2026 Washington Beer Awards Entry Info
Registration Window
Entry Window
Entry Fees
Categories Accepted
Bottle Acceptance Rules
Drop Off Location
Competition Officials
You can send an email to any of the following individuals via the Contact section.
- Mark Emiley — Organizer
- Peter Twigg — Competition Organizer
Registration Window
You will be able to register your entries beginning Friday, July 3, 2026 at 12:00 AM, PDT through Friday, July 24, 2026 at 11:59 PM, PDT.
Entry Fees
$50 per entry.
Categories Accepted
Each entry must be placed into one of the following accepted categories:
| Ordinary Bitter | Special Bitter or Best Bitter | Extra Special Bitter |
| English-Style Summer Ale | Classic English-Style Pale Ale | British-Style India Pale Ale |
| Strong Ale | Old Ale | English-Style Pale Mild Ale |
| English-Style Dark Mild Ale | English-Style Brown Ale | Brown Porter |
| Robust Porter | Sweet Stout or Cream Stout | Oatmeal Stout |
| British-Style Imperial Stout | British-Style Barley Wine Ale | Irish-Style Red Ale |
| Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout | Export-Style Stout | Golden or Blonde Ale |
| Session India Pale Ale | American-Style Amber/Red Ale | American-Style Pale Ale |
| Juicy or Hazy Pale Ale | American-Style Strong Pale Ale | Juicy or Hazy Strong Pale Ale |
| American-Style India Pale Ale | Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale | American-Belgo-Style Ale |
| American-Style Brown Ale | American-Style Black Ale | American-Style Stout |
| American-Style Imperial Porter | American-Style Imperial Stout | Double Hoppy Red Ale |
| Imperial Red Ale | American-Style Imperial or Double India Pale Ale | Juicy or Hazy Imperial or Double India Pale Ale |
| American-Style Barley Wine Ale | American-Style Wheat Wine Ale | Smoke Porter |
| American-Style Sour Ale | American-Style Fruited Sour Ale | Kentucky Common Beer |
| American-Style Fruit Beer | West Coast-Style India Pale Ale | German-Style Koelsch |
| German-Style Altbier | Berliner-Style Weisse | Leipzig-Style Gose |
| Contemporary-Style Gose | South German-Style Hefeweizen | South German-Style Kristal Weizen |
| German-Style Leichtes Weizen | South German-Style Bernsteinfarbenes Weizen | South German-Style Dunkel Weizen |
| South German-Style Weizenbock | German-Style Rye Ale | Bamberg-Style Weiss Rauchbier |
| Belgian-Style Table Beer | Belgian-Style Session Ale | Belgian-Style Speciale Belge |
| Belgian-Style Blonde Ale | Belgian-Style Strong Blonde Ale | Belgian-Style Strong Dark Ale |
| Belgian-Style Dubbel | Belgian-Style Tripel | Belgian-Style Quadrupel |
| Belgian-Style Witbier | Classic French & Belgian-Style Saison | Specialty Saison |
| French-Style Biere de Garde | Belgian-Style flanders Oud Bruin or Oud Red Ale | Belgian-Style Lambic |
| Traditional Belgian-Style Gueuze | Contemporary Belgian-Style Spontaneous Fermented Ale | Other Belgian-Style Ale |
| Belgian-Style Fruit Beer | Grodziskie | Adambier |
| Dutch-Style Kuit, Kuyt or Koyt | International-Style Pale Ale | Classic Australian-Style Pale Ale |
| Australian-Style Pale Ale | New Zealand-Style Pale Ale | New Zealand-Style India Pale Ale |
| Finnish-Style Sahti | Swedish-Style Gotlandsdricke | Breslau-Style Schoeps |
| Scottish-Style Light Ale | Scottish-Style Heavy Ale | Scottish-Style Export Ale |
| Scotch Ale or Wee Heavy | Czech-Style Pale Lager | Vienna-Style Lager |
| Baltic-Style Porter | Czech-Style Amber Lager | Czech-Style Dark Lager |
| Italian-Style Pilsener | American-Style Lager | Contemporary American-Style Lager |
| American-Style Light Lager | Contemporary American-Style Light Lager | American-Style Pilsener |
| Contemporary American-Style Pilsener | American-Style India Pale Lager | American-Style Malt Liquor |
| American-Style Amber Lager | American-Style Maerzen/Oktoberfest | American-Style Dark Lager |
| Mexican-Style Light Lager | Mexican-Style Pale Lager | Mexican-Style Amber Lager |
| Mexican-Style Dark Lager | West Coast-Style Pilsener | International Light Lager |
| International-Style Pilsener | Rice Lager | German-Style Leichtbier |
| German-Style Pilsener | Munich-Style Helles | Dortmunder/European-Style Export |
| Franconian-Style Rotbier | German-Style Maerzen | German-Style Oktoberfest/Festbier |
| Munich-Style Dunkel | European-Style Dark Lager | German-Style Schwarzbier |
| Bamberg-Style Helles Rauchbier | Bamberg-Style Maerzen Rauchbier | Bamberg-Style Bock Rauchbier |
| German-Style Heller Bock/Maibock | Traditional German-Style Bock | German-Style Doppelbock |
| German-Style Eisbock | Belgian-Style Fruit Lambic | Session Beer |
| American-Style Cream Ale | California Common Beer | American-Style Wheat Beer |
| Kellerbier or Zwickelbier | Fruit Wheat Beer | Field Beer |
| Pumpkin Spice Beer | Pumpkin/Squash Beer | Chocolate or Cocoa Beer |
| Coffee Beer | Chili Pepper Beer | Herb and Spice Beer |
| Specialty Beer | Specialty Honey Beer | Rye Beer |
| Brett Beer | Mixed-Culture Brett Beer | Ginjo Beer or Sake-Yeast Beer |
| Fresh Hop Beer | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Pale to Amber Beer | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Dark Beer |
| Wood- and Barrel-Aged Dessert or Pastry Stout | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Beer | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Strong Stout |
| Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer | Aged Beer | Experimental Beer |
| Experimental India Pale Ale | Historical Beer | Wild Beer |
| Smoke Beer | Other Strong Ale or Lager | Gluten-Free Beer |
| Non-Alcohol Malt Beverage | Dessert or Pastry Beer | Seltzers |
| Pro-Am Beer | Collaboration Beer |
Bottle Acceptance Rules
- You must provide at least six (6) 12-ounce containers, four (4) 22-ounce containers, or the equivalent of at least 72 ounces for each entry. Acceptable package sizes must be between 10 and 27 ounces. You must send at least 4 bottles of each beer being judged. All entries must be bottled or canned.
- After confirmation of entries, you will be sent bottle labels via email. These bottle labels should be affixed to the bottles or cans using clear packing tape.
- All beers must be mailed or delivered to the published drop sites on the Washington Beer Awards website.
Packing and Shipping
- Wrap each entry in bubble wrap (please use scotch tape to tape the wrapping closed, not packing tape).
- Separate each bottle with cardboard.
- Place each entry in a separate container (for example, a six-pack of one entry or 4 pack of 22 oz entries). Make sure that every bottle from the same entry is in the same box. Do not ship bottles from a single entry in multiple boxes.
- Use packaging materials to fill the rest of the box. Bubble wrap is preferred but if Styrofoam peanuts must be used, please put them in plastic bags first. Do not use shredded paper.
- Wrap each entry box in a plastic bag in case of breakage. Place the entry boxes in a strong shipping box.
Drop Off Location
See Entry Drop Off Page On WABA Website
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