2026 WBC Shipping

 

Registration closes at 5PM on Friday, March 6th, 2026.

2026 WBC Competition Entry Shipping Information

Registration is open for shipping your entry beers to the 2026 World Beer Cup competition. The Guild has secured the services of a dedicated reefer truck that will ensure safe, secure, refrigerated shipping directly to the WBC staging location in Louisville, CO. This year pricing will be $30 per entry.

Please read below for the shipping details, but be sure to keep reading for Packaging Requirements, First Time Shipper information, and more information about the drop-off locations. We do have updated packaging requirements that all entries must comply with. Please read that section carefully.

Here are the shipping details:

  • We will have a dedicated, refrigerated truck that will be kept at 34 degrees to ensure your entries stay cold.

  • There is one pick-up location- Canteen Brewhouse (2381 Aztec Rd NE)

  • Entries must be paid for via credit card on the Guild’s website. Please be sure to register the right number of beers and check with your colleagues to make sure you do not register your entries twice with the Guild. Refunds will not be available. If you register a single entry, we will follow up with you to confirm you are only sending one entry to WBC.

  • The beers are scheduled to arrive in Colorado on or before March 20th.

Canteen Brewhouse will accept entries from March 9th through March 13th, during regular business hours.

All beer must be at the drop-off locations by 5:00 PM on Friday, march 13th

Additional Information

Packaging Requirments

Please see our updated packing and drop-off requirements for your WBC competition entries below:

  • Please be sure to send the appropriate amount of beer for judging; some categories have a larger number of competing entries and will undergo more rounds of judging which will require more samples. Check the quantity to send on the WBC website.

  • All entries must be packaged and labeled before you arrive at the drop-off location. None of the drop-locations will be able to accommodate packaging and labeling activities to be done in their facilities. To label beer, use the labels emailed to you by the Brewers Association and print on Avery 5160 label sizes. More info can be found on the WBC website.

  • Packaging entries for shipment- use the labels emailed to you by the Brewers Association and attach one label to each shipping box. Remember to hand write the total number of boxes being shipped on each shipping label (i.e. Box #1 of 3, Box #2 of 3, Box #3 of 3, etc.) More info about packaging can be found on the WBC website.

  • If you are sending 12 oz. or 16 oz. cans, you must fill a case flat (even if you need to add extra beers to fill the flat) and tape another case flat on top (i.e. tape all the way around the bottom and top case flat to hold the packaging together). The drop-off locations will not be able to provide these case flats to you, so please plan ahead. Your labeling should go on top of the case flat covering the top of your cans.

  • For other size packaging, please use a case box appropriate to the packaging format of your beer. Your entries will be placed on a pallet with all the other entries from your drop-off location. Putting your entries in a case box makes it much easier for the drop-off locations, who are volunteering to help with this process. Only sending one entry? Put it in a case box and add non-entry beer to the rest of the box. The BA folks unloading the shipment in Colorado would appreciate the bonus and your beer will be safer in shipment since stacking with standard sized boxes adds stability.

  • If you are sending 32 oz. crowlers, please ensure that the box you use is sealed, level, and full so when added to the pallet it is structurally sound and doesn’t collapse in transit or when offloaded at the BA warehouse. If you end up with a partial box, please throw in some extra crowlers for the GABF volunteers to protect against the risk of the box collapsing.

Unfortunately, if your beers are not properly labeled and packaged, the drop-off location may not be able to accept your entries. Please be considerate of the drop-off locations and consider how your packaging can be easily loaded on a pallet and shipped.

First time shippers

One of the great benefits of Guild membership is that the Guild arranges for shipping competition beers for the Great American Beer Festival and the World Beer Cup. We arrange for a dedicated reefer truck to pick up beers throughout the state and deliver them directly to Colorado. Few other states offer this benefit to their members, but we feel it is important to make sure entries from NMBG member breweries can do their best at these competitions.

Be sure to visit the WBC website to learn more about quantities to send, labeling, and other important competition information.