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MARCH 23rd, 2019

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WelcomeWelcome to the 6th Annual Northern Lights Rare Beer Fest. We are all here to celebrate rare and unique beers from craft breweries across the country. Inside this program as a guide to all the wonderful craft beer being offered. Inside you will find information on the participating breweries and their beer.

A big thanks go out to our sponsors, participating breweries, MN History Center, Pints For Prostates and to all you passionate beer lovers. Without all of you, this wouldn’t be possible!

We hope you enjoy yourselves and find something new and wonderful in your glass.

Don’t forget to vote for you favorite beer for the Aurora Borealis Award. Submit your vote on the first floor at the voting station.

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Pints for ProstatesReaching Men Through The Universal Language of Beer

Pints for Prostates is a grassroots campaign that uses the universal language of beer to reach men with an important health message. Founded by beer writer and prostate cancer survivor Rick Lyke in 2008, the campaign raises awareness among men about the importance of regular health screenings and early detection.

Funds generated by the group go to fighting prostate cancer and assisting men with the disease. In addition to funding its edu-cation and awareness efforts, Pints for Prostates supports other 501(c)3 organizations involved in the fight against prostate cancer like Us TOO International Prostate Cancer Education and Support Network and the Prostate Conditions Education Council.

The Northern Lights Beer Fest is not only a one of a kind beer event but an awareness and fundraising campaign for Pints for Prostates.

A portion of the proceeds from ticket sales go directly to Pints for Prostates. 100% of the proceeds from the silent auction go directly to Pints for Prostates.

Sponsors

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Food, Water & SodaBe sure to eat the wonderful food prepared by D’ Amico Catering.At the beginning of the event there will be a variety of passed cheeses available courtesy of our friends at the Caves of Faribault.

Mini Cheddar Brats, Grilled Jerk Chicken Slider with Grilled Pineapple, Aged White Cheddar Cheese, Black Bean Slider with Grilled Tomato Salsa, Mini Philly Steak Sandwich with caramelized onions and peppers, Mini Reuben Sandwich with Thousand Island Dressing. All served on Spent Grain rolls. Accompanied by Polenta Fries with Spicy Tomato sauce, Cheese Curds, Chili with Cheddar Cheese and Sour Cream, Fresh Vegetable Shooters with Maytag Bleu Cheese.

During the last hour there will be popcorn and soft pretzel bites available Coffee, Hot Cider, and Buddy’s Orange, Grape and Strawberry Sodas are also available. Water Stations will be located throughout the grounds. Please take advantage of them to stay well hydrated, cleanse your palate, and enjoy your sampling experience.

Tasting BeerTasting beer can be very rewarding. As you encounter new styles or brands it helps to know what to look for in a new beer as well as how to evaluate it. Take your time and work through the aspects of each beer, one by one.

APPEARANCE: How does it look? Examine the appearance of the beer itself. Hold the glass up to the light and examine the color, clarity, and head. Is it clear or cloudy? Note whether the head is dense or thin. The color of the head is also worth noting and can range from pure white on Pilsners to light or medium brown on some stouts and porters.

AROMA: Take your time with the aroma. Bring it to your nose and inhale. Try to take several good sniffs before you take your first sip. If you’re taking notes, stop to write your impressions before the first sip distracts you. What does it smell like? Does it smell primarily of hops, malt, yeast, or something else?

FIRST SIP: Note the initial sensation as the beer enters your mouth. Think about whether it is sweet, bitter, fruity, sour or something else. There can be quite a bit of difference between the first taste and the finish.

MOUTHFEEL: This is the texture of the beer or how it physically feels in your mouth. Beer ranges from silky, dry stouts, to thick and chewy. Try to note the body, carbonation, warmth, creaminess, and astringency.

FINISH: Note the lingering flavors after you swallow the drink. Often it can be bitter from the hops or it can have a lingering malty sweetness. Stop before your next drink and try to write down everything you just detected. Try to confirm it with your second drink or see if you need to rethink your conclusions.

