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Entry Deadline:
Judging – Oct 10-11, 2026
Entry Cap: 54 entries (First come, First Served)
Brewers Association member breweries are eligible to submit one entry into the GABF Pro-Am competition. Entries must be based on award-winning homebrew recipes that have won an award in 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 competition. However, the Pro-Am competition is separate from the GABF competition, and therefore the Pro-Am medals do not count toward GABF Brewery and Brewer of the Year awards.
GABF – BA
587 S. Taylor Ave
Louisville, CO 80027
Deliveries allowed Tues-Sat | 8:00am – 4:00pm
Judges will determine the top three entries in the GABF Pro-Am Competition, which are awarded Gold, Silver, and Bronze GABF Pro-Am Competition medals during the GABF awards ceremony.
Medals are issued to both the winning brewery and the winning homebrewer.
The Pro-Am medals do not count towards Brewery of the Year awards, and therefore, are not counted for Brewery of the Year points.
| GOLD | A world-class beverage that accurately exemplifies the specified style, displaying the proper balance of taste, aroma and appearance. |
| SILVER | An excellent beverage that may vary slightly from style parameters while maintaining close adherence to the style and displaying excellent taste, aroma and appearance. |
| BRONZE | A fine example of the style that may vary slightly from style parameters and/or have minor deviations in taste, aroma or appearance. |
Levitt Pavilion Denver
1380 West Florida Avenue
Denver, CO 80223
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