UPDATE (31/1): The deadline for entries has been extended by two weeks to February 26, 2024.
Entries are now open for the 2024 edition of the UK-based International Brewing & Cider Awards, with the awards and accompanying festival set to take place at Depot Mayfield, Manchester, from March 19 to 23, 2024.
The competition is a biggie, dating all the way back to 1886, and is open to brewers and cider makers from all around the world.
The judging is carried out across 36 beer classes and 15 cider classes.
If you'd like to put your wares in the mix for a medal, you NOW HAVE UNTIL FEBRUARY 16 to get your entries sorted.
For the first time in the competition's 137 year history, a public festival will be taking place alongside the judging. All brewers and cider makers who enter the awards will have the opportunity to exhibit at the festival and get their goods in front of thousands of UK drinkers.
For more info about the competition and how to enter, head to the Brewing Awards website here.
Key dates:
- February 16, 2024: Entries close
- March 19-21, 2024: Competition judging
- March 22, 2024: Winners announced
- March 22-23, 2024: International Beer & Cider Festival
