Beer Competitions Worldwide: Awards, Results & Judging

How to Read the Results

International beer competitions differ not only in scope and judging, but also in how they award and publish results. Broadly speaking, two models exist:

• Olympic model – each category has at most one Gold, one Silver, and one Bronze winner.
• Classification model – multiple Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals can be awarded in the same category.

In terms of published results, we distinguish two levels: Detailed (category/style results) – winners are listed per style or category (usually just medal-winners, not the full entry list), and Less detailed – broader or marketing-style listings without full style breakdowns.

Detailed = winners per style/category  •  Less detailed = broad/summary listings