Familiar names among winners at 2021 USBTC summer competition

Image credits: United States Beer Tasting Championship, Oak Highlands Brewery, Rahr & Sons Brewing Co., Lakewood Brewing Co.

Building on recent wins at the 2020-21 winter edition of the United States Beer Tasting Championship (USBTC), Lakewood Brewing Co. of Garland, Oak Highlands Brewery of Dallas, and Rahr & Sons Brewing Co. of Fort Worth secured additional honors at the organization's 27th Annual Summer Competition.

The USBTC's summer event drew 775 entries from 177 breweries, with these beers evaluated across 18 different style categories. From this pool, six North Texas beers from the above list of breweries were named Regional Champion in the Rockies/Southwest Division.

Local winners are summarized below, or you can click here for a full competition summary.

Lakewood Brewing Co., Garland

• Lakewood Live - Vol 1, Regional Champion in the Belgian/French Specialty category.

Oak Highlands Brewery, Dallas

• Tipsy Goat, Regional Champion in the Bock/Doppelbock category.
• Golden Mustache, Regional Champion in the Dortmunder/Helles category.

Rahr & Sons Brewing Co., Fort Worth

• Summertime Wheat, Regional Champion in the Wheat Beer category.
• Fritz's Funkberry, Regional Champion in the Sour Beer category.
• Adios Pantalones, Regional Champion in the Session Beer category.

Cheers and congratulations to all!