Come March, selecting a field of 64 is always plenty nerve-racking. Which powerhouses are positioned for a deep run through the bracket? Which Cinderellas should be granted entrance to the big dance? Where should the contestants be slotted? When it comes to the country’s best beers, the choices were just as intense. For the first edition of our Men’s Journal Final Pour Beer Bracket, we took a hard look at the more than 7,000 breweries in America before narrowing it down to the final list of 64. (For six rounds, you voted for a chance to win a trip for two to a Final Pour brewery, plus a Stanley gift set!) SEE THE FINAL POUR BEER BRACKET WINNER Time-tested staples such as Sierra Nevada Pale Ale and Stone IPA found themselves in the same bracket as buzzy newcomers including Great Notion’s maple syrup–drenched Double Stack and the elegant pilsner from pFriem Family Brewers. We wanted to include beers that you can buy at the supermarket, while others should be added to your bucket list. With some matchups, we wanted to see if hyped beers could topple the old guard, pitting brews like Live Oak Pilz against Triple Crossing Falcon Smash, one of Virginia’s finest IPAs. Unlike the NCAA version, there were really no easy outs in this tournament—the losers just as delicious as the winners of each round. Now, you voted in the last round, and Sierra Nevada Pale Ale has won the 2019 Final Pour Beer Bracket. Learn more about the winning beer here.
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Come March, selecting a field of 64 is always plenty nerve-racking. Which powerhouses are positioned for a deep run through the bracket? Which Cinderellas should be granted entrance to the big dance? Where should the contestants be slotted? When it comes to the country’s best beers, the choices were just as intense. For the first edition of our Men’s Journal Final Pour Beer Bracket, we took a hard look at the more than 7,000 breweries in America before narrowing it down to the final list of 64. (For six rounds, you voted for a chance to win a trip for two to a Final Pour brewery, plus a Stanley gift set!)
Time-tested staples such as Sierra Nevada Pale Ale and Stone IPA found themselves in the same bracket as buzzy newcomers including Great Notion’s maple syrup–drenched Double Stack and the elegant pilsner from pFriem Family Brewers. We wanted to include beers that you can buy at the supermarket, while others should be added to your bucket list. With some matchups, we wanted to see if hyped beers could topple the old guard, pitting brews like Live Oak Pilz against Triple Crossing Falcon Smash, one of Virginia’s finest IPAs.
Unlike the NCAA version, there were really no easy outs in this tournament—the losers just as delicious as the winners of each round.
Now, you voted in the last round, and Sierra Nevada Pale Ale has won the 2019 Final Pour Beer Bracket. Learn more about the winning beer here.
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