Texas Craft Brewers Cup
TCBC is the only professional beer competition run and organized by the Texas Craft Brewers Guild to showcase the outstanding quality and variety of Texas craft beer and the brewers who make them. Now in its second year, 852 anonymized Texas craft beers were judged by industry professionals and experienced beer judges over the last weekend in January. The 81 medal winning beers, along with two Brewery of the Year award winners, were revealed in a closing ceremony at the Texas Craft Brewers Guild’s Annual Meeting in Austin on February 11, 2023.
2023 Competition Stats
852
Beer Entries Judged
147
Competing Breweries
150+
Beer Styles
27
Medal Categories
81
Medal Winning Beers
54
Medal Winning Breweries
52
Judges
24
Awesome Volunteers
Medal Winners
| Medal | Medal | Beer | Brewery | Category | City | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Gold  | Industry | Austin Beer Garden Brewing Co. | Pilsner | Austin | 2023 |
| Silver | Silver  | Pilz | Live Oak Brewing Company | Pilsner | Austin | 2023 |
| Bronze | Bronze  | Hans’ Pils | Real Ale Brewing Company | Pilsner | Blanco | 2023 |
| Gold | Gold | La Beer | Zilker Brewing Company | American & International Lager/Light Lager | Austin | 2023 |
| Silver | Silver | 500 Pesos | ODD Muse Brewing | American & International Lager/Light Lager | Farmer’s Branch | 2023 |
| Bronze | Bronze | Polymath | Celestial Beerworks | American & International Lager/Light Lager | Dallas | 2023 |
| Gold | Gold | Neato Bandito | Deep Ellum Brewing Company | Golden, Blond, & Light Ales | Dallas | 2023 |
| Silver | Silver | Big Thicket Blonde | White Rock Alehouse & Brewery | Golden, Blond, & Light Ales | Dallas | 2023 |
| Bronze | Bronze | Easy Breesy | Buckstin Brewing Company | Golden, Blond, & Light Ales | Nederland | 2023 |
| Gold | Gold | Kayaker’s Kolsch | Central District Brewing | Kölsch | Austin | 2023 |
| Silver | Silver | Altstadt Kolsch | Altstadt Brewery | Kölsch | Fredericksburg | 2023 |
| Bronze | Bronze | Frost Bier | Frost Town Brewing | Kölsch | Houston | 2023 |
| Gold | Gold | Freudian Slip N Slide | Roadmap Brewing Co. | Session and Standard German & Czech Lagers | San Antonio | 2023 |
| Silver | Silver | Lettie | Dorćol Distilling and Brewing | Session and Standard German & Czech Lagers | San Antonio | 2023 |
| Bronze | Bronze | Das Boots with the Fur | Buckstin Brewing Company | Session and Standard German & Czech Lagers | Nederland | 2023 |
| Gold | Gold | Saladobock | Barrow Brewing Company | Strong German & Czech Lagers | Salado | 2023 |
| Silver | Silver | Zilkerator | Zilker Brewing Company | Strong German & Czech Lagers | Austin | 2023 |
| Bronze | Bronze | Dortschlager | Kuenstler Brewing | Strong German & Czech Lagers | San Antonio | 2023 |
| Gold | Gold | Castle Pale Ale | Walking Stick Brewing Company | Classic UK Styles | Houston | 2023 |
| Silver | Silver | House of Lords | Senate Avenue Brewing Company | Classic UK Styles | Jersey Village | 2023 |
| Bronze | Bronze | (512) Nut Brown | (512) Brewing Company | Classic UK Styles | Austin | 2023 |
| Gold | Gold | First of His Name | Edgewise Eight Brewing | Stout & Porter | Weatherford | 2023 |
