First Annual Texas Craft Brewers Cup

Winners Announced!

See below for the results of the first Texas Craft Brewers Cup and congratulations to all the winners!

The inaugural Texas Craft Brewers Cup, the first-of-its-kind professional beer competition, takes place today to showcase the outstanding quality and variety of Texas craft beer. Today’s event is organized and hosted by the Texas Craft Brewers Guild to celebrate Texas craft brewers. “One of the key missions of the Texas Craft Brewers Guild is to celebrate the outstanding quality of Texas craft beer and a professional craft competition might be the best celebration of them all,” Texas Craft Brewers Guild Executive Director Charles Vallhonrat said. “With more than 750 entries in the competition, our medalists represent the pinnacle of quality in an outrageously wide range of craft beer styles.”

Judging for the competition took place in late January judging beers in 27 unique medal categories, each containing a variety of BJCP and Great American Beer Festival defined sub-styles. With the competition open to all qualifying craft breweries in the state of Texas, the panel of judges was also comprised of brewers, industry veterans, and BJCP certified judges from across the state.

As the organizers of the annual Texas Craft Brewers Festival, and the Texas Brewery Passport app which helps beer enthusiasts find and visit Guild member breweries, Vallhonrat believes the Texas Craft Brewers Cup will be yet another tool in the Guild’s toolkit to help attract new fans and bring longtime beer lovers back to taprooms at a time when small and independent breweries have a lot to gain from the promotion of Texas’ highest quality craft beers.

“The Texas Craft Brewers Guild felt the time was right to introduce a Texas-only craft beer competition, Vallhonrat said. “While we’ve discussed a competition for years, we waited for the right moment in time when we have the most diverse set of brewery business models, the widest array of styles to work with, and the critical mass of craft breweries literally across the state to make the competition the ultimate brewing benchmark for the state.”

Results

Courtesy of the Texas Craft Brewers Guild

Ambassador of Craft:

Brock Wagner | Saint Arnold Brewing Co.

Marvis “the Middleman” Dixon | Family Business Brewing Co. | Black is Beautiful Ambassador

Tim Schwartz | Real Ale Brewing Co.

Charles Vallhonrat | Texas Craft Brewers Guild

Brewery of the Year Awards

BASED ON CUMULATIVE MEDAL POINTS –Presented by Dynamo Distributing–

0-799 bbl Group | Black Star Co-op | Austin, TX

800+ bbl Group | Real Ale Brewing Company | Blanco, TX

Category 1: Pilsner

BEER	BREWER	CITY
Gold	Live Oak Brewing Company	Austin
Hans’ Pils	Real Ale Brewing Company	Blanco
Patek Pils	Pondaseta Brewing Co.	Amarillo

Category 2: American & International Lager

BEER	BREWER	CITY
Altstadt Light	Altstadt Brewery	Fredericksburg
500 Pesos	ODD Muse Brewing	Farmers Branch
Burnin’ Daylight	Hound Song Brewing Co.	Columbus

Category 3: Golden, Blonde & Light Ales

BEER	BREWER	CITY
Buckle Bunny	Eureka Heights Brew CO	Houston
Firemans #4	Real Ale Brewing Company	Blanco
Conserveza	Freetail Brewing Co.	San Antonio

Category 4: Kölsch

BEER	BREWER	CITY
Kayaker’s Kolsch	Central District Brewing	Austin
Lawnmower	Saint Arnold Brewing Company	Houston
Altstadt Kolsch	Altstadt Brewery	Fredericksburg

Category 5: Session and Standard German & Czech Lagers

BEER	BREWER	CITY
Dye-It Pils	Infamous Brewing Company	Austin
Her Black Wings	Oddwood Brewing	Austin
Double Backbone	Hound Song Brewing Co.	Columbus

Category 6: Strong German & Czech Lagers

BEER	BREWER	CITY
River Baptism	Real Ale Brewing Company	Blanco
Straight to Crackle	Pinthouse Brewing	Austin
Deactivator	BAKFISH Brewing Co	Pearland

Category 7: Classic UK Styles

BEER	BREWER	CITY
Wicket Awesome	Eureka Heights Brew CO	Houston
Alcalde	Wichita Falls Brewing Company	Wichita Falls
Prairie Fire Irish Red	Fitzhugh Brewing	Dripping Springs

Category 8: Stout & Porter

BEER	BREWER	CITY
Recalcitrant Dockhand	Black Star Co-op	Austin
Texas Cannon Stout	Texas Cannon Brewing Company	Blanco
Pecan Porter	(512) Brewing Company	Austin

Category 9: Session & Standard Hoppy Pale Ales and Lagers

BEER	BREWER	CITY
Urban Parakeet	White Rock Alehouse & Brewery	Dallas
Law Enforcement Cheetah	False Idol Brewing	North Richland Hills
Birra D’Oro	Buckstin Brewing Company	Nederland

