Washington Beer Awards opens registration for the Fresh Hop Competition.

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Press Release

Washington Brewers,
The registration window for the 2024 Washington Beer Awards Fresh Hop Competition opens today.  Breweries can register at wabeerawards.com/registration/ from now through September 19th when registration closes.

The Washington Beer Awards is Washington-only competition provides an opportunity for all of Washington’s craft brewers to compete in a blind judging format.  It allows recognition of brewing excellence in Washington and provides feedback supporting future competition entry decisions.  Our goal is to provide an unbiased and affordable competition for Washington brewers and raise awareness of Washington craft beer both within the state and on the national level.  This Fresh Hop Competition is an add-on to the competition to give Washington’s unique fresh hop beers a chance to be recognized in their prime.

After the registration period closes, entries will be confirmed and further entry submission information will be provided.  You can find specific rules, entry fees, the registration link, and other entry information at http://www.wabeerawards.com/freshhop. 

If you have any questions about the competition or need any advice or tips for entering a beer, the competition organizers are willing to provide all of the help you need to ensure your beers are judged as well as possible.  Just shoot us an e-mail at organizers@wabeerawards.com and we’ll respond to you as soon as possible.

For those of you choosing to enter, thanks again for your participation in the event.  We are looking forward to recognizing even more excellent Washington beers this year!  Keep the great brews flowing!

Cheers,
Mark Emiley & Peter Twigg
WABA Organizers
organizers@wabeerawards.com

Key dates for the 2024 Washington Beer Awards Fresh Hop Competition:
September 10th - 19th: Online Registration Open
September 21st: Invoices sent to breweries
September 24th: Bottle labels sent to breweries
September 27th - October 9th: Entry Drop Window
October 12th: Blind Judging
October 17th: Awards Announcement @ Growler Guys in Lake City