It's the final day to vote for Cincinnati's Favorite Beer 2023 (🍺vs.🍺)
It's the final countdown!
This is it. This is for all the tasty marbles. Which brew will be crowned Cincinnati's Favorite Beer for 2023? Will it be a three-peat for Wiedemann's Bohemian Special Brew? Or will it be a come-from-behind underdog victory from the bracket rookie Helles Real from Grainworks?
✔️ VOTE HERE on the final matchup March 27-28.
Final Four Cincinnati's Favorite Beer results
No. 1 seed Bohemian Special Brew (Wiedemann) took a landslide win over No. 4 seed Coast to Coast (Fifty West) in the Final Four round with a final score of 609 to 303. Coast to Coast had a great run this year, taking out some formidable opponents in No. 1 seed Garage Beer (Braxton) and No. 2 seed Dunkel (Hofbrauhaus) on its way to the Final Four, but the overwhelming tide from the returning champ proved too much for the popular IPA.
No. 4 seed Helles Real (Grainworks) had a slightly tighter – but still very convincing – win over No. 2 seed You Betcha! (Sonder) to make it through to the final match by a final score of 466 to 322. The New England IPA campaign from You Betcha! comes to an end at the hands of an underdog in the Final Four after calling a stop to the budding Cinderella stories of No. 8 seed Third Eye P.A. (Third Eye) and No. 6 seed Oktoberfest (West Side) in the Elite Eight and Sweet 16 rounds respectively.
So the final matchup is set. Wiedemann vs. Grainworks. Will it be St. Bernard or West Chester? The easy-drinking Bohemian or the brew with Helles of malty flavor? Can the underdog bridge the gap to the champ in the final round? But the most important question: Who are YOU voting for?
Read more about both of these brews and their road to the finals HERE. Or check out our newsroom taste-test video below. But most of all, if you haven't tried them yet, we encourage you to do so and then vote for your favorite to take home the trophy.
🖨️ View and print out a high-res version of the final bracket HERE.
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FINALS voting guide for Cincinnati's Favorite Beer
Voting begins (HERE) at 12:01 a.m. Monday, March 27, and ends at 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, March 28.
You can vote only once.
The winner will be announced on Sunday, April 2, at Cincinnati.com and in The Enquirer.
Dates to know for Cincinnati's Favorite Beer 2023
Nominations: Feb. 27-March 3.Bracket unveiled: March 12.Round of 32: March 13-14.Sweet 16: March 16-17.Elite Eight: March 20-21.Final Four: March 23-24.THE FINALS: March 27-28.
Winner announced: Sunday, April 2.
Previous beer bracket winners
2022: Wiedemann’s Bohemian Special Brew (repeat)
2019: Taft’s Gavel Banger
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Cincinnati's Favorite Beer 2023: Final 2 brews announced, how to vote
