The Home Brew Contest, sponsored by Brew Depot, saw 100 home brewers enter over 250 different styles of beer into the heated competition. Judging took place prior to Suwanee Beer Fest with the finalists of each category making their way into the “Best in Show” heat at the event. Congratulations to Bill Gillespie who ran home as “Best in Show” with his Premium Bitter. In second was Ryan Boling with his IPA and third place was Jay Young in the fruit beer category.
Bob Carlton, owner of Brew Depot, donated $1000 of the competition proceeds to the event’s benefitting charity – Kingdom Kids. Veugeler Design Group, the marketing arm behind Suwanee American Craft Beer Fest, raised much-needed funds for the organization as well. Together, over $10,000 was donated, in order to grant wishes for terminally ill children in Gwinnett and Forsyth County.
