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(Caiseal Brewing Company won last year\u2019s first-every Brewery of the Year category.)<\/p>\n
On August 10, the 2026 Virginia Craft Beer Summit & Gala is promised to be one of the most encompassing yet produced by the Virginia Craft Brewers Guild.<\/p>\n
Numerous guest speakers and topical industry discussions will begin at 11 a.m. and continue through the afternoon.<\/p>\n
Announcements and remarks by Guild leadership staffers\u00a0 Brett Vassey and Stacie Gordon as well as from Virginia State Delegate Holly Seibold and VCBG Chairman Bill Spence will be followed by several award categories: Virginia Craft Beer Legend Award, Virginia Craft Brewers Champion Award,\u00a0 Revolutionary Brews People\u2019s Choice Challenge Award, 2026 Brewery of the Year award, 2026 Best in Show award, and some 20 Virginia Craft Beer Cup individual beer style categories.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A Pro-Am category makes its debut as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A major component of each year\u2019s Virginia Craft Beer Cup is the quality judging pool that gives credibility to the award outcomes<\/p>\n
Jenna Wines of the Virginia Craft Brewers Guild provided the following:<\/p>\n
\u201cThe 2026 Virginia Craft Beer Cup assembled one of the most credentialed judging panels that\u00a0a regional competition can field. The high quality and strong reputation of the competition drew National-ranked judges who traveled from as far away as North Carolina and Illinois to participate.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf the competition\u2019s 36 judges, 34 (94.4%) held official BJCP rank\u2014up from 91.4% the year prior\u2014giving the competition a depth of judging expertise more commonly associated with national-caliber competitions.<\/p>\n
\u201cAmong the BJCP-ranked judges, 33 (91.7%) held Certified rank or higher, while eight held National rank or higher. Two had earned Grand Master II rank or higher\u2014a distinction held by only 58 judges nationwide\u2014meaning the competition attracted 3.4% of the country\u2019s highest-ranked BJCP judges. Those two Grand Masters, together with three National-ranked judges, evaluated the competition\u2019s Best of Show beers.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe panel\u2019s depth extended beyond BJCP rank alone. Four judges were also Certified Cicerones, and four were professional brewers. Of the two unranked judges, one was awaiting official BJCP rank, had sensory training, had judged dozens of competitions, and had\u00a0earned more GABF Pro-Am medals than anyone in the country. The other unranked judge was a Certified Cicerone, sensory-trained evaluator, and professional brewer.<\/p>\n
\u201cBeyond recognizing brewing excellence, the Virginia Craft Beer Cup also contributes to the development of the next generation of BJCP judges. Advancement through the BJCP ranking system requires both examination performance and documented judging experience, making sanctioned competitions like the Virginia Craft Beer Cup an important part of developing and advancing qualified beer judges.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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