Congratulations to the Texas craft breweries who brought home 26 medals in the 2020 U.S. Open Beer Championship
“Breweries from Luxembourg to Louisiana sent in more than 6,000 beers representing over 140 different styles for the 2020 U.S. Open Beer Championship. This competition is the only one to include beers from professional breweries and beers from gold medal winners from the National AHA Homebrew Competition.”
Medal Winning Texas Beers:
Golden or Blonde ale
Silver: Easy Breesy – Buckstin Brewing
English Pale Ale
Silver: Royal Scandal – Peticolas Brewing
Oatmeal Stout
Silver: Settlers Oatmeal Stout – Vallensons’ Brewing Company
American Imperial Stout
Gold: Black Curtains – Peticolas Brewing
Silver: Full Grown Man – TUPPS Brewery
Imperial Stout Specialty
Bronze: Temptress – Lakewood Brewing
Old Ale
Gold: Old Whistle Britches – The Brewtorium
Scottish Ale
Silver: Great Scot! – Peticolas Brewing
Strong Scottish Ale
Silver: Kilt Switch – 903 Brewers
Imperial Red Ale
Bronze: Velvet Hammer – Peticolas Brewing
American-Style Black Ale
Bronze: Slightly Darker Black – Vector Brewing
French / Belgian Saison
Gold: The Mute – Buckstin Brewing
French / Belgian Ale
Silver: Classy Chassis – Bankhead Brewing
American Light Lager
Silver: Light – Altstadt Brewery
Bronze: Heights Light Lager – New Magnolia Brewing
International Style Pilsner
Bronze: Dye-It Pils – Infamous Brewing
Heller Bock/Maibock
Silver: Tipsy Goat – Oak Highlands Brewery
Vegetable beer
Silver: Fiesty Redhead – Hopfusion Ale Works
Coffee beer
Silver: Rocket Fuel – 8th Wonder Brewery
Honey Beer
Gold: 1 Honey % that B – BAKFISH Brewing
Bronze: Summer Lightning Ale – Brew Monkey Beer Company
Barrel-Aged Fruit Beer
Gold: Bourbon Barrel Vanilla Porter With Tart Cherries – Oak Highlands Brewery
Spirits Barrel Aged Beer (non-whiskey) & Brandy Barrels
Gold: Lion’s Share VIII – Lakewood Brewing
Rum Barrel Aged Beer
Gold: Colombiana – Martin House Brewing
Experimental Beer
Gold: Sin Mint Temptress – Lakewood Brewing
Sessions Beer
Gold: The Little Guy – White Rock Alehouse & Brewery
For more information about the competition, as well as the complete list of medal winners, visit the competition’s website.