| Silver | Silver | Pecan Porter | (512) Brewing Company | Stout & Porter | Austin | 2023 |
| Bronze | Bronze | Oris Don | Lazarus Brewing Company | Stout & Porter | Austin | 2023 |
| Gold | Gold | Free Will | Lazarus Brewing Company | Session and Standard Hoppy Pale Ales and Lagers | Austin | 2023 |
| Silver | Silver | Open Rhythms | Vector Brewing | Session and Standard Hoppy Pale Ales and Lagers | Dallas | 2023 |
| Bronze | Bronze | Floating in Space | Good Line Beer Co | Session and Standard Hoppy Pale Ales and Lagers | Lubbock | 2023 |
| Gold | Gold | Secret Beach | Meanwhile Brewing Company | American IPA | Austin | 2023 |
| Silver | Silver | Cold Night For Alligators | Oddwood Brewing | American IPA | Austin | 2023 |
| Bronze | Bronze | 40 Days & 40 Nights | Lazarus Brewing Company | American IPA | Austin | 2023 |
| Gold | Gold | Juice Serum | Rollertown Beerworks | Hazy IPA | Celina | 2023 |
| Silver | Silver | Leaf Peeper | Hold Out Brewing | Hazy IPA | Austin | 2023 |
| Bronze | Bronze | Heavenly Daze | Zilker Brewing Company | Hazy IPA | Austin | 2023 |
| Gold | Gold | Imagine 14 Years | Freetail Brewing Company | Strong Hoppy Beer | San Antonio | 2023 |
| Silver | Silver | Double Stars | Celestial Beerworks | Strong Hoppy Beer | Dallas | 2023 |
| Bronze | Bronze | Nomura | Pinthouse Brewing | Strong Hoppy Beer | Austin | 2023 |
| Gold | Gold | Lady Wood Spruce Tip | Bear King Brewing Co. | Specialty Hoppy | Marble Falls | 2023 |
| Silver | Silver | Dust Devil | Starbase Brewing | Specialty Hoppy | Austin | 2023 |
| Bronze | Bronze | Warrior Road | No Label Brewing Co. | Specialty Hoppy | Katy | 2023 |
| Gold | Gold | Karnstein | Acopon Brewing Company | Amber and Dark Beers | Dripping Springs | 2023 |
| Silver | Silver | Bowie Bock | Freetail Brewing Company | Amber and Dark Beers | San Antonio | 2023 |
| Bronze | Bronze | Sunrise | Pondaseta Brewing Co. | Amber and Dark Beers | Amarillo | 2023 |
| Gold | Gold | Battle of Britain | Maple Branch Craft Brewery | Barleywine & Strong Ale | Fort Worth | 2023 |
| Silver | Silver | Sabotage | 8th Wonder Brewery | Barleywine & Strong Ale | Houston | 2023 |
| Bronze | Bronze | Old Man Marley | Good Line Beer Co | Barleywine & Strong Ale | Lubbock | 2023 |
| Gold | Gold | Small Giant | True Anomaly Brewing | Belgian & Farmhouse Ales | Houston | 2023 |
| Silver | Silver | The Divine Monk | Siren Rock Brewing Company | Belgian & Farmhouse Ales | Rockwall | 2023 |
| Bronze | Bronze | Atrial Rubicite | Jester King Brewery | Belgian & Farmhouse Ales | Austin | 2023 |
| Gold | Gold | Patersbier | Lone Man Mountain Brewing Co. | Belgian Abbey Ales | Driftwood | 2023 |
| Silver | Silver | Sixteen Suns | True Anomaly Brewing | Belgian Abbey Ales | Houston | 2023 |
| Bronze | Bronze | QUAD | Vallensons’ Brewing Company | Belgian Abbey Ales | Pearland | 2023 |
| Gold | Gold | Pho Sho | Vector Brewing | Fruit & Field Beer | Dallas | 2023 |
| Silver | Silver | Royal Tannin | Meanwhile Brewing Company | Fruit & Field Beer | Austin | 2023 |
| Bronze | Bronze | Raspberry Fields | Maple Branch Craft Brewery | Fruit & Field Beer | Fort Worth | 2023 |
| Gold | Gold | French Press | Saint Arnold Brewing Company | Chocolate & Coffee | Houston | 2023 |
