Terms & Conditions

Who can enter?

The IBC attracts a wide variety of entrants including brewers, shippers, agents, independent retailers, retail chains, supermarkets and wholesalers.

Only bottled, canned or PET products can be entered and must fall into one of the 62 categories.

Products can be entered by the brewers themselves or by individuals and organisations involved in the supply and retail of the product.

Terms and Conditions

The Organiser of the International Beer Challenge (IBC) is Agile Media Ltd under licence from William Reed Business Media Ltd

By entering the IBC the entrant will be deemed to have read and understood these rules and be bound by them. These rules include any instructions set out with the IBC details.

All entry forms and products must be sent by prepaid post and be received by the date stipulated irrespective of the date of dispatch.

Entries will only be accepted on a fully completed entry form accompanied by the appropriate entry fee. There is no limit to the number of products that may be submitted but each product is a separate entry and subject to a separate entry fee.

Entries must be signed by the person responsible for submitting the entry and to whom all correspondence concerning the IBC should be addressed.

Any entry form which is incomplete, late or illegible and any product which is late or damaged which does not otherwise comply with these rules, will be deemed invalid.

The Organiser reserves the right to move beers into the appropriate category, if deemed to be incorrectly entered.

Products must be securely packaged. The organiser takes no responsibility for products damaged in transit.

Products must be in date for consumption on 25th and 26th May 2010.

Entries may be withdrawn any time up to 16th April 2010 in which case the entry fee will be returned subject to an administration charge of 50%.

Products will be retained by the Organiser and will not be returned.

Entrants are responsible for any customs duty, taxes or other costs incurred on products entering the UK. Should the Organiser incur any liability in connection with excise duties or any other costs these shall forthwith be reimbursed fully by the entrant.

Only medallists will be contacted personally. To obtain a list of the winners please email ibc@agilemedia.co.uk.

The judges’ decision on all matters concerning the competition is final and legally binding. No correspondence will be entered into.

Any award winner may publicise its award provided the year in which it was won is stated. Each award winner will be granted a non-exclusive non-transferable licence to use the IBC logo in connection with its award for a period of three years from the date of the award.