Stewards are responsible for shepherding flights of beers to the judging tables and generally making sure judges have everything they need to sample the beers and complete their scoresheets. As a double-blind competition, stewards will pick up anonymized flights from the entry sorting room (aka the ‘cellar’) and deliver them to the judges’ tables–neither judges nor stewards will know the identities of the beers being served/judged.

Stewards should possess: a good attitude, flexibility, & the ability to be on your feet moving from one room to another with trays of samples.

Cellar volunteers will play an integral role in the competition by helping with tasks like sorting and organizing beer entries and pouring flights for each round of judging.

Cellar volunteers should possess: a good attitude, the utmost discretion, the ability to lift 1-2 cases of beer at a time, and a detail-oriented nature.

Cellar volunteers are the only members of the competition team who know the identities of the beers being judged, so out of an abundance of caution, brewery owners/employees who also have beers entered in the competition will be ineligible for cellar volunteer roles. As a cellar volunteer, you will be asked to operate under the competition’s confidentiality agreement. To maintain the integrity of the competition, conversations about the beers and winners with judges, brewers, or friends should never take place, even after winners have been announced.

In additional to the camaraderie, fun, and industry experience that will come with being a part of the inaugural Missouri Beer Cup, Steward and Cellar volunteers are eligible to receive:

• Volunteer Swag

• Food & Drink during the competition: including during Saturday & Sunday judging, and Saturday evening happy hour.

• Beer-To-Go: volunteers will each receive a minimum of one case of assorted Missouri craft beer.

Step 1: Visit the competition registration page: https://mobeercup.brewingcompetitions.com/

Step 2: Click on "Register" from the navigation at the top of the page and then select "Steward" from the drop down menu to create an account.

NOTE: If you entered beers into the competition - you must create a new account using a different email in order to register to steward.

Step 3: Complete the application. If you are also willing to serve as "Staff" (a category which we’ll be using for Cellar Volunteers), click "Yes" next to "Staff."

Step 4: Indicate which sessions you are available to volunteer. That’s it, you’re done!

Thank you for applying. Please go ahead and block off the competition dates (9/26/26 and 9/27/26) on your calendar to make sure you are available if selected and stay tuned for a response to your application by Monday, September 14, 2026.