Winners

2012 Gold

More Fun Blonde

Brewing Company:	New Belgium Brewing Co., Fort Collins, CO
Brewmaster:	New Belgium Brewing Company
AHA Member:	Jay Shambo

2012 Silver

Pointon’s Proper - An English Mild

Brewing Company:	RAM Restaurant and Brewery - Wheeling, Wheeling, IL
Brewmaster:	Lanny Fetzer
AHA Member:	Scott Pointon

2012 Bronze

Classic American Pilsner

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.

Past Winners

 

	Beer Name	Brewing Company	State	Professional Brewer	AHA Homebrewer
2011
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
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
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
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
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
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