The World Beer Awards Shine A Spotlight On Stellar Brewing Across The Planet

While the American craft beer scene has indeed loomed large over the last few decades, and rightfully so if I may say so, there are still a ton of great brews spread across the globe. That’s why it behooves any lover of tasty brews to pay attention to other beer competitions besides the Great American Beer Festival (GABF). These events shine a light on all the fantastic things that are happening across the globe and can lead a discerning drinker to some special pints.

The World Beer Awards (WBA) and the World Beer Cup are two events to pay attention to each year. The World Beer Cup, organized by Brewers Association, the same group that holds the GABF, awarded a slew of honors to breweries across the planet earlier this year, and now it’s the World Beer Awards turn.

Held in person for the first time since the pandemic, the WBA blind tasted and scored more than 3,200 beers from more than 50 countries to identify the best beers in 10 categories. Holding heats in Brazil, Chile, Canada, Japan, Germany, the USA, and the UK, beers went through three rounds in an elimination-style format. Only the best could move on.

The country winners who emerge as the World’s Best in 92 different styles then go head to head to see who is awarded the coveted title of World’s Best in each of the 10 categories. It is a long and arduous process to emerge on top finally, and each of the winners are beers to be searched out. Here are the grand champions. To see the complete list of winners, go to the World Beer Awards site.