What is the GABF Pro-Am Competition?
Homebrewers team up with professional brewers to vie for top honors in a field of 94 entries. Pro-Am competition judges came from the same professional panel of world-class judges that evaluate all the beers at the Great American Beer Festival competition. The Pro-Am competition is separate from the GABF competition, and therefore Pro-Am medals do not count towards GABF Brewery and Brewer of the Year awards.
Entries are brewed by professional craft brewers in collaboration with American Homebrewers Association (AHA) members. Award-winning homebrewer recipes are scaled up and brewed at a GABF entering brewery for submission into the competition. Visit Great American Beer Festival Competition Info to learn about the Pro-Am Competition rules and regulations that apply to the homebrewer and the brewery.
2012 Pro-Am Competition Winners
| Pro-Am Awards | Beer | Brewing Company | Professional Brewer | AHA Member Brewer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thank you to all of the breweries and homebrewers who participated in the GABF Pro-Am Competition. | ||||
| Gold | More Fun Blonde | New Belgium Brewing Co., Fort Collins, Colo. | New Belgium Brewing Co. | Jay Shambo |
| Silver | Pointon’s Proper – An English Mild | RAM Restaurant and Brewery – Wheeling, Ill. | Lanny Fetzer | Scott Pointon |
| Bronze | Classic American Pilsner | Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery, Minneapolis, Minn. | Mike Hoops | Kyle Sisco |
The GABF Pro-Am competition was sponsored in 2012 by Briess Malt & Ingredients Co., The Country Malt Group, Hopunion and White Labs.
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