Competition to pit canned beverage producers

BROOMFIELD — Broomfield-based Wine Country Network Inc., publisher of Wine Country International Magazine and organizer of several beverage-based competitions and events, is launching the Canned Challenge.

The Canned Challenge is a competition geared toward canned alcoholic beverages including hard seltzers, spiked spritzers, premixed cocktails, wine, CBD infused drinks, mixers, hard cider, beer and hard kombucha.

According to a news release on Monday, industry professionals including sommeliers, buyers and trade members will make up the panel for the taste testing part of the competition.

A panel of art directors, designers and retailers will judge the packaging…