FAQ - ASIA BEER CHALLENGE

Are kegs accepted?

Asia Beer Challenge accepts bottles, cans and growlers in all sizes, as well as mini-kegs.

Full size kegs and barrels are not accepted.

Where to send the samples?

All samples are to be sent to the Asia Beer Challenge warehouse:

25 Wang Chiu Road, 510
Kowloon Bay
Hong Kong
asiabeerchallenge.org
E-mail: support@asiabeerchallenge.org
Tel: +852 2545 8577

First enter online at https://asiabeerchallenge.org/enter/

You will then receive a Form A proforma invoice with all instructions on sending the samples.

How many samples do you need to send?

– 2 samples per beer

Attach 3X copies of Form A on the outside of EACH parcel.

What Categories are accepted?

Please refer to the below categories. Beer, Cider and Mead are exciting brews and new and old types are launched every day. If yours do not fit into any of the below, email us a support@asiabeerchallenge.org – we respond within 24 hours!

Num	Categories	Original gravity (° Plato)	% ADF	Alcohol by volume	Bitterness (EBC)	Color (EBC)
	ALE
	Pale Ale
A1	Abbey / Trappist Style Blond	13.1 – 16	79 – 85	6 – 7.5 %	15 – 30	10 – 30
A2	Altbier	11.5 – 13.5	75 – 85	4.5 – 5.2 %	25 – 50	24 – 40
A3	Amber	11.25 – 15	67 – 86	4 – 6 %	20 – 45	20 – 40
A4	American Pale Ale	11 – 12.4	73 – 81	4 – 6 %	30 – 50	12 – 28
A5	Bitter	8 – 9.5	71 – 81	3 – 4 %	25 – 30	10 – 25
A6	Bières de Garde ambrée	15 – 19	77 – 88	6.5 – 8 %	20 – 30	25 – 40
A7	Best Bitter	9.5 – 11.5	81 – 84	4 – 5 %	28 – 40	12 – 28
A8	Cream Ale			4.2 – 5.6%	10–22
A9	Light Bitter Blond/Golden Ale	12.5 – 14	81 – 87	5.5 – 6.5 %	15 – 40	10 – 25
A10	Bitter Blond/Golden Ale	13.5 – 17	75 – 88	6 – 8 %	25 – 45	15 – 25
A12	Scottish Ale	17.5-20.4		6.6%-8.5%	25 – 35	30 – 60
A13	Scottish Light 60/-	7.6 – 8.8	1.5 – 2.6	2.8 – 3.5%	9 – 20
A14	Scottish Heavy 70/-	8.8 – 10	2.6 – 3.6	3.5 – 4.1%	12 – 20
A15	Scottish Export 80/-	10 – 12.4	2.6 – 4.6	4.1 – 5.3%	15 – 25
A16	Strong/Extra Special Bitter	11.5 – 15	77 – 87	4.5 – 6 %	25 – 45	15 – 35
A17	Strong Blonde/Golden Ale	16 – 23	82 – 95	7.5 – 10 %	15 – 35	25 – 40
	IPA
B1	American IPA	14.5 – 18	70 – 86	5.5 – 7.5 %	40 – 70	15 – 35
B2	Australian IPA	10 – 13		4.0 – 6 %	15 – 40	6 – 20
B3	English IPA	12.5 – 18.75	74 – 85	5 – 7.5 %	35 – 60	15 – 35
B4	Pacific IPA	14.5 – 18	70 – 86	5 – 7.5 %	40 – 70	15 – 35
B5	Belgian style IPA	14.5 – 18	70 – 86	5 – 7.5 %	40 – 70	15 – 35
