Congratulations to the Texas craft breweries who brought home 36 medals in the 2022 U.S. Open Beer Championship
“The annual U.S. Open Beer Competition returned to its normal schedule at its new event center in Oxford, Ohio following two years of pandemic-related schedule changes. Breweries sent more than 9,000 brews representing over 150 styles of beer to be judged, along with home brews that have medaled at the 2021 American Homebrew Association’s national competition.”
Medal Winning Texas Beers:
Juicy or Hazy Strong Pale Ale
GOLD: Pondaseta Brewing Co. – The Fast & The Hazy
American IPA
SILVER: Second Pitch Beer Company – Meet in the Middle IPA
New Zealand IPA
SILVER: Flix Brewhouse – El Paso – Nebby Boi
Oatmeal Stout
GOLD: Vallensons’ Brewing – Settlers Oatmeal Stout
Imperial Stout Specialty
SILVER: White Rock Alehouse & Brewery – Chocolate Reign
Golden or Blonde Ale
SILVER: Deep Ellum Brewing – Dallas Blonde
Bitter
GOLD: Second Pitch Beer Company – Admiral Stradlings Pub
Robust Porters
GOLD: Vallensons’ Brewing – Robustness
Imperial Porters
GOLD: White Rock Alehouse & Brewery – Midnight Delight
Scottish Ale
BRONZE: Peticolas Brewing – Great Scott!
Imperial Red Ale
BRONZE: Peticolas Brewing Company – Velvet Hammer
Berliner-Style Weisse
GOLD: Vallensons’ Brewing – Pink
Gose
BRONZE: 8th Wonder Brewery – Haterade
American/German Light
GOLD: Bankhead Brewing – Low Beams
American Lager/Pilsner
GOLD: False Idol Brewing – Banquet Boy
American Premium Lager
SILVER: Cowtown Brewing Company – Cold Fort Worth Beer
California Common
GOLD: Second Pitch Beer Company – Hometown Lager
Munchner Helles
BRONZE: St. Elmo Brewing – Easy
Munchner Dunkel
GOLD: Maple Branch Craft Brewing – Bavarian Classic
India Pale Lager (IPL)
BRONZE: Altstadt Brewery – The Old Towner
American Specialty Wheat
GOLD: Infamous Brewing Co – Sex A Peel
American Berry/Fruit Beer
BRONZE: Urban South Brewery – HTX Waves: Marionberry & Meyer Lemon
American Style Fruit Beer – Grapefruit
SILVER: Hopfusion Ale Works – Mi Familia
American Style Fruit Beer – Lime
GOLD: Lakewood Brewing – Muy Importante
Honey Beer
GOLD: Hopfusion Ale Works – Feisty Blonde
Barrel Aged Strong Stout/Porter
BRONZE: Pondaseta Brewing Co. – Rye Barrel Aged Castle Black
Wine Barrel-Aged Beer
BRONZE: Oak Highlands Brewery – Red Wine Freaky Deaky
Aged Beer
SILVER: 903 Brewers – Fragile Like a Bomb
BRONZE: Oak Highlands Brewery – Freaky Deaky
Experimental Beer
BRONZE: Peticolas Brewing Company – Top Shelf
Specialty / Anything Goes
BRONZE: Blazing Tree Brewery – Northern Lights
BRONZE: White Rock Alehouse & Brewery – Dreamsicle Kayak
Nut Beer
BRONZE: Blazing Tree Brewery – LLC BTB Pecan Porter
Tea Beer
BRONZE: Vallensons’ Brewing Peach Tea
Ukrainian Golden Ale
BRONZE: Peticolas Brewing Company – Golden Opportunity
Root Beer – Kids
BRONZE: Hopfusion Ale Works – Hopfusion Root Beer
An extra congratulations goes to Vallensons’ Brewing which finished 6th place overall in the competition nationwide! For more information about the competition, as well as the complete list of medal winners, visit the competition’s website.