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| Brewing Company: | New Belgium Brewing Co., Fort Collins, CO |
| Brewmaster: | New Belgium Brewing Company |
| AHA Member: | Jay Shambo |
| Brewing Company: | RAM Restaurant and Brewery - Wheeling, Wheeling, IL |
| Brewmaster: | Lanny Fetzer |
| AHA Member: | Scott Pointon |
| Brewing Company: | Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery, Minneapolis, MN |
| Brewmaster: | Mike Hoops |
| AHA Member: | Kyle Sisco |
Winners of the 2012 Great American Beer Festival (GABF) Pro-Am competition were announced on Saturday, October 13, in Denver, Colorado. Entries are brewed by professional craft brewers in collaboration with American Homebrewers Association (AHA) members. 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.
Gold, silver and bronze medals were awarded to the professional and amateur brewers of the top three entries submitted to the competition. Pro-Am competition judges were from the same professional panel of world class judges that evaluated all 4,338 beers at the 2012 Great American Beer Festival.
Representatives of 2012 Pro-Am Competition sponsors Crosby & Baker, Ltd., and Briess Malt & Ingredients Co., HopUnion and White Labs presented medals to the winners at the Saturday afternoon GABF awards ceremony. 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.
| Beer Name | Brewing Company | State | Professional Brewer | AHA Homebrewer | |
2011 |
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| Gold | Before Capone | C.B. & Potts Restaurant & Brewery | CO | Dennis O'Harrow | Tom Gardner |
| Silver | Schwarzherz | Uinta Brewing Co. | UT | Uinta Beer Team | Travis Grimm |
| Bronze | Kriek | Dry Dock Brewing | CO | Dry Dock Brewers | Ted Manahan |
2010 |
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| Gold | Red Velvet | Eagle Rock Brewery | CA | Eagle Rock Brewery Team | Donny Hummel |
| Silver | Ryed Hard & Put Away Wet | Rockyard Brewing Co. | CO | Jim Stinson | Adam Glaser |
| Bronze | Robust Porter | Wormtown Brewing Co. | MA | Ben Roesch | Keith Antul |
2009 |
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| Gold | Herbal Joe's Columbarillo IPA | Chama River Brewing Co | NM | Jeff Erway | Ben Miller |
| Silver | Alright Already Amber | O'Fallon Brewery | MO | Brian Owens | Jim Yeager |
| Bronze | Time of the Season | Upslope Brewing Co. | CO | Daniel Pages | Brian Patterson |
2008 |
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| Gold | Barking Dog Scottish Ale | Big Time Brewing Co. | WA | Bill Jenkins | Jeff Niggemeyer |
| Silver | Bamberg Hellerbock | Starr Hill Brewing Co. | VA | Matt Reich | Lyle Brown |
| Bronze | Irish Red | Odell Brewing Co. | CO | Doug Odell | Alex Grote |
2007 |
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| Gold | English-Style India Pale Ale | Allentown/Bethlehem Brew Works | PA | Beau Badem | Chris Bowen |
| Silver | Kentucky Weissbier | Alltech's Lexington Brewing Co. | KY | Brewery Team | Bill Caldwell |
| Bronze | Sculpin India Pale Ale | Ballast Point Brewing Co. | CA | Ballast Point Brewers | Doug Duffield |
2006 |
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| Gold | Baltic Porter | Foothills Brewing | NC | Jamie Bartholomaus | Tom Nolan |
| Silver | Hop Dog IPA | Papago Brewing Co. | AZ | Scott Yarosh | Barry Tingleff |
| Bronze | Whale's Tail Pale Ale | Odell Brewing Co. | CO | Doug Odell | Ryan Thomas |

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