B6	Session IPA	9.5 – 12	71 – 86	3 – 5.5 %	35 – 55	8 – 24
B7	Imperial IPA	18 – 24	73 – 91	6.5 – 11.2 %	55 – 100	15 – 40
B8	New England IPA	14.5 – 18	70 – 86	5.5 – 7.5 %	40 – 70	8 – 14
	Blonde Ale
C1	English Golden Ale	8.0 – 12.5	1.5 – 3.0	2.8 – 5.5	10 – 30
C2	(Belgian style) Tripel / Quadruple	16 – 23	80 – 95	7.5 – 10.5 %	20 – 40	10 – 33
C3	Kölsch	11 – 12.5	83 – 88	4.5 – 5.5 %	18 – 25	6 – 12
	Amber/Red Ale
D1	American Red Ale	12 – 14.5	70 – 79	4.4 – 6.1 %	30 – 45	22 – 40
D2	Californian Common Beer	11.2 – 13.8	2.6 – 4.6	4.6 – 5.7 %	35 – 45
D3	Düsseldorf Altbier	11 – 12		4.5 – 5 %
D4	Irish Red Ale	9 – 12	75 – 85	4 – 5.5 %	20 – 30	25 – 40
D5	Northern German Altbier	11 – 12		4.5 – 5 %
D6	Oud Rood (Flanders Red Ale)	11 – 17	65 – 87	4.5 – 7 %	7 – 20	60 – 90
	Brown Ale
E1	Brown Ale	10 – 15	65 – 80	4 – 6 %	15 – 25	35 – 70
E2	Oud Bruin (Flanders Brown Ale)	10.5 – 20	75 – 91	4 – 9 %	5 – 20	40 – 100
	Black Ale
E3	Abbey / Trappist Style QUADRUPLE	18-23	73-79	9-12%	24-35	60-95
E4	Abbey / Trappist Style Dubbel	14.5 – 18	72 – 89	6 – 7.5 %	15 – 25	40 – 100
E5	Dark/Black IPA	14.5 – 18	73 – 83	6 – 7.5 %	50 – 70	60 – 100
E6	Mild
E7	Strong Dark Ale	18 – 24	77 – 88	8 – 13 %	15 – 35	40 – 100
	Sour Ale	Varies widely		Varies widely	Varies widely	Varies widely
E8	Berliner Weisse	7 – 11.5		2.5 – 4.5	<10
E9	Flanders Bruin or Red Ale	11.0 – 13.8	2.1 – 4.1	4.8 – 6.6 %	5 – 18
	Strong Pale Ale
E10	Barley Wine (by country)	2 – 3		6 – 12 %	35 – 70
E11	Dubbel	14.7 – 18.2	3.1 – 4.1	6.3 – 7.6%	20-35
E12	Old Ale	14.3 – 21.1	3.6 – 7.6	6.3 – 9.1 %	30 – 65
E13	Triple	17.1 – 22		7.1 – 10.1 %	20 – 45	8 – 14
	Porter
F1	Baltic Porter	16.5 – 22	69 – 84	6.5 – 9 %	20 – 40	65 – 230
F2	Brown Porter	10 – 12.4	1.5 – 3.6	4.4 – 6.0	20 – 30
F3	Porter	10 – 16.5	72 – 80	4 – 7 %	15 – 35	75 – 125
F4	Robust Porter	11.2 – 14.7	2.1 – 4.1	5.1 – 6.6 %	25 – 40
	Stout
F5	American Stout	13 – 17.5	70 – 80	4.5 – 7.5 %	40 – 80	80 – 300
F6	Dry Stout	9 – 12	77 – 84	4 – 5 %	30 – 40	115 – 200
F7	Foreign Extra Stout	14 – 18.8		5.5 – 6.5 %	35 – 50	30 – 40
	Imperial Russian Stout	18.7 – 28.8		8 – 12 %	50 – 90	30 – 40
F8	Oatmeal Stout	9.5 – 14	65 – 78	3.8 – 6 %	15 – 40	115 – 200
F9	Russian Imperial Stout	18 – 27	68 – 81	8 – 15 %	35 – 95	125 – 450
F10	Stout export	14 – 18.75	73 – 84	5.5 – 8 %	30 – 70	115 – 250
F11	Sweet Stout	11.2 – 13.8	3.1 – 5.1	3.2 – 6.3 %	15 – 25
	Saison
G1	Double Saison	14 – 20	85 – 89	6 – 9 %	20 – 60	6 – 30
