Beer Bracket Tournament!
05. Mar, 2010 
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Old Chicago’s Fan Favorite Bracket Tournament Sponsored By Fanbrew
Have you got a bad case of March Madness? Well we do and so does Old Chicago Pizza, and we think the only prescription is more beer! Thats right drink more beer (albeit responsibly), watch more sports, & help your favorite beer battle for the championship.
How To Play:
Get out to Old Chicago Pizza in Merrillville, IN or Champaign, IL during the month of March and participate in our beer bracket tournament. In 1 match up a day 2 beers will face off to ultimately determine 1 champion on April 16th.
No purchase is necessary, but how can you decide without trying them? Get into Old Chicago and buy one of the beers in that days match up and you will be given a ballot to vote. Either circle your favorite and return it to your server or get online and vote by using the poll below. Can’t make it to their Champaign or Merrillville locations? Then just vote here and leave a comment about your choice and where you had it.
Let’s have some fun and may the best beer win!
Specials & Coupons:
Old Chicago Merrillville – Buy any pint of a beer in that days bracket match up get a sample of it’s competitor free.
The Bracket
Round 1
Matchup 1: March 16th, 2010 – Bud Light Vs. Stella Artois
Bud Light 25
Stella Artois 23
Matchup 2: March 17th, 2010 – Honkers Ale Vs. Sierra Nevada
Sierra Nevada 29
Honkers Ale 16
Matchup 3: March 18th, 2010 – Bass Vs. Guiness
Guinness 38
Bass 16
Matchup 4: March 19th, 2010 – Fat Tire Vs. Coors Light
Fat Tire 39
Coors Light 21
Matchup 5: March 20th, 2010 – Budweiser Vs. Sam Adams
Sam Adams 70
Budweiser 51
Matchup 6: March 21st, 2010 – New Castle Vs. Smithwicks
New Castle 44
Smithwicks 24
Matchup 7: March 22nd, 2010 – Sunset Wheat Vs. Blue Moon
Blue Moon 38
Sunset Wheat 24
Matchup 8: March 23rd, 2010 – Hazed & Infused Vs. Miller Lite
Miller Lite 57
Hazed & Infused 14
Round 2 – March 24 – 31st
Matchup 1: March 24th – 25th, 2010 – Bud Light Vs. Sierra Nevada
Bud Light 74
Sierra Nevada 21
Matchup 2: March 26th – 27th, 2010 – Guinness Vs. Fat Tire
Fat Tire 39
Guniness 27
Matchup 3: March 28th – 29th, 2010 – Sam Adams Vs. New Castle
Sam Adams 30
New Castle 24
Matchup 4: March 30th – 31st, 2010 – Blue Moon Vs. Miller Lite
Miller Lite 60
Blue Moon 10
Round 3 – April 1st – 4th - Matchups TBA
Matchup 1: April 1st – 2nd 2010 – Bud Light Vs. Fat Tire
Bud Light 88
Fat Tire 42
Matchup 2 : April 3rd – 4th 2010 – Sam Adams Vs. Miller Lite
Sam Adams 34
Miller Lite 107
Championship Game – April 5th, 2010
Bud Light Vs. Miller Lite
Bud Light 93
Miller Lite 85
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what no Old Style? this bracket is rigged!
It looks like the selection committee stuck to a Division I line-up, although I am not sure how the international teams snuck in!
BK,
They don’t have Old Style on tap in both locations. So we couldn’t pick it. I know how disappointing that is. Especially since it would dominate thanks to the Kraeusening.
Adam
If you go to Old Chicago make sure you ask you waitress for a membership in the World Beer Tour club, it’s free and they put free money on your membership card for drinks.
Thanks for the tip Phil. I need to get myself a new tour card. I lost mine over a year ago.
I love the bracket, but I can’t make it for the tournament working 3-11 all month. Drink for me.
Tough one as I like them both. Bud Light is usually my beer of choice at happy hour but if Stella is available I will have to have at least one befoe hitting the BL, so I guess Stella wins out.
STEEEELLLLLAAAAAAAAA!!!! I love that beer. I think it is going to go far in the tourny. Someone thought BL was going to win, but I am not saying any names….Adam!
I won’t be able to attend any ‘official’ tastings as I’m on midnights until may. Predictions:
Fat Tire will win regardless of actual competition. Coors Light is a pretty easy first bracket, but it will win based on popularity vs. taste.
Now, the two I’m watching are the Newcastle vs. Smithwick’s and Bass vs. Guinness. Both are a tough choice for me.
BUD!!!!
I’m going Bluemoon over sunset wheat.
Oh wow, newcastle LOST because only 1 person voted on that day!!!!!! I am ashamed of myself for letting such a good beer go down like that.
I think everyone knows by now that I cast my Fanbrew vote for MILLER LITE BABY!!!!
We should have a regional tournament one of these days for the beers from the six local Northwest Indiana brew pubs.
Chris,
That is a great idea. I will have to start brainstorming ideas on how to get it done.
Adam