants must not publish, reproduce or disclose such information, in whole or in part, without the organizer’s prior written approval, except where disclosure is required by law. Nothing in this section limits rights that cannot lawfully be excluded.
Labelling and Shipping
Clearly label each box of beer using the label, which can be downloaded. Check “Downloads”.
If you send your beers directly to our shipping address/warehouse, you must tick the option: “Duties and Taxes payable by shipper”. If the above is not completed, we cannot guarantee that the beer will not be stopped in Customs and arrive on time for the competition. Greek Beer Awards is not responsible for tracking the shipping of your beers, please ensure everything is in order before sending your beers, even if we ask for your partner in order to arrange the last details. Read more in “Shipping”.
Import License, Declaration & Duty
All duty, shipping costs, and taxes must be prepaid by the submitter of the samples. Beers must be Delivered Duty Paid (DDP), therefore instruction to complete the import declaration should be given to your forwarder/courier company, please choose “Shipper accepts all charges” on the documentation provided by your courier company. Submitters should also be responsible for any fees related to the import declaration. Beers cannot be accepted by us or our logistic partner if the charges associated with shipping have not been paid. Any penalty and additional cost (i.e. transportation costs, warehouse or brokers fees) incurred from the non-compliance of declaration requirement in Greece will be borne by the Submitters. Read more in “Shipping”.
Insurance
Greek Beer Awards and its logistic partner will not take responsibility for beer damaged or lost whilst in transit. In the event that for reasons beyond the reasonable control of Greek Beer Awards, it is necessary or advisable for the Greek Beer Awards to be canceled, Greek Beer Awards cannot accept any liability whatsoever for any direct or indirect loss of profit, damage or expense of any kind incurred as the result of such cancellation. Read more in “Shipping”.
Delayed Shipments
For the Greek Beer Awards judges to taste your entries it is essential they arrive in time. If your samples do not arrive in time for the Greek Beer Awards, they will not be able to participate at the blind-taste process, or placed by the judges. No refund should be provided. Read more in “Shipping”.
Damaged or Unsuitable Samples
Samples received broken, leaking, with compromised seals or otherwise unsuitable for safe and reliable evaluation will not be used in the judging process. If insufficient suitable samples remain to complete the required tasting rounds, the entry will not be judged. Replacement samples may be accepted provided they arrive by the sample delivery deadline and meet all competition requirements. The participant is responsible for arranging and paying for their delivery. Participation fees for entries that cannot be judged due to damaged or unsuitable samples are non-refundable.
Use of Award Badges and Approval of Promotional Activities
Winners may use the official Greek Beer Awards badges supplied by the organizers on marketing materials related exclusively to the awarded beers, including presentations, websites, press releases, social media, trade shows and other promotional activities, in accordance with the official usage guidelines. Each badge must correspond to the beer, award and competition year for which it was issued. Badges must not be altered or recreated. Certificates of Distinction must not be reproduced or used in promotional materials.
Every individual creative, advertisement or promotional material featuring the Greek Beer Awards name, logo, badges or award references requires prior written approval from the organizers. Winners must submit a sample, draft or mockup to awards [@] greekbeerawards.eu before publication, printing, production or distribution. Any related marketing activity or campaign also requires prior written approval, following submission of a description and the relevant materials.
Approval applies only to the specific materials and activity submitted. Any subsequent changes or additional uses require separate approval. Supplying badge files, purchasing promotional materials or obtaining a License to Print does not constitute approval of a design or marketing activity.
For use on bottles, cans, labels or packaging, winners must purchase official Greek Beer Awards Medal stickers/badges or obtain a Greek Beer Awards License to Print. Stickers and printing licences have no time limit for use, apply exclusively to the awarded beer and competition year, and are limited to the quantity purchased or licensed. Prices are available upon request.
Low-resolution digital badges are provided free of charge. High-resolution badge files and additional promotional materials are available upon request, subject to the applicable terms and charges. Additional materials may be purchased directly from the organizers or through designated partners at special rates, depending on the item. Certain items are available exclusively from the organizers.
Printing Labels and Rights (License to Print)
The purpose of License to Print was primarily arranged for the convenience of winners that have larger quantities of bottles to add their Greek Beer Awards Medals. Large scale usage of License to Print enables winners to save manpower to add to all bottles by hand and/or they can arrange their printing more efficiently without needing to find a machine that can attach stickers/badges with the exact dimensions that Greek Beer Awards Medals are issued at, can be time-consuming/not easily accessible.
Additional Promotional Materials
Additional promotional materials are available for purchase directly from the organizers or through designated partners at special rates, depending on the item. Certain items are available exclusively for purchase from the organizers. Available options, prices and ordering conditions are provided upon request.
Purchasing materials does not grant permission to reproduce them or manufacture additional items. Any independent production using the Greek Beer Awards name, logo or badges requires prior written approval and, where applicable, a License to Print.
Awards Certificates and Digital Badges
Each awarded beer receives its printed Certificate of Distinction during the Event Night. Certificates are not provided in digital form, as digital award badges are available for online and marketing use. Digital badges are offered free of charge in low-resolution format.
If a brewery or representative is unable to attend the ceremony and requests shipment of their Certificate of Distinction, shipping costs may apply. In case additional Certificate of Distinction are requested, a reprint and handling fee will be charged. The Certificate of Distinction is issued for presentation and physical display only. It must not be photographed, scanned, reproduced or incorporated, in whole or in part, into any creative, advertisement, social media post, website, printed material or other marketing communication.
For promotional purposes, winners must use only the official Greek Beer Awards badges, subject to prior written approval as described above.
Use of Brand Material
By submitting an entry, you agree that the Greek Beer Awards and its organizers may use your company name, logo, beer labels, bottle images, and any related creative or promotional materials provided for the purposes of marketing, communication, and commercial promotion of the competition and its results.
Such use does not require additional consent and does not entitle the participant to any financial or material compensation. The organizers will ensure that all materials are used respectfully and only in connection with the Greek Beer Awards and their associated promotional activities.
Private Events, Admission and Conduct
All events organized as part of the Greek Beer Awards, including judging tastings, Judges Experiences and the Event Night, are private events. Admission is subject to the organizer’s authorization and any applicable invitation, accreditation or ticket requirements. Participation in the competition does not grant automatic access to these events.
The organizer reserves the right, at its sole discretion and subject to applicable law, to refuse admission to or remove any person from any event.
Reasons for refusal or removal include, but are not limited to, offensive, abusive, threatening, racist, sexist, discriminatory, harassing or otherwise disrespectful language or conduct; disruptive behaviour; interference with judging or event operations; unauthorized recording or disclosure of confidential information; misuse of accreditation; and conduct that compromises the safety, privacy or integrity of the competition, its participants, judges, guests, partners or organizers.
Refusal of admission or removal from any Greek Beer Awards event does not entitle the person concerned to any refund, credit or compensation, except where required by applicable law.
Legal Rights and Enforcement
BeerBartender, as the organizer of the Greek Beer Awards, reserves the right to take appropriate legal action in connection with unauthorized use, alteration, reproduction or falsification of the competition’s name, logos, award badges, certificates or other protected materials; false or misleading factual claims concerning the competition, its awards or results; and unauthorized publication or disclosure of confidential judging information, including individual scores, judging sheets, feedback and deliberations.
Where appropriate, the organizer may require the removal or correction of material, withdraw permission to use its protected materials, and seek injunctive relief, damages or other remedies available under applicable law.
These Terms & Conditions are governed by Greek law. Disputes shall be submitted to the competent courts of Athens, Greece, subject to any mandatory jurisdiction rules.
Effective as of: 30 September 2026