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
| MEDAL | BEER | BREWER | CITY |
|---|---|---|---|
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Gold | Live Oak Brewing Company | Austin |
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Hans’ Pils | Real Ale Brewing Company | Blanco |
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Patek Pils | Pondaseta Brewing Co. | Amarillo |
Category 2: American & International Lager
| MEDAL | BEER | BREWER | CITY |
|---|---|---|---|
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Altstadt Light | Altstadt Brewery | Fredericksburg |
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500 Pesos | ODD Muse Brewing | Farmers Branch |
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Burnin’ Daylight | Hound Song Brewing Co. | Columbus |
Category 3: Golden, Blonde & Light Ales
| MEDAL | BEER | BREWER | CITY |
|---|---|---|---|
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Buckle Bunny | Eureka Heights Brew CO | Houston |
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Firemans #4 | Real Ale Brewing Company | Blanco |
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Conserveza | Freetail Brewing Co. | San Antonio |
Category 4: Kölsch
| MEDAL | BEER | BREWER | CITY |
|---|---|---|---|
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Kayaker’s Kolsch | Central District Brewing | Austin |
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Lawnmower | Saint Arnold Brewing Company | Houston |
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Altstadt Kolsch | Altstadt Brewery | Fredericksburg |
Category 5: Session and Standard German & Czech Lagers
| MEDAL | BEER | BREWER | CITY |
|---|---|---|---|
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Dye-It Pils | Infamous Brewing Company | Austin |
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Her Black Wings | Oddwood Brewing | Austin |
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Double Backbone | Hound Song Brewing Co. | Columbus |
Category 6: Strong German & Czech Lagers
| MEDAL | BEER | BREWER | CITY |
|---|---|---|---|
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River Baptism | Real Ale Brewing Company | Blanco |
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Straight to Crackle | Pinthouse Brewing | Austin |
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Deactivator | BAKFISH Brewing Co | Pearland |
Category 7: Classic UK Styles
| MEDAL | BEER | BREWER | CITY |
|---|---|---|---|
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Wicket Awesome | Eureka Heights Brew CO | Houston |
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Alcalde | Wichita Falls Brewing Company | Wichita Falls |
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Prairie Fire Irish Red | Fitzhugh Brewing | Dripping Springs |
Category 8: Stout & Porter
| MEDAL | BEER | BREWER | CITY |
|---|---|---|---|
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Recalcitrant Dockhand | Black Star Co-op | Austin |
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Texas Cannon Stout | Texas Cannon Brewing Company | Blanco |
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Pecan Porter | (512) Brewing Company | Austin |
Category 9: Session & Standard Hoppy Pale Ales and Lagers
| MEDAL | BEER | BREWER | CITY |
|---|---|---|---|
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Urban Parakeet | White Rock Alehouse & Brewery | Dallas |
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Law Enforcement Cheetah | False Idol Brewing | North Richland Hills |
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Birra D’Oro | Buckstin Brewing Company | Nederland |
Category 10: American IPA
| MEDAL | BEER | BREWER | CITY |
|---|---|---|---|
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Secret Beach | Meanwhile Brewing Company | Austin |
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Balcones Cold IPA | Balcones Distilling | Waco |
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2 Live & Die In LA | False Idol Brewing | North Richland Hills |
Category 11: Hazy IPA
| MEDAL | BEER | BREWER | CITY |
|---|---|---|---|
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Leaf Peeper | Hold Out Brewing | Austin |
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Spirit of Energy | False Idol Brewing | North Richland Hills |
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Shelter in Haze | Brotherwell Brewing | Waco |
Category 12: Strong Hoppy Beer
| MEDAL | BEER | BREWER | CITY |
|---|---|---|---|
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Technical Skillset | Celestial Beerworks | Dallas |
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100 Million Angels Singing | Texas Ale Project | Dallas |
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Double Stardust | Batch | Austin |
Category 13: Specialty Hoppy
| MEDAL | BEER | BREWER | CITY |
|---|---|---|---|
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Blanca Witbier IPA | Walking Stick Brewing Company | Houston |
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Long Walk | 4th Tap Brewing Co-op | Austin |
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Bloodwork Orange | Austin Beerworks | Austin |
Category 14: Amber & Dark Beers
| MEDAL | BEER | BREWER | CITY |
|---|---|---|---|
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American Amber Ale | Bluebonnet Beer Company | Round Rock |
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Brushy Creek Brown Ale | Red Horn Brewing Co. | Leander |
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Amber Lager | Alamo Beer | San Antonio |
Category 15: Barleywine & Strong Ale
