Locals land 19 medals at 2024 Texas Craft Brewers Cup

Image credit: Texas Craft Brewers Guild.

Results from the 2024 edition of the Texas Craft Brewers Cup were announced this evening in Austin, with 14 North Texas breweries recognized for a combined total of 19 beers. And, for the second year in a row, a local got the nod for Brewery of the Year in the Under 600 bbl Group - congrats to Maple Branch Craft Brewery of Fort Worth!

Organized by the Texas Craft Brewers Guild, the Texas Craft Brewers Cup is a competition open to all licensed and operating Texas breweries meeting the criteria of the Guild's "craft brewer" membership definition. Guild membership is not an entry requirement, but out-of-state breweries are not eligible to participate.

This year, the event drew 956 entries from 170 Texas breweries. Submissions were then evaluated across 31 categories and associated sub-styles based on guidelines published by the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) and Great American Beer Festival (GABF).

Notable statistics:

• Just over 35% of active Texas breweries competed (170 up from 147 in 2023).
• Hazy IPA repeated as the most-entered style category with 61 entries.
• North Texas swept the Smoke & Chili Beer category.
• North Texas medal count: 6 gold, 6 silver, and 7 bronze.

Area winners are featured below. For more on the Texas Brewers Cup, click here for a full competition summary.

Armor Brewing Co., Allen

• Smoked Porter, Gold in the Smoke & Chili Beer category.

Deep Ellum Brewing Co., Dallas

• Neato Bandito, Gold in the Golden, Blonde & Light Ales category.

Denton County Brewing Co., Denton

• Devil's Tears, Bronze in the American & International Light Lager category.

Edgewise Eight Brewing, Weatherford

• Social Betty Ann, Silver in the Wheat or Rye category.

False Idol Brewing, North Richland Hills

• Let it Rip, Gold in the Belgian & Farmhouse Ales category.
• Sinister Shadows, Silver in the Decadent Beer category.
• Squirtle Squad, Bronze in the Belgian & Farmhouse Ales category.

Funky Picnic Brewery & Café, Fort Worth

• Why Can't I Be Turboman?, Silver in the Fruit & Field Beer category. 

Lakewood Brewing Co., Garland

• Velvet Veil, Bronze in the Strong Hoppy Beer category.

Maple Branch Craft Brewery, Fort Worth

• Raspberry Fields, Gold in the Fruit & Field Beer category.
• Romanov's Revenge, Gold in the Barleywine & Strong Ale category.
• Gigi's Juice, Bronze in the Smoke & Chili Beer category.

Odd Muse Brewing, Farmers Branch 

• Rose Colored Glasses, Silver in the Strong Hoppy Beer category.

On Rotation, Dallas

• Jalapeño Saison, Silver in the Smoke & Chili Beer category.

Tupps Brewery, McKinney

• FAYM - Forever Always Your McKinney, Silver in the Legislative Pro-Am category.
• Juice Pack, Bronze in the Hazy IPA category.

Union Bear Brewing Co., Denton

• Mexican Lager, Gold in the American & International Lager category.

Vector Brewing, Dallas

• Rubus Rex, Bronze in the Brett & Mixed Culture category.

White Rock Alehouse & Brewery, Dallas

• Big Thicket Blonde, Bronze in the Golden, Blonde & Light Ales category.
  
  

Cheers and congratulations to all!