2018 Ultimate Minnesota Beer Bracket
Meet the new champion
Castle Danger crushes Surly
After a stunningly one-sided upset, the Two Harbors brewery is the 2018 Ultimate Minnesota Beer Bracket champion.
MAKE YOUR PICKS FOR ROUND 5!
SUBMIT YOUR PICKSCastle 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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