| MEDAL | BEER | BREWER | CITY |
|---|---|---|---|
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Churchwarden | Brotherwell Brewing | Waco |
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Prairie Dog Porter | Two Docs Brewing Co. | Lubbock |
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Velvet Hammer | Peticolas Brewing Company | Dallas |
Category 16: Belgian & Farmhouse Ales
| MEDAL | BEER | BREWER | CITY |
|---|---|---|---|
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Treeform | Roughhouse Brewing | San Marcos |
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Texas Sun | Ghost Note Brewing | Dripping Springs |
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The Divine Monk | Siren Rock Brewing Company | Dallas |
Category 17: Belgian Abbey Ales
| MEDAL | BEER | BREWER | CITY |
|---|---|---|---|
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Sun Brewing Tripel | Sun Brewing Company | Canutillo |
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Chugboat Island | Buckstin Brewing Company | Nederland |
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The Saint of Lost Causes | Central District Brewing | Austin |
Category 18: Fruit & Field Beer
| MEDAL | BEER | BREWER | CITY |
|---|---|---|---|
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Jacks Wandering Soul | Maple Branch Craft Brewery | Fort Worth |
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Athena’s Elixir (Raspberry) | Local Group Brewing | Houston |
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Tangerine Queen | Lakewood Brewing Company | Garland |
Category 19: Chocolate & Coffee Beer
| MEDAL | BEER | BREWER | CITY |
|---|---|---|---|
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Museverse | ODD Muse Brewing | Farmers Branch |
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French Quarter Temptress | Lakewood Brewing Company | Garland |
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Jolted Phoenix | Lazarus Brewing Company | Austin |
Category 20: American & European Sour
| MEDAL | BEER | BREWER | CITY |
|---|---|---|---|
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Crush Landing | Hedgehog Brewing | Cedar Park |
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Chilton Gose | Two Docs Brewing Co. | Lubbock |
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Tiki Hop Totem | Blue Owl Brewing | Austin |
Category 21: Brett & Mixed Culture
| MEDAL | BEER | BREWER | CITY |
|---|---|---|---|
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Blended Family | Pondaseta Brewing Co. | Amarillo |
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Berried | Roughhouse Brewing | San Marcos |
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2021 SPON Three Year Blend | Jester King | Austin |
Category 22: Wood & Barrel-Aged Sour & Brett Beer
| MEDAL | BEER | BREWER | CITY |
|---|---|---|---|
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Sea of Waves | True Anomaly Brewing | Houston |
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Small Batch Series #1 Barrel Aged Sour | Alamo Beer | San Antonio |
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Flaaaaanders | White Rock Alehouse & Brewery | Dallas |
Category 23: Smoke & Chili Beer
| MEDAL | BEER | BREWER | CITY |
|---|---|---|---|
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La Muerta | Freetail Brewing Co. | San Antonio |
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Jalapeño Saison | On Rotation Brewery & Kitchen | Dallas |
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Smoke ‘Em if You Got ‘Em | Pecan Street Brewing Co. | Johnson City |
Category 24: Barrel & Wood Aged Beer
| MEDAL | BEER | BREWER | CITY |
|---|---|---|---|
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Moebius | Black Star Co-op | Austin |
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Perpetual Peace | No Label | Katy |
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Small Town Strong | Denton County Brewing Company | Denton |
Category 25: Experimental, Hybrid & Specialty Beer
| MEDAL | BEER | BREWER | CITY |
|---|---|---|---|
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Steely Eyed | True Anomaly Brewing | Houston |
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Moonsmoke | Vector Brewing | Dallas |
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Lakewood Live Vol. 3 | Lakewood Brewing Company | Garland |
Category 26: Wheat or Rye
| MEDAL | BEER | BREWER | CITY |
|---|---|---|---|
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Tiki Wheat | Galveston Island Brewing | Galveston |
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Monkey Business | Maple Branch Craft Brewery | Fort Worth |
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El Carlito | No Label | Katy |
Category 27: Decadent Beer
| MEDAL | BEER | BREWER | CITY |
|---|---|---|---|
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Spilled – Strawberry Ice Cream | Urban South | Houston |
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Smoothie Tart: Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble | B52 Brewing Co. | Conroe |
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Figment of Your Imagination | White Rock Alehouse & Brewery | Dallas |
Texas Craft Brewers Cup Competition Statistics
- 1st annual competition
- 755 total beers judged
- 150+ beer styles
- 131 competing Texas craft breweries
- 27 medal categories
- 81 total medals awarded
- 57 medal-winning breweries
- 2 Brewery of the Year winners (awarded based on cumulative medal points)
- 37 judges
- 16 amazing volunteers
- Each participating brewery could enter up to 8 beers
