The Battle of the Breweries (2021) – The Finals – Triple Threat Match
Its Time to Find Out The Winner
This is it everyone, this is the finals, the championship, the triple threat main event of The Battle of the Breweries (2021). The culmination of a month’s ‘hard work’ of voting by you and everyone you’ve shared these posts with.
Who will take home the crown, the championship, the title bout (not a physical one mind you), of the most arbitrary beer blog Battle of the Breweries in possibly writing history?
Will it be The Isle of Que Brewing Company?
Or will it be Rubber Soul Brewing Company?
Or Troegs Independent Craft Brewing Company?
This is certainly an interesting and diverse match-up for the finals. But how did we get here?
The Results, Working Our Way Back Through the Tournament
Let’s take a look back over the tournament and see how we got here to the finals. Firstly, we started with an odd choice of breweries – 48 breweries to be exact. How did we select these 48 breweries? They had to be a brewery that I physically had been to their location. The selection of breweries comes from the states of Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky. I used a random dice generator (a D4 for the fellow nerds out there) to put them into brackets, and once in the brackets they were seeded based on Untappd global average ratings.
Since March – April is WrestleMania season, I decided to give the tournament a bit of a “Wrestling” bent to it. With the two conferences being called FACEs and HEELs. With the divisions (two per conference) being named after Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, Triple H, and Ric Flair.
Now let’s take a look at the round per round results…
Round One Results
Voting statistics:
- Total votes for round one: 3422
- Total votes for Triple H Division: 388
- Total votes for Ric Flair Division: 305
- Total votes for HEELs conference: 693
- Total “upsets” (any higher seed defeating a lower seed) in HEELs conference: 2
- Total votes for Stone Cold Steve Austin Division: 870
- Total votes for The Rock Division: 823
- Total votes for FACEs conference: 1693
- Total “upsets” (any higher seed defeating a lower seed) in FACEs conference: 7
Upsets:
HEELs Conference:
- Gearhouse Brewing Company (9) defeating Levity Brewing (4)
- Desperate Times Brewing Company (10) defeating Yellow Bridge Brewing (3)
- Chatty Monks Brewing (7) defeating Cox Brewing Company (6)
FACEs Conference:
- Three Heads Brewing (11) defeating Idiom Brewing (2)
- Rubber Soul Brewing Company (10) defeating Breaker Brewing (3)
- Tattered Flag (9) defeating ShuBrew Brewing Company (4)
- Rough Edges Brewing (8) defeating Wolfs Ridge Brewing Company (5)
- The Church Brew Works (12) defeating Cushwa Brewing (1)
- The Isle of Que Brewing (11) defeating Jackie O’s Brewery (2)
- Molly Pitcher Brewing Company (8) defeating Mellow Mink Brewing (5)
Results of Round One
HEELs Conference: Triple H Division:
- Fourscore Brewing Company (1 seed) (52 votes) defeated Black Forest Brewing (12 seed) (15 votes)
- Urban Artifact (2 seed) (41 votes) defeated The Ministry of Brewing (11 seed) (23 votes)
- Mad Chef Brewing (3 seed) (39 votes) defeated ZeroDay Brewing Company (10 seed) (25 votes)
- GearHouse Brewing Company (9 seed) (39 votes) defeated Levity Brewing (4 seed) (33 votes)
- Swiftwater Brewing Company (5 seed) (43 votes) defeated Highway Manor (8 seed) (18 votes)
