1. Go to entries.canadianbrewingawards.com to complete your entry form. Please ensure you complete the form based on how you want the company and brand names to appear on your award.
2. Send six bottles/cans of each beer/cider entered.  Ensure all boxes are labelled with COMPANY NAME, PRODUCT NAME and CATEGORY NAME.  Companies submitting non-pasteurized products are encouraged to ship using overnight delivery (not for Saturday or Sunday delivery). The Canadian Brewing Awards will not accept beer or cider in keg format.
3. It is your responsibility to ensure all beers and ciders are packed tightly in shipping boxes to avoid breakage. We strongly suggest you wrap each bottle securely in bubble wrap. All beers/ciders received will immediately be refrigerated and categorized for the competition. If entering more than one product, you may ship them together, however, please separate the samples by category within the package and label accordingly.

Online submission ends March 10, 2017 at 11:59PM EST. Samples will be kept in proper refrigeration prior to judging.

The competition is open to all Canadian owned commercial brewers and cider makers whose products are produced and packaged in Canada. You may submit entries in as many categories as you like (limit 12 total), but each brand may be entered in only one category.

The Canadian Brewing Awards are sanctioned by the BJCP.  A panel of approximately 40 BJCP certified judges will conduct a blind tasting of all entries during the week of April 3-7, 2017. Judging will be based on adherence to published style guidelines. Consult the Style Guidelines on the Canadian Brewing Awards website to determine the appropriate category for each product submission.

Gold, Silver and Bronze trophies will be awarded in each beer and cider style category at the CBAC Awards Dinner on May 27, 2017 in Ottawa, ON.

Following the conference, brewers and cider makers will receive full judging notes on each of their submissions.