G2	Modern Saison	12 – 16	85 – 89	5 – 7 %	20 – 55	6 – 30
G3	Traditional Saison	8 – 13	69 – 73	3.5 – 5.5 %	20 – 35	6 – 30
	Wheat Beer
H1	Bavarian Hefeweizen	11 – 14		4.3 – 5.6 %	10 – 18	14 – 23
H2	Belgian Witbier	11 – 12.4	1.5 – 2.1	4.8 – 5.6 %	20 – 30	8 – 14
H3	DubbelWit/ Imperial White	13.6 – 18.4	78 – 82	6 – 8 %	9 – 17	10 – 25
H4	Dunkel Weizen	11.5 – 14	78 – 84	4.5 – 5.9 %	8 – 18	30 – 55
H5	Dunkel Weizen (doppel)bock	16.1 – 19.3	70 – 77	6 – 8 %	10 – 20	40 – 80
H6	Gose	9 – 13.8	72 – 75	4.3 – 5.4 %	9 – 15	8 – 18
H7	Weizen	11 – 14	78 – 84	4.5 – 5.9 %	10 – 20	6 – 25
H8	Weizenbock	16 – 22.5		6.5 – 9%	15 – 30	6 – 25
H9	Witbier	11 – 12.5	75 – 86	4.3 – 5.5 %	9 – 17	4 – 10
H10	White IPA/Hoppy Weizen	13.6 – 18.4	75 – 85	5.5 – 8.5 %	35 – 70	10 – 25
	Rye Beer
I1	Roggenbier	16 – 27		4.5 – 6 %	10 – 20	4 – 22
I2	Other Rye Beer Styles	Varies widely		Varies widely	Varies widely	Varies widely
	LAGER
	Pilsener/Pilsner
J1	American-Style Pilsner	11 – 15	77 – 84	4.5 – 6 %	25 – 40	6 – 12
J2	Bohemian-Style Pilsner	11 – 14	72 – 84	4 – 5.5 %	30 – 40	10 – 14
J3	Czech Pilsner	7 – 11		3 – 4.1 %	20 – 35	3 – 6
J4	German-Style Pilsner	11 – 12.5	80 – 84	4.7 – 5.2 %	28 – 45	5 – 10
J5	International Style Pilsner	11 – 12.5	79 – 90	4.7 – 5.3 %	17 – 30	6 – 8
J6	Ice	10 – 15	86 – 102	4.7 – 6 %	7 – 20	4 – 14
J7	Helles	11 – 12.5	79 – 86	4.6 – 5.1 %	16 – 25	6 – 9
J8	Session Beer	8.5 – 10	1 – 2.6	3.5 – 5.0 %	10 – 35
	Light Lager
J9	Australasian, Latin American or Tropical-Style Light Lager	9.5 – 11.4	1.5 – 2.6	4.1 – 5.1%	9-18
J10	Dortmunder Export	12 – 14		4.8 – 6 %	20 – 30	4 – 7
J11	Lite American Lager	7 – 12.5		2.8 – 4.2%	8 – 12	2 – 3
J12	Munich Helles	11 – 13		4.5 – 6%	16 – 24	3 – 5
J13	Light Lager	6 – 10.5	79 – 106	3 – 4.5 %	7 – 16	3 – 8
J14	Premium American Lager	10 – 13		4.2 -5.3 %	8 – 12	2 – 3
J15	Standard American Lager	10 – 11.9	1.5 – 3.0	4.1 – 5.1	5-15
	Amber Lager
J16	Oktoberfest/Märzen	12.4 – 14.7	3.1 – 5.1	5.1 – 6.0 %	20 – 30
J17	Vienna Lager	11.4 – 13.8	3.1 – 4.6	4.8 – 5.4 %	22 – 28
J18	Hoppy Lager	10 – 17		4.5 – 8.5 %	35 – 70	5 – 10
J19	India Pale Lager	12.4 – 15.9	2.1 – 4.1	5.6 – 7.0 %	30-70
J20	Strong Lager	7 – 17	Varies widely	7 – 14.0 %	Varies widely
	Bock
K2	Doppelbock	18 – 19.3	3.6 – 5.1	6.6 – 7.9 %	17 – 27
K3	German-Style Helles-/MaiBock/Doppelbock	15 – 22	75 – 83	6.5 – 10 %	18 – 35	8 – 30
K4	German-Style Dunkel Bock/Doppelbock	15.5 – 20.4	68 – 85	6 – 8 %	20 – 35	30 – 60
