Winners announced at the 2025 National Homebrew Competition

Image credit: American Homebrewers Association.

Winners from the final round of the 2025 National Homebrew Competition (NHC) were announced tonight at a ceremony taking place in Kansas City, Missouri.

Put on by the American Homebrewers Association, this year's event was the 47th annual edition of the NHC. A total of 1,086 homebrewers located worldwide entered the competition, submitting 2,974 beers for judging across 40 categories covering homebrewed beer, cider (and perry) and mead.

The list of honorees from North Texas includes a number of names familiar to the local homebrewing community, as most have made appearances on the roster of medalists going back a number of years.

As for this year's NHC, winning beers from North Texas are summarized below. You can also click here to be taken to a full competition summary.

Nicholas McCoy of Sachse, with Jeff Poirot.

• Go Big! - Bronze in the Specialty IPA category.
• Club Affiliation: Draft Punk.

Jarrett Long of Arlington, with Amanda Long.

• Foreign & Dark - Bronze in the Irish & British Stout category.
• Club Affiliation: Horsemen of the Hopocalypse.

Cheers and congratulations to all!