| Silver | Silver | Mechanical Grizzly | Lakewood Brewing | Chocolate & Coffee | Garland | 2023 |
| Bronze | Bronze | Coffee Porter | Last Stand Brewing Company | Chocolate & Coffee | Austin | 2023 |
| Gold | Gold | Fruited Little Boss — Pomegranate | Blue Owl Brewing | American & European Sour | Austin | 2023 |
| Silver | Silver | Guava Goddess | Kuenstler Brewing | American & European Sour | San Antonio | 2023 |
| Bronze | Bronze | La Dame Rouge | The Brewtorium Brewery & Kitchen | American & European Sour | Austin | 2023 |
| Gold | Gold | Aurora 7 | True Anomaly Brewing | Brett & Mixed Culture | Houston | 2023 |
| Silver | Silver | Moonbow | True Anomaly Brewing | Brett & Mixed Culture | Houston | 2023 |
| Bronze | Bronze | Tulle | Jester King Brewery | Brett & Mixed Culture | Austin | 2023 |
| Gold | Gold | Sea of Waves | True Anomaly Brewing | Wood & Barrel-Aged Sour & Brett Beer | Houston | 2023 |
| Silver | Silver | Bourbon Barrel Aged Moderne Dansk | Jester King Brewery | Wood & Barrel-Aged Sour & Brett Beer | Austin | 2023 |
| Bronze | Bronze | Flanders Red | Grain Theory | Wood & Barrel-Aged Sour & Brett Beer | Abilene | 2023 |
| Gold | Gold | Banjo! Banjo! Banjoooo!!!! | Funky Picnic Brewery & Cafe | Smoke & Chili Beer | Fort Worth | 2023 |
| Silver | Silver | Lager Face | Hold Out Brewing | Smoke & Chili Beer | Austin | 2023 |
| Bronze | Bronze | Smoked Porter | Armor Brewing Co | Smoke & Chili Beer | Allen | 2023 |
| Gold | Gold | Lion Share X | Lakewood Brewing | Barrel & Wood Aged Beer | Garland | 2023 |
| Silver | Silver | Bourbon Barrel Aged Castle Black | Pondaseta Brewing Co. | Barrel & Wood Aged Beer | Amarillo | 2023 |
| Bronze | Bronze | Bourbon Barrel Wee Heavy | Ranger Creek Brewing and Distilling | Barrel & Wood Aged Beer | San Antonio | 2023 |
| Gold | Gold | Moonsmoke | Vector Brewing | Experimental, Hybrid & Specialty Beer | Dallas | 2023 |
| Silver | Silver | Aloha Pina | Five Stones Artisan Brewery | Experimental, Hybrid & Specialty Beer | New Braunfels | 2023 |
| Bronze | Bronze | Valkyrie | Fitzhugh Brewing | Experimental, Hybrid & Specialty Beer | Dripping Springs | 2023 |
| Gold | Gold | SA Hefe | Dorćol Distilling and Brewing | Wheat or Rye | San Antonio | 2023 |
| Silver | Silver | Altstadt Hefe | Altstadt Brewery | Wheat or Rye | Fredericksburg | 2023 |
| Bronze | Bronze | Dunkel | Grain Theory | Wheat or Rye | Abilene | 2023 |
| Gold | Gold | Super Smoothie: Pear Blueberry Crumble | B52 Brewing Co. | Decadent Beer | Conroe | 2023 |
| Silver | Silver | Coconut Space | 11 Below Brewing Company | Decadent Beer | Houston | 2023 |
| Bronze | Bronze | Kokomo Royale | Blue Owl Brewing | Decadent Beer | Austin | 2023 |
| Gold | Gold | Gold | Live Oak Brewing Company | Pilsner | Austin | 2022 |
| Silver | Silver | Hans’ Pils | Real Ale Brewing Company | Pilsner | Blanco | 2022 |
| Bronze | Bronze | Patek Pils | Pondaseta Brewing Co. | Pilsner | Amarillo | 2022 |
| Gold | Gold | Altstadt Light | Altstadt Brewery | American & International Lager/Light Lager | Fredericksburg | 2022 |
| Silver | Silver | 500 Pesos | ODD Muse Brewing | American & International Lager/Light Lager | Farmer’s Branch | 2022 |