K5	German-Style Eisbock	20.5 – 28	73 – 83	8.5 – 13 %	20 – 35	30 – 100
K6	German-Style Märzen	12.5 – 14.7	76 – 83	5 – 6 %	18 – 25	8 – 30
K7	Kellerbier Dunkel	11.0 – 13.9	1.5 – 3.0	4.5 – 6.2 %	18 – 25
K8	Kellerbier Hell	11.0 – 13.9	1.5 – 3.0	4.5 – 6.2 %	18 – 25
K9	Kellerpils	11 – 13		4.7 – 5.4 %	20 – 35	3 – 7
K10	Maibock /Heller Bock	16.1 – 18	3.1 – 5.1	6.3 – 8.1 %	20 – 38
K11	Traditional Bock	16.1 – 18	4.6 – 6.1	6.3 – 7.6 %	20 – 30
	Dark Lager
L1	Dark American Lager	10 – 12.4	2.1 – 3.1	4.1 – 5.6 %	14-24
L2	Dark/Dunkel (including Schwarzbier)	11-13	70-86	6.5%	30-32	30-100
L3	Munich Dunkel	11.9 – 13.8	3.6 – 4.6	4.8 – 5.3 %	16 – 25
	Lambic
M1	Fruit Beer	7.5 – 26	64 – 91	2.5 – 12 %	5 – 70	10 – 100
M2	Gueuze	10 – 15		5 – 8 %	0 – 10	3 – 7
M3	Old style Gueuze-Lambic	12.5 – 18	82 – 105	5 – 10 %	5 – 30	10 – 30
M4	Old style Fruit-Lambic	11.5 – 18	65 – 90	3.5 – 8 %	7 – 25	20 – 60
	Flavoured Beer
N1	Chocolate	7.5 – 26	65 – 83	4 – 12 %	15 – 40	5 – 230
N2	Chili Beer	7.6 – 25.9	1.5 – 7.6	2.5 – 13.3 %	5-70
N3	Coffee	7.5 – 26		4 – 12 %	15 – 40
N4	Herb & Spice	7.5 – 26	50 – 92	2.5 – 12 %	5 – 70	10 – 100
N5	Honey Beer	7.5 – 27		2 – 9.5 %	0 – 100
N6	Pumpkin Ale	7.5 – 26		2.5 – 12 %	5 – 70
N7	Smoked Beer	Varies widely		Varies widely	Varies widely	Varies widely
N8	Sweet/Milk Stout	11 – 16	59 – 79	3.5 – 6 %	15 – 40	125 – 270
N9	Wood/Barrel Aged	Varies widely		Varies widely	Varies widely	Varies widely
N10	Fruit Flavoured	Varies widely		Varies widely	Varies widely	Varies widely
	Alcohol Free Beer	Varies widely		<0.5 %	Varies widely	Varies widely
O1	Alcohol Free Beer (Bottom Fermentation)	Varies widely		<0.5 %	Varies widely	Varies widely
O2	Alcohol Free Beer (Top Fermentation)	Varies widely		<0.5 %	Varies widely	Varies widely
O3	Alcohol Free Hefeweizen	Varies widely		<0.5 %	Varies widely	Varies widely
O4	Alcohol-free and low-alcohol beers	Varies widely		0 – 1.5 %	Varies widely	Varies widely
	Specialty Beer
P1	Adambier	17.1 – 21.6	2.6 – 5.1	9.0 – 11.0 %	30 – 50
P2	American-Style Pilsener	11.2 – 14.7	3.1 – 4.6	4.9 – 6.0 %	25 – 40
P3	Barley Wine	18.5 – 28	62 – 89	8 – 12 %	30 – 100	35 – 80
P4	Breslau-Style Pale Schoeps	16.5 – 17.5	4.5 – 6.1	6.0 – 7.0%	20 – 30
P5	Breslau-Style Dark Schoeps	16.5-17.5		~6%	20
P6	Brut Beer	18 – 25	87 – 92	9 – 14 %	10 – 30	10 – 20
P7	Dutch-Style Kuyt Beer	12.4 – 19.3	1.5 – 3.7	4.7 – 7.9%	25 – 35
P8	Experimental Beer	Varies widely		Varies widely	Varies widely	Varies widely