- Sun King Brewery (6 seed) (33 votes) defeated Braxton Brewing Company (7 seed) (27 votes)
HEELs Conference: Ric Flair Division:
- Dewey Beer Company (1 seed) (35 votes) defeated Couch Brewery (12 seed) (16 votes)
- Rotunda Brewing Company (2 seed) (37 votes) defeated Snitz Creek Brewing Company (11 seed) (14 votes)
- Desperate Times Brewing (10 seed) (30 votes) defeated Yellow Bridge Brewing (3 seed) (19 votes)
- Troegs Craft Independent Brewing Company (4 seed) (48 votes) defeated Saucony Creek Brewing Company (9 seed) (9 votes)
- Twisted Bine Brewing Company (5 seed) (30 votes) defeated Land-Grant Brewing Company (8 seed) (17 votes)
- Chatty Monks Brewing (7 seed) (30 votes) defeated Cox Brewing Company (6 seed) (20 votes)
FACEs Conference: Stone Cold Steve Austin Division:
- Ever Grain Brewing Company (1 seed) (85 votes) defeated Mt. Gretna Craft Brewery (12 seed) (49 votes)
- Three Heads Brewing (11 seed) (65 votes) defeated Idiom Brewing (2 seed) (59 votes)
- Rubber Soul Brewing Company (10 seed) (65 votes) defeated Breaker Brewing (3 seed) (57 votes)
- Tattered Flag (9 seed) (102 votes) defeated ShuBrew Brewing (4 seed) (34 votes)
- Rough Edges Brewing (8 seed) (177 votes) defeated Wolf’s Ridge Brewing (5 seed) (40 votes)
- Boneshire Brew Works (6 seed) (70 votes) defeated Liquid Noise Brewing Company (7 seed) (67 votes)
FACEs Conference: The Rock Division:
- The Church Brew Works (12 seed) (82 votes) defeated Cushwa Brewing (1 seed) (43 votes)
- The Isle of Que Brewing Company (11 seed) (146 votes) defeated Jackie O’s Brewery (2 seed) (31 votes)
- Pizza Boy Brewing Company (Al’s of Hampden) (3 seed) (106 votes) defeated Taft’s Brewing Company (Taft’s Ale House) (10 seed) (29 votes)
- Funk Brewing Company (4 seed) (95 votes) defeated Olde Bedford Brewing Company (9 seed) (34 votes)
- Molly Pitcher Brewing Company (8 seed) (79 votes) defeated Mellow Mink Brewing (5 seed) (51 votes)
- Moo-Duck Brewing Company (6 seed) (81 votes) defeated Logyard Brewing Company (7 seed) (46 votes)
Round Two Statistics
Statistics:
- Total Votes: 2659
- Total votes in the HEELs Conference: 872
- Total Votes in the FACEs Conference: 1787
- There was no upsets in the HEELs conference.
- There was three upsets in the FACEs conference.
Upsets:
- The Isle of Que Brewing (11) defeated Pizza Boy Brewing Company (Al’s of Hampden) (2) by 52 votes.
- Rubber Soul Brewing Company (9) defeated Moo-Duck Brewing (4) by 52 votes.
- Tattered Flag Brewery and Distillery (7) defeated Rough Edges Brewing (6) by 46 votes.
Round Two Results
HEELs Conference:
- Fourscore Beer Company (1 seed) (71 votes) defeated GearHouse Brewing Company (12 seed) (61 votes).
- Dewey Beer Company (2 seed) (70 votes) defeated Desperate Times Brewing Company (11 seed) (67 votes).
- Rotunda Brewing Company (3 seed) (96 votes) defeated Chatty Monks Brewing (10 seed) (51 votes).
- Urban Artifact (4 seed) (79 votes) defeated Sun King Brewery (9 seed) (48 votes).
- Troegs Independent Craft Brewing Company (5 seed) (126 votes) defeated Swiftwater Brewing Company (8 seed) (32 votes).
- Mad Chef Brewing Company (6 seed) (117 votes) defeated Twisted Bine Brewing Company (7 seed) (54 votes).
FACEs Conference:
- Ever Grain Brewing Company (1 seed) (170 votes) defeated The Church Brew Works (12 seed) (119 votes).
- The Isle of Que Brewing (11 seed) (193 votes) defeated Pizza Boy Brewing Company (Al’s of Hampden) (2 seed) (141 votes).