| Bronze | Bronze | Burnin’ Daylight | Hound Song Brewing Co. | American & International Lager/Light Lager | Columbus | 2022 |
| Gold | Gold | Buckle Bunny | Eureka Heights Brew CO | Golden, Blond, & Light Ales | Houston | 2022 |
| Silver | Silver | Firemans #4 | Real Ale Brewing Company | Golden, Blond, & Light Ales | Blanco | 2022 |
| Bronze | Bronze | Conserveza | Freetail Brewing Company | Golden, Blond, & Light Ales | San Antonio | 2022 |
| Gold | Gold | Kayaker’s Kolsch | Central District Brewing | Kölsch | Austin | 2022 |
| Silver | Silver | Lawnmower | Saint Arnold Brewing Company | Kölsch | Houston | 2022 |
| Bronze | Bronze | Altstadt Kolsch | Altstadt Brewery | Kölsch | Fredericksburg | 2022 |
| Gold | Gold | Dye-It Pils – Czech Pilsner | Infamous Brewing Company | Session and Standard German & Czech Lagers | Austin | 2022 |
| Silver | Silver | Her Black Wings | Oddwood Brewing | Session and Standard German & Czech Lagers | Austin | 2022 |
| Bronze | Bronze | Double Backbone | Hound Song Brewing Co. | Session and Standard German & Czech Lagers | Columbus | 2022 |
| Gold | Gold | River Baptism | Real Ale Brewing Company | Strong German & Czech Lagers | Blanco | 2022 |
| Silver | Silver | Straight to Crackle | Pinthouse Brewing | Strong German & Czech Lagers | Austin | 2022 |
| Bronze | Bronze | Deactivator | BAKFISH Brewing Co | Strong German & Czech Lagers | Pearland | 2022 |
| Gold | Gold | Wicket Awesome | Eureka Heights Brew CO | Classic UK Styles | Houston | 2022 |
| Silver | Silver | Alcalde | Wichita Falls Brewing Company | Classic UK Styles | Wichita Falls | 2022 |
| Bronze | Bronze | Prairie Fire Irish Red | Fitzhugh Brewing | Classic UK Styles | Dripping Springs | 2022 |
| Gold | Gold | Recalcitrant Dockhand | Black Star Co-op | Stout & Porter | Austin | 2022 |
| Silver | Silver | Texas Cannon Stout | Texas Cannon Brewing Company | Stout & Porter | Blanco | 2022 |
| Bronze | Bronze | Pecan Porter | (512) Brewing Company | Stout & Porter | Austin | 2022 |
| Gold | Gold | Urban Parakeet | White Rock Alehouse & Brewery | Session and Standard Hoppy Pale Ales and Lagers | Dallas | 2022 |
| Silver | Silver | Law Enforcement Cheetah | False Idol Brewing | Session and Standard Hoppy Pale Ales and Lagers | North Richland Hills | 2022 |
| Bronze | Bronze | Birra D’Oro | Buckstin Brewing Company | Session and Standard Hoppy Pale Ales and Lagers | Nederland | 2022 |
| Gold | Gold | Secret Beach | Meanwhile Brewing Company | American IPA | Austin | 2022 |
| Silver | Silver | Balcones Cold IPA | Balcones Distilling | American IPA | Waco | 2022 |
| Bronze | Bronze | 2 Live & Die In LA | False Idol Brewing | American IPA | North Richland Hills | 2022 |
| Gold | Gold | Leaf Peeper | Hold Out Brewing | Hazy IPA | Austin | 2022 |
| Silver | Silver | Spirit of Energy | False Idol Brewing | Hazy IPA | North Richland Hills | 2022 |
| Bronze | Bronze | Shelter in Haze | Brotherwell Brewing | Hazy IPA | Waco | 2022 |
| Gold | Gold | Technical Skillset | Celestial Beerworks | Strong Hoppy Beer | Dallas | 2022 |
| Silver | Silver | 100 Million Angels Singing | Texas Ale Project | Strong Hoppy Beer | Dallas | 2022 |
