The Great American Beer Festival Pro-Am (GABF Pro-Am) competition is an opportunity for commercial breweries to team up with homebrewers to vie for top honors. The GABF Pro-Am entries are served during the Great American Beer Festival at the Pro-Am booth.
How It Works
Brewers Association member breweries are eligible to submit one entry into the GABF Pro-Am competition. Entries must be based on a homebrew recipe from American Homebrewers Association (AHA) members that have won an award in an AHA/BJCP Sanctioned Competition*.
Pro-Am competition judges come from the same professional panel of world-class judges that evaluate all the beers at the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) competition. However, the Pro-Am competition is separate from the GABF competition, and therefore the Pro-Am medals do not count towards GABF Brewery and Brewer of the Year awards.
Review the Pro-Am Competition Rules for more information.
*Competitions held after January 1, 2013 are eligible for the 2014 GABF Pro-Am competition.
2013 Pro-Am Competition
100 entries were judged in the 2013 Pro-Am competition and served at the Pro-Am booth during the Great American Beer Festival. A big thank you to the 2013 GABF Pro-Am sponsors: Briess Malt & Ingredients Co., The Country Malt Group, Hopunion and White Labs.
2013 Pro-Am Competition Winners
| Pro-Am Awards | Beer | Brewing Company | Professional Brewer | AHA Member Brewer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Poblano | Cigar City Brewing – Tampa, FL | Wayne Wambles | Jeff Gladish |
| Silver | Charlie’s Brown | New Belgium Brewing Co. – Ft. Collins, CO | Peter Bouckaert/Grady Hull | Mike Formisano |
| Bronze | Oatmeal Stout | Upslope Brewing Co. – Boulder, CO | Alex Violette | Derek Ordway |
Questions?
Contact AHA Project Coordinator Janis Gross.
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