First Key is an official sponsor of the World Beer Cup.

The most prestigious beer competition in the world.

The World Beer Cup is an international beer competition organized by the Brewers Association, a trade group representing America’s small and independent craft brewers. It was founded by Association of Brewers president Charlie Papazian. It is held every two years in conjunction with the Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America.

In 2022 there were 10,542 beers from 2,493 breweries from 57 countries. Entries were evaluated by an elite panel of 226 judges from 28 countries. Competition judging took place in 18 sessions over nine days.


(Video courtesy of Brewers Association)