2018 Ultimate Minnesota Beer Bracket

Meet the new champion

Castle Danger wins big.

Castle Danger crushes Surly

After a stunningly one-sided upset, the Two Harbors brewery is the 2018 Ultimate Minnesota Beer Bracket champion.
(1) Surly
66%
(16) Bad Weather
34%
Castle Danger (2)
63%
Steel Toe (15)
37%
Bent Paddle (3)
71%
Bauhaus (14)
29%
(4) Schell's
56%
(13) Junkyard
44%
(5) Summit
58%
(12) Fair State
42%
Dangerous Man (6)
71%
Insight (11)
29%
Indeed (7)
53%
Barrel Theory (10)
47%
(8) Fulton
59%
(9) Lift Bridge
41%
Surly
50.3%
Summit
49.7%
Fulton
54%
Schell's
46%
Castle Danger
54%
Dangerous Man
46%
Bent Paddle
55%
Indeed
45%
Surly
51%
Fulton
49%
Castle Danger
51%
Bent Paddle
49%
Surly
27%
Castle Danger
73%
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Eat & Drink
April 6, 2018
Castle Danger is the winner of the 2018 Ultimate Minnesota Beer Bracket.

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Eat & Drink
March 29, 2018
Surly, Castle Danger squeak into Beer Bracket final after last-minute victories

Surly, Castle Danger squeak into Beer Bracket final after last-minute victories

The No. 1 and the No. 2 seeds barely survived the Foamy Four, coming from behind to defeat their opponents.
Eat & Drink
March 26, 2018
Beer bracket drama as reigning champ Schell's falls, Surly barely hangs on

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Surly beat rival Summit by only 57 votes to advance to the Foamy Four.
Eat & Drink
March 22, 2018
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See which Minnesota breweries survived the opening round, and then get ready to vote in the Ale-ite Eight round Tuesday morning.
Eat & Drink
March 16, 2018
Competing "teams" from the Ultimate Minnesota Beer Bracket.

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The votes are in and the field of 16 Minnesota breweries is set, with a mix of newcomers and perennial powerhouses.
Eat & Drink
March 9, 2018
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The state's oldest brewery stunned beer fans with upset after upset in our inaugural brewery competition.
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