How does beer get entered?

First, we need to know how the beer is brewed - so the brewery and beer data given to us has to be correct. Updates can be submitted for the selected brewery and core beers via the CAMRA Brewery Liaison Officer on our website.

It needs to be a cask-conditioned beer (or for the Champion Bottled Beer of Britain categories, bottle-conditioned) and be brewed regularly, with the exact availability dependent on the style.

Only CAMRA members or a CAMRA Tasting Panel can make a nomination.

How does the judging work?

All the rounds of judging are judged blind - nobody knows which beers they are tasting. Nominations and judging takes place across 12 style categories (plus two bottled-conditioned categories).

Nominations are judged in nine area competitions, with the top scoring beers moving on to UK-wide final judging rounds.