June 14th, 2012
5th Annual Global Warming Open . Brewing News
Make your picks fot the 5th Annual Global Warming Open — Deadline – Sunday 6/16
Here we go again, it is time for the Fifth Annual Global Warming Open!
Make your picks by this Sunday, June 16 at Noon EST and you could be a winner come July 4!
Remember the premise: You’re sitting. It’s hot, real hot. The summer has broken all heat records and those chunks of Antarctica that have broken away has pushed water levels so high that you’re surrounded by water. But no chunks of ice.
At first you like the heat. But soon you become uncomfortable. You need to cool down. You need a beer. A beer will help you through this crisis. But which beer goes best with global catastrophe and hot weather? “Steward!” you call. “Assemble the players and let the matches begin!”
Brewing News is proud to present the 2012 Global Warming Open, a contest pitting refreshing summer beers against one another to determine the most refreshing beer in America. Like the springtime National IPA Championships, participating summer beers from across the nation were randomly chosen for a 1:1 single elimination bracket tournament. Winners of the first round will advance to the next.
At the same time, beer lovers like you can choose the winners for each round on-line! A grand prize will be awarded to the reader who predicts the most correct GWO brackets. The top prize will be a free case of the 2012 Global Warming Open Champion beer.
The complete summer beer tournament bracket has been posted on-line. Join us for what will be one of the most fun events this summer! See the field in the locker room and then make your predictions today at http://www.brewingnews.com/gwo .
Be sure to make your picks by this Sunday, June 16 at Noon EST! Don’t forget to make sure your picks are complete…unfinished brackets don’t score very well!
This message is being sent as a courtesy to all Brewing News hop tips subscribers. Be sure to sign up for “Beer Brackets” updates (this is a list option within your preferences below). Make that change to receive updates when each round is completed and to follow the action until a GWO Champion is crowned!
Good luck!
NOTE: If you’re playing, please share who you have picked as the winner!
GWO ROUND 1 OPPONENTS – JUNE 16, 2012–Buffalo, NY
Please note that there are eight byes, granted randomly.
(Note: What appears below involved a lot of cutting and pasting; upon review, it all looks correct. That said, if there are any errors, please refer to the on-line bracket as the authoritative version.)
| 1 Bye 2 Laurelwood Brewing Mother Lode Golden Ale3 SweetWater Brewing Co Blue vs 4 Rogue Ales Yellow Snow IPA 5 Bell’s Brewery Inc. 7 Deschutes Brewery 9 Bye 11 Sierra Nevada Brewing 13 SweetWater Brewing 15 Ice Harbor Brewing 17 Bye 19 Stone Brewing 21 Wormtown Brewery 23 Arcadia Ales 25 Bye 27 Fat Heads Brewery 29 Harpoon Brewery 31 Widmer Brothers Brewing |
33 Bye 34 Copper Canyon Brewery Summerzest35 Brew Kettle Production Works Der Sommer Hefeweizen vs 36 Willoughby Brewing Kaiserhof 37 Black Diamond Brewing 39 Firestone Walker Brewing 41 Bye 43 McNeill’s Brewery 45 Red Brick Brewing 47 Full Sail Brewing 49 Bye 51 Port City Brewing 53 Parish Brewing 55 Mad River Brewing 57 Bye 59 Southern Tier Brewing 61 New Holland Brewing 63 Snoqualmie Falls Brewing |