You might have heard about this beer festival they hold in Denver each year. Well, did you realize that the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) has a special category for homebrew recipes, scaled up on a professional system? Now in its seventh year, the GABF Pro-Am Competition saw a record number of entries—94 different beers—and here are the winners:

Gold: More Fun Blonde, New Belgium Brewing Co., Fort Collins, Colo.

Brewmaster: New Belgium Brewing Co., AHA Member: Jay Shambo



Silver: Pointon's Proper - An English Mild, RAM Restaurant and Brewery - Wheeling, Ill.

Brewmaster: Lanny Fetzer, AHA Member: Scott Pointon



Bronze: Classic American Pilsner, Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery, Minneapolis, Minn.

Brewmaster: Mike Hoops, AHA Member: Kyle Sisco