The glasses are empty, the winners of the European Beer Star 2021 have been determined! In a two-day blind tasting on November 4 and 5 at the Doemens Academy in Gräfelfing near Munich, an international jury of around 120 experts, consisting of brewmasters, trade journalists, beer sommeliers and other beer experts, objectively judged the beers submitted according to appearance, foam, aroma and taste, as well as varietal characteristics. In the 70+1 categories of the beer competition, only the three best beers were awarded gold, silver and bronze, in accordance with the Olympic principle. A total of 2395 beers from 44 countries around the globe competed in the European Beer Star 2021.

Stefan Stang, General Manager of Private Brauereien Bayern, is proud of this year's edition of the beer competition: "After a difficult year and a half for the entire international brewing industry, we are very pleased to see such a great response to the European Beer Star 2021. After a dip in the number of entries last year, we are now almost back to the record level of 2019." With almost 2400 beers submitted this year, entries were 17% higher than last year. "In terms of registration numbers the European Beer Star 2021 is the second best in its now 18-year history," adds Stang. Germany leads the medals table. With a total of 78 awards (29 gold, 28 silver, 21 bronze), the most awards at the European Beer Star 2021 went to Germany.

A complete list of the winning beers can be found on the European Beer Star Website.