Announcing the 2022 BestBrewChallenge Contest Rules – Grand prize = trip to Munich near Oktoberfest

Rustic, malty, and tart – That’s the perfect Altbier

Announcing the Rules for the 2022 BestBrewChallenge

Heidelberg, 31 January 2022.  Brewing enthusiasts all over the world are now being called upon to brew an Altbier for the BestBrewChallenge 2022, a contest hosted by Bestmalz, a malting company based out of Heidelberg, Germany.  The contest requires registered brewers to mash in on the same date and time and brew a particular beer style using ingredients as designated by Bestmalz.  The participants then submit bottles of beer for judging for a chance to win a trip for two to Munich Germany for the international trade show, drinktec.

For 2022, the beer style is Altbier.  This beer style is popular in Germany and has an excellent international reputation due to the inclusion of specialty and roasted malts that give it its unique flavor profile.  The Challenge specifies that brewers must include BEST Chocolate malt. This roasted malt gives the beer a darker color and a chocolate aroma with light foam.  The beer submitted also needs to be brewed in accordance with the German Purity Law and only use four ingredients, water, malt, hops and yeast. Other than those requirements, the remainder of the grain bill is often a well-kept secret.

Both breweries and home brewers can participate.  Registration is now open through March 24, 2022. The worldwide joint brew-in begins on Friday, March 25, 2022, at 2 p.m. (CET).

The closing date for submitting the beers to Bestmalz in Germany is June 1, 2022, where they will be blind tasted by a panel of experts shortly afterwards.  Each beer submitted will be professionally judged and the brewers will receive individual feedback. A social wall will be used to display posts about the Challenge from social media on the event website.

The winning beer will be brewed on a larger scale for the drinktec industry trade fair (September 12-16, 2022 in Munich) and served at the Bestmalz trade fair stand. The award ceremony will also take place there. Second and third place winners will be rewarded with vouchers for the Bestmalz webshop. In addition, the most creative packaging and bottle labels will also be rewarded with webshop vouchers this year. All details as well as the registration form can be found on the BestBrewChallenge website (www.bestbrewchallenge.com).

Commercial brewers in the US and Canada can purchase Bestmalz malts from Country Malt Group.

Bestmalz will be happy to arrange an opportunity for interested media representatives to take a look behind the scenes. Please register for this with Katharina C. Müller by 2 p.m. on Friday, 18 March 2022.

About Palatia Malz GmbH

Palatia Malz GmbH is a leading German malting group that is owner-managed in the third generation. Under the BESTMALZ umbrella brand, the company supplies breweries of all sizes, brewpubs, and home brewers around the world with more than 50 products for the production of top-class beers of various types and brewing styles. About half of the production is exported via distributors to over 60 countries worldwide. BESTMALZ is a nationally and internationally renowned brand that is synonymous with German quality malts.

More at www.bestmalz.de.