If you have ever dreamed of having your beer produced and served on tap at a brew pub or to win a medal at the GABF, this is your best opportunity ever. The Puget Sound Pro-Am is an AHA/BJCP sanctioned competition aimed at providing award winning homebrew recipes to be brewed by Puget Sound breweries with the goal of capturing a medal from the Great American Beer Festival’s Pro-Am Competition. The Puget Sound Pro-Am is unique in that it will have at least SIX breweries (Big Horn/Ram, Rogue, Elysian, Diamond Knot, and Harmon) selecting their favorite homebrew beers from the best of show round to scale up and brew on their systems. Winning beers of AHA members may be sent on to the GABF for a shot at national glory! Not from the Puget Sound area? Having your beer brewed by one of our local breweries might make it worth taking a vacation out to Seattle (I promise you, the summers out here are as fantastic as the beers).
Check the competition website at http://www.bewbc.org/pro-am for the latest details including participating breweries, desired styles, and contest rules. Entries (three 10-12 oz bottles) are due June 6th with an entry fee of $5 per beer submitted. Judging will be held on June 9th at Larry’s Brewing Supply in Kent (if you are interested in judging, stewarding, or helping with event execution, contact Mark Emiley at markemiley@earthlink.net). Check the website frequently for updates on participating breweries and contest details as the competition grows. Register now with the AHA for the chance to have your beer go onto the GABF.
Entry for entry, this will be your best shot to get your beer brewed commercially and sent to the GABF. Good luck, and may your wildest brewing dreams come true!