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The Final Round of 64 of the Maine Madness Beer Tournament played out on Friday, and it was a burner. The Maine IPA round saw a record number of votes; so many, in fact, we had to close voting early. This state loves their IPA’s! (Click here to view full updated bracket.) One of the …
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Day three of the Maine Madness Beer Tournament brought some of the most eclectic match-ups we’ve seen thus far. We had pumpkin beers going up against summers and summers going against winters. However, I find that when you combine unlike pairs, sparks fly. And sparks certainly flew yesterday in the voting. The closest race came …
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Round One action for the Maine Madness Beer Tournament was something to watch. There were some brews that blew away the competition, while other races stayed neck and neck right to the final vote. (Click to see updated bracket.) The closest race was between two titans: Maine Beer Company’s Mean Old Tom Stout and Allagash …
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As I watched the results come in yesterday in real time, there were a few races that changed leaders a number of times. The tightest race by far throughout the day was Shipyard Export vs. Gritty’s Pub Style. These iconic Maine beers battled it out, but in the end, Pub Style pulled ahead and remained …
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Rationale After a year of writing a beer blog and drinking my way through New England, it occurred to me that the great state of Maine is fertile with good beer right now. And it’s only getting stronger with new breweries opening up every week. So when I saw the NCAA Men’s Basketball bracket, I …
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