Category 10: American IPA

BEER	BREWER	CITY
Secret Beach	Meanwhile Brewing Company	Austin
Balcones Cold IPA	Balcones Distilling	Waco
2 Live & Die In LA	False Idol Brewing	North Richland Hills

Category 11: Hazy IPA

BEER	BREWER	CITY
Leaf Peeper	Hold Out Brewing	Austin
Spirit of Energy	False Idol Brewing	North Richland Hills
Shelter in Haze	Brotherwell Brewing	Waco

Category 12: Strong Hoppy Beer

BEER	BREWER	CITY
Technical Skillset	Celestial Beerworks	Dallas
100 Million Angels Singing	Texas Ale Project	Dallas
Double Stardust	Batch	Austin

Category 13: Specialty Hoppy

BEER	BREWER	CITY
Blanca Witbier IPA	Walking Stick Brewing Company	Houston
Long Walk	4th Tap Brewing Co-op	Austin
Bloodwork Orange	Austin Beerworks	Austin

Category 14: Amber & Dark Beers

BEER	BREWER	CITY
American Amber Ale	Bluebonnet Beer Company	Round Rock
Brushy Creek Brown Ale	Red Horn Brewing Co.	Leander
Amber Lager	Alamo Beer	San Antonio

Category 15: Barleywine & Strong Ale

BEER	BREWER	CITY
Churchwarden	Brotherwell Brewing	Waco
Prairie Dog Porter	Two Docs Brewing Co.	Lubbock
Velvet Hammer	Peticolas Brewing Company	Dallas

Category 16: Belgian & Farmhouse Ales

BEER	BREWER	CITY
Treeform	Roughhouse Brewing	San Marcos
Texas Sun	Ghost Note Brewing	Dripping Springs
The Divine Monk	Siren Rock Brewing Company	Dallas

Category 17: Belgian Abbey Ales

BEER	BREWER	CITY
Sun Brewing Tripel	Sun Brewing Company	Canutillo
Chugboat Island	Buckstin Brewing Company	Nederland
The Saint of Lost Causes	Central District Brewing	Austin

Category 18: Fruit & Field Beer

BEER	BREWER	CITY
Jacks Wandering Soul	Maple Branch Craft Brewery	Fort Worth
Athena’s Elixir (Raspberry)	Local Group Brewing	Houston
Tangerine Queen	Lakewood Brewing Company	Garland

Category 19: Chocolate & Coffee Beer

BEER	BREWER	CITY
Museverse	ODD Muse Brewing	Farmers Branch
French Quarter Temptress	Lakewood Brewing Company	Garland
Jolted Phoenix	Lazarus Brewing Company	Austin

Category 20: American & European Sour

BEER	BREWER	CITY
Crush Landing	Hedgehog Brewing	Cedar Park
Chilton Gose	Two Docs Brewing Co.	Lubbock
Tiki Hop Totem	Blue Owl Brewing	Austin

Category 21: Brett & Mixed Culture

BEER	BREWER	CITY
Blended Family	Pondaseta Brewing Co.	Amarillo
Berried	Roughhouse Brewing	San Marcos
2021 SPON Three Year Blend	Jester King	Austin

Category 22: Wood & Barrel-Aged Sour & Brett Beer

BEER	BREWER	CITY
Sea of Waves	True Anomaly Brewing	Houston
Small Batch Series #1 Barrel Aged Sour	Alamo Beer	San Antonio
Flaaaaanders	White Rock Alehouse & Brewery	Dallas

Category 23: Smoke & Chili Beer

BEER	BREWER	CITY
La Muerta	Freetail Brewing Co.	San Antonio
Jalapeño Saison	On Rotation Brewery & Kitchen	Dallas
Smoke ‘Em if You Got ‘Em	Pecan Street Brewing Co.	Johnson City

Category 24: Barrel & Wood Aged Beer

BEER	BREWER	CITY
Moebius	Black Star Co-op	Austin
Perpetual Peace	No Label	Katy
Small Town Strong	Denton County Brewing Company	Denton

Category 25: Experimental, Hybrid & Specialty Beer

BEER	BREWER	CITY
Steely Eyed	True Anomaly Brewing	Houston
Moonsmoke	Vector Brewing	Dallas
Lakewood Live Vol. 3	Lakewood Brewing Company	Garland

Category 26: Wheat or Rye

BEER	BREWER	CITY
Tiki Wheat	Galveston Island Brewing	Galveston
Monkey Business	Maple Branch Craft Brewery	Fort Worth
El Carlito	No Label	Katy

Category 27: Decadent Beer

BEER	BREWER	CITY
Spilled – Strawberry Ice Cream	Urban South	Houston
Smoothie Tart: Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble	B52 Brewing Co.	Conroe
Figment of Your Imagination	White Rock Alehouse & Brewery	Dallas