The New Zealand Brewers Cup competition highlights the craft of filter coffee brewing by hand, promoting manual coffee brewing and service excellence. In this Championship, competitors prepare and serve three individual beverages for a panel of judges. The Championship consists of two rounds: a first round and a finals round. During the first round competitors complete two coffee services – a compulsory service and an open service. For the compulsory service, competitors prepare three beverages using whole bean coffee provided to them by the competition. For the open service, competitors may use any whole bean coffee of their choosing and must also accompany their beverage preparation with a presentation.