P9	Finnish-Style Sahti	14.7 – 21.6	4 – 10	7.0 – 8.5%	3 – 16
P10	Ginjo Beer or Sake-Yeast Beer	10 – 21.6	2.1 – 5	4.3 – 10.2%	12 – 35
P11	Gluten-Free Beer	Varies widely		Varies widely	Varies widely	Varies widely
P12	Grodziskie	7.1 – 9	1.5 – 2.6	2.7 – 3.7%	15-25
P13	Historical Beer	Varies widely		Varies widely	NVT
P14	Hybrid	11 – 14	71 – 81	4 – 6 %	30 – 45	15 – 35
P15	Other Sour Ale	Varies widely		Varies widely	Varies widely	Varies widely
P16	Speciality beer (Higher than 7 ABV)	Varies widely		>7 %	Varies widely	Varies widely
P17	Speciality beer: Italian style Grape Ale	10.7 – 22.5		4.5 – 11 %	10 – 20	10 – 70
P18	Speciality beer (Less than 7 ABV)	Varies widely		0 – 7 %	Varies widely	Varies widely
P19	Swedish-Style Gotlandsdricke	10 – 12.4	2.5 – 3.5	5.5 – 6.5%	15-25
P20	Wild Beer	Varies widely		Varies widely	Varies widely
P21	Winter Ales	Varies widely		Varies widely	Varies widely	Varies widely
	MEAD	All 8.75 – 42.5		3.5 – 18 %	Varies widely	Varies widely
	Traditional Mead
M1A	Dry Mead
M1B	Semi-Sweet Mead
M1C	Sweet Mead
	Fruit Mead
M2A	Cyser
M2B	Pyment
M2C	Berry Mead
M2D	Stone Fruit Mead
M2E	Melomel
	Spiced Mead
M3A	Fruit and Spice Mead
M3B	Spice, Herb or Vegetable Mead
	Specialty Mead
M4A	Braggot
M4B	Historical Mead
M4C	Experimental Mead
	PERRY
	Flavoured Perry
PA1	Botanicals & Spices Perry
PA2	Flowers Perry
PA3	Fruit Perry
PA4	Hopped Perry
PA5	Wood Fermented & Aged Perry
	Speciality Perry
PB1	Co-fermented Perry
PB2	Experimental Perry
PB3	Fortified Perry
PB4	Ice Perry
	Still Perry
PC1	Modern Still Perry
PC2	Traditional Still Perry
	Sparkling Perry
PD1	Carbonated – Modern Perry
PD2	Carbonated – Traditional Perry
PD3	Naturally Sparkling – Modern Perry
PD4	Naturally Sparkling – Traditional Perry
	Still Cider
CA1	Modern Still Cider
CA2	Traditional Still Cider
	Sparkling Cider
CB1	Carbonated – Modern Cider
CB2	Carbonated – Traditional Cider
CB3	Naturally Sparkling – Modern Cider
CB4	Naturally Sparkling – Traditional Cider
	Keeved Cider
CC1	Keeved Cider
	Sidra Natural
CD1	Sidra Natural
	Rosé Cider
CE1	Rosé Cider Co-fermentation
CE2	Rosé Cider Red Fleshed Apples
CE3	Rosé Cider With Red Fruits
	Flavoured Cider
CF1	Botanicals & Spices Cider
CF2	Flowers Cider
CF3	Fruit Cider
CF4	Hopped Cider
CF5	Wood Fermented & Aged Cider
	Speciality Cider
CG1	Co-fermented Cider
CG2	Experimental Cider
CG3	Fortified Cider
CG4	Ice Cider
CG5	Low & No Alcohol Cider