- Funk Brewing Company (3 seed) (178 votes) defeated Three Heads Brewing (10 seed) (103 votes).
- Rubber Soul Brewing Company (9 seed) (168 votes) defeated Moo-Duck Brewing (4 seed) (116 votes).
- Boneshire Brew Works (5 seed) (155 votes) defeated Molly Pitcher Brewing Company (8 seed) (134 votes).
- Tattered Flag Brewery and Distillery (7 seed) (178 votes) defeated Rough Edges Brewing (6 seed) (132 votes).
Round Three Statistics
Statistics:
- Total Votes: 1,447 (six questions)
- There was four upsets (out of six match-ups)
Upsets:
- Isle of Que Brewing (12) defeated Fourscore Beer Company (1) – 149 to 115
- Rubber Soul Brewing Company (11) defeated Dewey Beer Company (2) – 182 to 65
- Troegs Independent Craft Brewing (8) defeated Urban Artifact (5) – 145 to 96
- Boneshire Brew Works (7) defeated Funk Brewing Company (6) – 118 to 115
Results of Round Three
- Isle of Que Brewing (12 seed) (149 votes) defeated Fourscore Beer Company (1 seed) (115 votes)
- Rubber Soul Brewing Company (11) (182 votes) defeated Dewey Beer Company (2 seed) (65 votes)
- Rotunda Brewing Company (3 seed) (127 votes) defeated Mad Chef Brewing Company (10 seed) (101 votes)
- Ever Grain Brewing Company (4 seed) (129 votes) defeated Tattered Flag Brewery (9 seed) (108 votes)
- Troegs Brewing Company (8 seed) (145 votes) defeated Urban Artifact (5 seed) (96 votes)
- Boneshire Brew Works (7 seed) (118 votes) defeated Funk Brewing Company (6 seed) (115 votes)
Round Four Statistics and Results
In a shocking twist, all three match-ups from Round Three were won by the underdogs. (I re-ranked the seeds after each round.) The number six seed Isle of Que Brewing has kept their Cinderella tournament streak alive and pulled a major upset over Rotunda Brewing Company. Rubber Soul Brewing Company (fifth seed) posted a big upset over Ever Grain Brewing Company, and despite being the big dog in Pennsylvania, but ranked lower (due to ranking being based on Untappd average score) Troegs Independent Craft Brewing (fourth seed) pulled up an upset over Boneshire Brew Works.
Results:
- Isle of Que Brewing (sixth seed) (212 votes) defeated Rotunda Brewing Company (one seed) (79 votes).
- Rubber Soul Brewing Company (fifth seed) (154 votes) defeated Ever Grain Brewing Company (second seed) (106 votes).
- Troegs Independent Craft Brewing Company (fourth seed) (143 votes) defeated Boneshire Brew Works (third seed) (117 votes).
There was a total of 811 votes for round four.
So this now brings us…. to the final… to the main event…. to the triple threat match, for all the marbles, for the championship, for the fake title belt that doesn’t really exist (except inside our heads and hearts), the whole shebang, the whole enchelada…. the Triple Threat to Determine the Winner of The Battle of the Breweries (2021)……. (insert dramatic drum-roll).
The Triple Threat Main Event
The Triple Threat Main Event, is pitting the Cinderella Isle of Que Brewing, vs. newly opened – rebranded Rubber Soul Brewing Company vs. The Big Dog of Pennsylvania Craft Beer – Troegs Independent Craft Brewing. This should be a very interesting match-up. Three interesting contenders. One hailing from Selinsgrove Pennsylvania, one from Hummelstown Pennsylvania, and then a hop skip and a throw over the third hailing from Hershey Pennsylvania. In the coming days I will be posting an article detailing each brewery, and giving readers some kind of information on how main event participants.
Let the battle commence!
Triple Threat Main Event Voting
[perfect_survey id=”7464″]Just as a reminder, voting will end on Sunday April 4th at 11:59PM – Midnight (EST). So make sure you get your votes in before then!
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