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Ohio Breweries Set New State Record at Great American Beer Festival

DENVER – Ohio has once again proven itself as a beer destination and has the hardware to prove it. Eleven of Ohio's independent craft breweries brought home a combined 21 medals at the prestigious  Great American Beer Festival  competition. Ohio's best showing at the annual event was in 2023, when 12 breweries combined for 19 awards. Held annually, more than 1,550 breweries from across the country submitted 8,300 of their best beers in hopes of earning national recognition. Fat Head's Brewery  earned a Brewery of the Year award in the 15,001-100,000 barrel division, bringing home five medals — two gold, one silver and two bronze — adding to their impressive medal count from the Great American Beer Festival. Since 2009, the Middleburg Heights brewery has won a whopping 35 medals at the annual competition. Goggle Fogger hefeweizen won its third gold medal in the past six years, while Battle Axe strong porter followed up its 2025 World Beer Cup gold award with a gold medal a...

LONE STAR BREWING CELEBRATES CRAWFISH SEASON WITH A LIMITED EDITION "CRAWDILLO CLUB" MERCHANDISE LINE AND STATEWIDE EVENTS

 

SAN ANTONIO, March 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lone Star Brewing is leaning into crawfish season in Texas with a new merchandise line and events this April in Houston and San Antonio. As a nod to Lone Star's iconic armadillo mascot, the new merchandise capsule features the armadillo wrestling a Lone Star beer away from a crawfish. The "Crawdillo Club" merchandise capsule includes a limited one-time print t-shirt, hat, bandana, and shop rag, all available online now until it sells out. All of the merchandise was produced in Texas with the help of Morgan Mercantile in Fort Worth. 

As crawfish season has expanded throughout the state from backyard boils in Houston to festivals in some of the state's major cities farther west, Lone Star Brewing is embracing the Cajun delicacy by sponsoring several crawfish-focused events including:

  • April 1-2, 2022: Big A** Crawfish Bash - Houston, TX
    • Crawfish, live music, drinks, and more are available at the Big A** Crawfish Bash, sponsored by Lone Star Beer. This year's festival benefits Camp Hope, Texas Special Olympics, and various local education foundations. Advance "all you can eat" tickets are available online for $30. Onsite parking is also available for $20.
  • April 9, 2022 - Crawdillo Club - Houston, TX
    • Flint Field Tx is excited to present 'Crawdillo Club,' a celebration of Texas, mudbugs, and baseball at the Union HTX, featuring Lone Star Beer. The event will feature Viet-cajun crawfish from Saigon House, drinks, live music, vendors, and more. Guests will also have the opportunity to meet the local sandlot baseball team, the Texas Oil Dawgs. Tickets for the event are available for $40 a person (kids 12 and under are free) and can be purchased here. Tickets include a crawfish plate, non-alcoholic beverages, live music, and more.
  • April 21, 2022 - Battle of the Boil - San Antonio, TX
    • The second annual Battle of the Boil, benefitting Saint City Culinary Foundation, will be sponsored by Lone Star Beer. The event features 8 teams with chefs and contestants from Austin and San Antonio going head to head to see who has the best boil in south Texas. Live music from the Texases, and of course crawfish, are all included in the $45 ticket price. The event is 21 and up only.

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