| Bronze | Bronze | Double Stardust | Batch | Strong Hoppy Beer | Austin | 2022 |
| Gold | Gold | Blanca Witbier IPA | Walking Stick Brewing Company | Specialty Hoppy | Houston | 2022 |
| Silver | Silver | Long Walk | 4th Tap Brewing Co-op | Specialty Hoppy | Austin | 2022 |
| Bronze | Bronze | Bloodwork Orange | Austin Beerworks | Specialty Hoppy | Austin | 2022 |
| Gold | Gold | American Amber Ale | Bluebonnet Beer Company | Amber and Dark Beers | Round Rock | 2022 |
| Silver | Silver | Brushy Creek Brown Ale | Red Horn Brewing Co. | Amber and Dark Beers | Leander | 2022 |
| Bronze | Bronze | amber lager | Alamo Beer | Amber and Dark Beers | San Antonio | 2022 |
| Gold | Gold | Churchwarden | Brotherwell Brewing | Barleywine & Strong Ale | Waco | 2022 |
| Silver | Silver | Prairie Dog Porter | Two Docs Brewing Co. | Barleywine & Strong Ale | Lubbock | 2022 |
| Bronze | Bronze | Velvet Hammer | Peticolas Brewing Company | Barleywine & Strong Ale | Dallas | 2022 |
| Gold | Gold | Treeform | Roughhouse Brewing | Belgian & Farmhouse Ales | San Marcos | 2022 |
| Silver | Silver | Texas Sun | Ghost Note Brewing | Belgian & Farmhouse Ales | Dripping Springs | 2022 |
| Bronze | Bronze | The Divine Monk | Siren Rock Brewing Company | Belgian & Farmhouse Ales | Rockwall | 2022 |
| Gold | Gold | Sun Brewing Tripel | Sun Brewing Company | Belgian Abbey Ales | Canutillo | 2022 |
| Silver | Silver | Chugboat Island | Buckstin Brewing Company | Belgian Abbey Ales | Nederland | 2022 |
| Bronze | Bronze | The Saint of Lost Causes | Central District Brewing | Belgian Abbey Ales | Austin | 2022 |
| Gold | Gold | Jacks Wandering Soul | Maple Branch Craft Brewery | Fruit & Field Beer | Fort Worth | 2022 |
| Silver | Silver | Athena’s Elixir (Raspberry) | Local Group Brewing | Fruit & Field Beer | Houston | 2022 |
| Bronze | Bronze | Tangerine Queen | Lakewood Brewing | Fruit & Field Beer | Garland | 2022 |
| Gold | Gold | Museverse | ODD Muse Brewing | Chocolate & Coffee | Farmer’s Branch | 2022 |
| Silver | Silver | French Quarter Temptress | Lakewood Brewing | Chocolate & Coffee | Garland | 2022 |
| Bronze | Bronze | Jolted Phoenix | Lazarus Brewing Company | Chocolate & Coffee | Austin | 2022 |
| Gold | Gold | Crush Landing | Hedgehog Brewing | American & European Sour | Cedar Park | 2022 |
| Silver | Silver | Chilton Gose | Two Docs Brewing Co. | American & European Sour | Lubbock | 2022 |
| Bronze | Bronze | Tiki Hop Totem | Blue Owl Brewing | American & European Sour | Austin | 2022 |
| Gold | Gold | Blended Family | Pondaseta Brewing Co. | Brett & Mixed Culture | Amarillo | 2022 |
| Silver | Silver | Berried | Roughhouse Brewing | Brett & Mixed Culture | San Marcos | 2022 |
| Bronze | Bronze | 2021 SPON Three Year Blend | Jester King Brewery | Brett & Mixed Culture | Austin | 2022 |
| Gold | Gold | Sea of Waves | True Anomaly Brewing | Wood & Barrel-Aged Sour & Brett Beer | Houston | 2022 |
| Silver | Silver | Small Batch series #1 barrel aged sour | Alamo Beer | Wood & Barrel-Aged Sour & Brett Beer | San Antonio | 2022 |
| Bronze | Bronze | Flaaaaanders | White Rock Alehouse & Brewery | Wood & Barrel-Aged Sour & Brett Beer | Dallas | 2022 |
| Gold | Gold |