Australia's inaugural Pro-am Year II

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After the success of the 2024 program in collaboration with the New South Wales Amateur Homebrewers Association (NSWAHBA), we are thrilled to officially launch the Pro-Am for 2025. This unique event celebrates the craft of brewing by bringing together passionate homebrewers and commercial brewers to celebrate the art of brewing through learning, collaboration, and friendly competition.

Running alongside the NSWAHBA’s state competition, the Pro-Am offers category winners the incredible opportunity to brew their winning beer on a professional scale with an established brewery. The final creations will then be showcased at one of Sydney’s best rooftop venues—Hotel Sweeney’s—during Sydney Beer Week 2025.

The Pro-Am beers will be blind judged in two ways. By you, the consumer (and I'm sure the brewers that helped create the masterpiece!) – each attendee will receive a token to vote for their favorite beer, without seeing others’ votes, ensuring a fair contest. Also by the organisers – with a  weighted score based on NSWAHBA category and style guidelines, aligned with BJCP standards.

The winners will be announced on the night, capping off what promises to be an incredible celebration of creativity, craftsmanship, and community in brewing. Whether you’re a homebrewer, a beer enthusiast, or a seasoned pro, the Pro-Am 2025 is an event you won’t want to miss.

The NSW Amateur Homebrewers Association (NSWAHBA) in conjunction with Sydney Beer Week invites you to participate in the inaugural Sydney Beer Week Pro-Am Competition.

The Pro-Am will run as follows.

1. Commercial breweries can choose a category of beers (or just a single style if desired) from the attached spreadsheet to sponsor. Pro-Am Categories and Styles
2. Homebrewers will enter the categories sponsored by each brewery. (If more than one commercial brewery chooses the same category, homebrewers will choose which brewery their beers will be competing for the chance to work with.)
3. The NSWAHBA will run a homebrew competition to determine a winner to work with each participating commercial brewery.
4. The homebrewer and commercial brewery will collaborate to brew that beer (or a variation to fit commercial needs) at the commercial brewery.
5. The commercial beer will be judged at Hotel Sweeneys during Sydney Beer Week in October 2025.
6. The Pro-Am will provide you with social media posts to help promote the Competition and your brewery’s involvement in it.

See full rules. Competition Conditions

Homebrewers - To be involved in this exciting competition, please keep an eye on this page, and the NSW Amateur Homebrewers Association (NSWAHBA) facebook page for the link that will be posted soon.

Brewers - To be involved in this exciting competition, just use the link below to see all of the details & choose the category or style of beers you want to sponsor. 

Brewery registration form

We are expecting a larger number of breweries this year so first in, best dressed.