The Battle of the Beers – Round of 16 Results (2022)

B. Kline — Fri, 15 Jul 2022 12:01:47 +0000

The Round of 16

Competition is slimming down again as we enter week three and move onto the final eight beers and their corresponding breweries. The round of 16 has just wrapped up and its time to announce the winners and what beers are moving on to round of 8.

First, let’s take a look at how we got here.

The Battle of the Beers

We are now onto week three of the Battle of the Beers, and its down to eight beers left. So how did we get here? Well glad you asked – because it lets me link you to the articles that have discussed that:

The Battle of the Beers (2022)
The Battle of the Beers – Round of 32 (Voting) (2022)
The Battle of the Beers – Round of 32 (Results – Recap) (2022)
The Battle of the Beers – Round of 16 (Voting) (2022)
The Battle of the Beers – Round of 16 (Results – Recap) (2022)
The Battle of the Beers – Round of 8 (Voting) (2022)

The Round of 16 Results

(1) The Alchemist – Heady Topper (18 votes) defeated (17) Boneshire Brew Works – Green (15 votes)
(14) Rotunda Brewing – Annville IPA (20 votes) defeated (12) Pizza Boy – Murren River (12 votes)
(23) Tattered Flag – TMI PA (24 votes) defeated (8) Bell’s Brewery – Two Hearted Ale (14 votes)
(4) Toppling Goliath – Pseudo Sue (29 votes) defeated (6) Dewey Beer Co – Swishy Pants (6 votes)
(3) Lawson’s Finest Liquids – Sip of Sunshine (26 votes) defeated (28) Sierra Nevada – Pale Ale (12 votes)
(9) Von C Brewing – Walking on Clouds (77 votes) defeated (7) Ommegang – Three Philosophers (16 votes)
(11) Rubber Soul – Dropout (23 votes) defeated (13) Deschutes Brewing – Fresh Squeezed (11 votes)
(18) Troegs Brewing – Perpetual IPA (22 votes) (2) Tree House – Green (16 votes)

News and Notes and Statistics

Some statistics of the Round of 16:

Von C Brewing’s Walking on Clouds had the most votes at 77
Dewey Beer Co’s Swishy Pants had the least votes with 6
The closest margin of victory was (1) The Alchemist – Heady Topper defeating (17) Boneshire Brew Works – Green by 3 votes
The largest margin of victory was (9) Von C Brewing – Walking on Clouds defeating (7) Ommegang – Three Philosophers by 61 votes
Upsets:
- (14) Rotunda Brewing defeated (12) Pizza Boy
- (23) Tattered Flag defeated (8) Bell’s Brewery
- (9) Von C Brewing defeated (7) Ommegang
- (18) Troeg’s Brewing defeated (2) Tree House

Breweries Left

Who all is left? The following eight breweries are still in the battle:

(1) The Alchemist (with Heady Topper)
(14) Rotunda Brewing (with Annville IPA)
(23) Tattered Flag (with TMI PA)
(4) Toppling Goliath (with Pseudo Sue)
(3) Lawson’s Finest Liquids (with Sip of Sunshine)
(9) Von C Brewing (with Walking on Clouds)
(11) Rubber Soul (with Dropout)
(18) Troegs Brewing (with Perpetual IPA)

Voting

The Round of 8 voting article will be going live in the next 15 – 20 minutes. You can find it here:

The Battle of the Beers – The Round of 8 (Voting) (2022)

The remaining schedule of voting for the tournament goes as such:

Round of 8: July 15th – July 21st at 11:59PM (EST)
Round of 4: July 22nd – July 28th at 11:59PM (EST)
Round of 2: July 29th – August 4th at 11:59PM (EST)

You can vote daily for your favorite beers. So be sure to check in each day to vote, and also be sure to share the voting article on all of your social medias. Make sure all your friends know they can vote daily and spread the word.

Wrap Up

Thank you all for checking out the results and participating in the tournament. This is our first Battle of the Beers tournament, but our third tournament overall (after having done a Battle of the Breweries (2021) and a Battle of the Breweries (2022)). These are a lot of fun to run and manage, and its great to see the participation of the fans and community. So I just want to thank everyone for coming to The Beer Thrillers blog and participating in the tournament. You guys make all this happen and without you there would be no tournaments or The Beer Thrillers in general. So we greatly appreciate all your support and everything.

Thanks For Reading

As always at the end of my articles I like to give a little shout out and say thanks to everyone for reading. I also typically give an update on where we are. Quite a few news articles have popped up here on the blog, so be sure to check them out. A few articles about the US Beer Open Competition – (Wallenpaupack Brewing winning two golds, Wolf Brewing winning a gold, and Sun King Brewery winning Grand National Champion). Also halfway through the year lists using Untappd data, and more.

We are also in the background working on revamping the site’s layout and hopefully that’ll be done by the end of the month (fingers crossed). We are also working on starting up the podcast. So be sure to check that out when it goes live.

Once again I just want to reiterate my thanks for everyone coming to the site, reading what we write, and getting involved in tournaments, polls, and other things. It really does mean a lot. Thank you all so very much!

Cheers All!

-B. Kline

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We’ve Joined the NAGBW

BKline — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:24:13 +0000

North American Guild of Beer Writers logo.

The North American Guild of Beer Writers

What is the North American Guild of Beer Writers you might ask? Quite possibly you’ve never heard of them, even if you do read several beer blogs on the internet. So what exactly are they? Are they a shadowy underworld movement similar to the Illuminati? Are they like the Free Masons of beer? Or are they similar to the Stonecutters?

Well, I’ll let them explain in their own words (from their website):

The North American Guild of Beer Writers (NAGBW) is the leading member organization of beer writers, authors, reporters, and podcasters who cover the beer industry.
Some of us do it for fun, others make a living, or at least a portion of it, covering beer and brewing. We tirelessly cover the brewing industry and those who appreciate beer.
We are a group dedicated to elevating the level of our craft as we cover the art of brewing. We are serious in our purpose, but strive to enjoy ourselves in doing our jobs.
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We host annual awards that highlight the accomplishments of our members. We also support the annual Diversity in Beer Writing Grant, with a goal to highlight the value of stories that can showcase diversity and inclusion – in all its forms and challenges – within beer.
North American Guild of Beer Writers – Home – North American Guild of Beer Writers Homepage

So thats the basis in a nutshell.

Every year they have an awards event a little bit after the Great American Beer Festival where they announce that year’s awards and winners for various writing and articles of the year. The selection timeframe is July through August and they announce the winners late September.

You can read the 2020 winners here: 2020 NAGBW Winners. I am not entered in anything for 2021, but will hopefully have some stuff to enter for the 2020 year.

So What Does This Mean

So what all does this mean for The Beer Thrillers? Shrugging… honestly not a whole lot that you all might see. A bit more behind the scenes happens for us here at The Beer Thrillers. Hopefully more notice, coverage, and attention.

We are looking to soon start doing podcasts and videos and much more travels and coverage here on The Beer Thrillers. We are also looking to pick up another writer (or two) and hopefully someone with more digital graphics skills and such, and get the site improved graphically, and with a lot more writing.

So please, if you like what you see, make sure to hit the like button, subscribe and follow our page, and be sure to share with all your friends. We appreciate it!

-B. Kline

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The Battle of the Beers – Round of 16 Results (2022)

The Round of 16

The Battle of the Beers

The Round of 16 Results

News and Notes and Statistics

Breweries Left

Voting

Wrap Up

Thanks For Reading

We’ve Joined the NAGBW

The North American Guild of Beer Writers

So What Does This Mean

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