Congratulations to the Texas craft breweries who brought home 55 medals in the 2026 U.S. Open Beer Championship
Breweries from across the country submitted thousands of beers spanning over 170 styles to the 2026 U.S. Open Beer Championship. As the third-largest beer competition in the United States, this year’s competition recognized breweries with gold, silver, and bronze medals across a wide range of categories. Among the standout performers, Fredericksburg’s Altstadt earned a Brewery of the Year award for the 5,001 – 15,000 Barrel group.
Medal Winning Texas Beers:
English Pale Ale
GOLD – Harlequin Dancer – Three Wide Brewing
SILVER – Royal Scandal – Peticolas Brewing Company
Juicy or Hazy Strong Pale Ale
GOLD – Haze 4 Dayz – Flix Brewhouse-San Antonio
New Zealand IPA
GOLD – Wanted: The Outlaw Rube Burrow – Pondaseta Brewing Co.
BRONZE – 2 Live & Die in LA – False Idol Brewing
Cold IPA
GOLD – Frida Forever – Project Halo Brewing
Stout
BRONZE – Romanov’s Revenge – Maple Branch Craft Brewery
Imperial Stout Specialty
GOLD – Night Shift – Vallensons Brewing Company
SILVER – Black Cherry Stout – FarOut Brewing
English Dark Mild
BRONZE – Here Comes The Sun – Roadmap Brewing Co.
Imperial Red Ale
BRONZE – Velvet Hammer – Peticolas Brewing Company
German Altbier
GOLD – Charity – Oak Highlands Brewery
German Kolsch
GOLD – Altstadt Kolsch – Altstadt Brewery
German Wheat
GOLD – El Carlito – No Label Brewing Co.
Berliner Weisse
SILVER – Pink – Vallensons Brewing Company
BRONZE – Weissgarten – Flix Brewhouse Round Rock
Other Kettle Sour
BRONZE – Playground Battles – ODD Muse Brewing Company
Light Lager
SILVER – Landman Lager – Tall City Brewing Co.
American Premium Lager
GOLD – Low Beams – Bankhead Brewing Co.
German-style Pilsener
SILVER – Altstadt Pils – Altstadt Brewery
Rice Lager
SILVER – Manekineko – Project Halo Brewing
Mexican-style Light Lager
SILVER – 500 Pesos – ODD Muse Brewing Company
BRONZE – Cerveza TX – Save the World Brewing Co
Mexican-Style Pale Lager
GOLD – TexMex Lager – Big Country Organic Brewing Co.
Mexican-Style Amber Lager
GOLD – Lake Time – Save the World Brewing Co
Mexican-Style Dark Lager
SILVER – La Lucha – ODD Muse Brewing Company
Munich-Style Helles
GOLD – Altstadt Lager – Altstadt Brewery
German-Style Heller Bock/Maibock
SILVER – FlixBrau Maibock – Flix Brewhouse Round Rock
Dark Lager
GOLD – Oh Nellie! – Roadmap Brewing Co.
SILVER – Czech Mate Dark Lager – Cibolo Creek Brewing Co
American Specialty Wheat
BRONZE – Sex A Peel – Infamous Brewing Company
American Style Fruit Beer – Rasberry
GOLD – Raspberry Fields – Maple Branch Craft Brewery
BRONZE – Razz-Becky – Pondaseta Brewing Co.
American-Style Fruit Beer – Peach
GOLD – Altstadt Peach Radler – Altstadt Brewery
BRONZE – Peach’s Blonde – Flix Brewhouse-San Antonio
Fruit Wheat Beer – General
GOLD – Over the Moon – Flix Brewhouse – Mansfield
Belgian-Style Fruit Beer
SILVER – Prickly Pear Saison – FarOut Brewing
Field Beer
GOLD – Cumbersome Blonde – Flix Brewhouse – Frisco
SILVER – Frijoles Con Lima – Pondaseta Brewing Co.
Coconut Beer
GOLD – LAIR OF COCONUT – MISFIT BREWING
Chocolate Beer
BRONZE – SLUDGE FACTORY – MISFIT BREWING
Barrel-Aged Strong Stout/Porter-Extreme
SILVER – Tyrant Reign – False Idol Brewing
Barrel-Aged Strong Stout/Porter Specialty
BRONZE – Snacks of the Titans – False Idol Brewing
Wood/Barrel-Aged Fruit Beer
BRONZE – BBVPTC – Oak Highlands Brewery
Barrel Aged Scotch
BRONZE – Perpetual Peace – No Label Brewing Co.
Barrel Aged Barleywine – Specialty
SILVER – Blue Ben V.5 1.0 – Excalibur Brewing
Foeder and Cask Aged Beers
GOLD – Edwin – Turning Point Beer
American-Belgo-Style Ale
GOLD – Dry Hopped Father Forgive Me – Buckstin Brewing Company
Kellerbier or Zwickelbier
GOLD – Sentinel – Armor Brewing Co
Near Gluten Free/Gluten Reduced
SILVER – High Groove – Three Wide Brewing
Pink Boots Hops Beer
GOLD – Maverick Hazy IPA – Project Halo Brewing
BRONZE – Sally Skull – IPL – Infamous Brewing Company
Adults Root Beer
BRONZE – No Label Root Beer – No Label Brewing Co.
Non Alcoholic Hop Water
GOLD – No Alibi – Fizzy Hop Water – Infamous Brewing Company
U.S. Open’s Brewery of the Year (5,001 – 15,000 Barrels)
Altstadt Brewery
For more information about the competition, as well as the complete list of medal winners, visit the competition’s website.