STYLES: There is a lot of variation from one beer to the next with regards to style. Some beers are brewed with style in mind and others are not. Styles can be used as a learning tool to look at historical brewing norms and to help understand where certain characteristics of beer come from. The Beer Judge Certification Program Style Guidelines and the Brewers Association Beer Style Guidelines are two great sources of information to learn more about beer styles.

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Booth  1 Wild Mind Artisan Ales6031 Pillsbury Ave S wildmindales.com

☐Spontané: FramboiseMore than 700 pounds of raspberries were added to a blend of 18 month old spontaneously-fermented wild ale to create this sour, jammy, truly wild ale. Spon-tané Framboise pours deep red, smells of spring, and tastes like you're biting into a freshly picked raspberry.

☐Blueberry Maple PancakeAged in oak barrels with our resident microflora for roughly 18 months and then refermented on blueberries and Vermont maple syrup, Blueberry Maple Pancake brings together two of the best pancake toppings to create lightly tart fruited sour.

Booth  2 Drekker Brewing Company630 1st Ave N #6, Fargo, ND 58102 drekkerbrewing.com

☐2017 Barrel Aged Nightman ComethAward winning Russian Imperial Stout sat in bourbon barrels for over a year and developed some extremely rich and complex flavors. This is one you won’t want to miss!

☐ Thor is my Co-Pilot ABV 8%Thor is the founding member of Drekker’s God Series of Lactose Double IPAs and it's packed with CTZ, Simcoe, Citra, & Mosaic hops. Lactose Sugar gives the thick and creamy body a boost and adds a touch of sweetness to the finish.

☐ Odin is my Overlord ABV 8%Odin is My Overlord is a double IPA brewed with lactose and hopped with godly amounts of Mosaic, CTZ, Enigma and Hallertau Blanc.

☐ Loki is my Homeboy ABV 8%Loki Is My Homeboy is a Double IPA brewed with insane amounts of CTZ, Amarillo, El Dorado and Mosaic hops and a whole bunch of lactose to add to the smooth, creamy body and give it a little sweetness to balance out the hop bitterness.

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Booth  3 Fair State Brewing Cooperative2506 Central Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418 fairstate.coop

☐Upick 2018Blueberry/Strawberry/Raspberry sour beer made with local fruit

☐ 1170 MilesJester King collaboration tart saison with TX Rosemary and MN Spruce Tips

Booth  4 Firestone Walker Brewing Company1400 Ramada Dr. Paso Robles, CA 93446 firestonebeer.com

☐Twenty-Two Anniversary AleBlended Ale Consisting of all the 2018 Vintage Ale Series Brews

☐Bretta TangerineBerliner Weiss Style Wheat Beer Fermented with Tangerines

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Booth  5 Funkwerks1900 E Lincoln Ave Unit B, Fort Collins, CO 80524 funkwerks.com

☐Sauvin ReserveBarrel-Aged Single Hopped Saison Ale • 8.3%. We aged our single hopped saison, Nelson Sauvin, in white wine barrels to build upon the bright flavors developed by the New Zealand hop varietal used. Sparkling carbonation along with the addition of muscat grape juice support the crisp and clean white wine character-istics. This delicate beer will delight both wine and beer drinkers alike. Notes of oak and slight spice with aromas of tart gooseberries and honeydew melon.

☐Peachy KingWhiskey Barrel-Aged Sour Imperial Saison Ale with Peaches • 8.5%. We took a batch of Tropic King, one of our best selling beers and Saison’s bigger brother, added peach puree and souring bacteria and aged it in whiskey barrels. The oak and fruit work well in this tart beer while adding a new complexity to the trop-ical fruit flavors of Tropic King. Notes of passion fruit, mango, peaches, black pepper, and a hint of whiskey.

Booth  6 Pryes Brewing Company1401 W River Rd N, MPLS, MN 55411 pryesbrewing.com

☐Barrel-Aged Lost MoonBrewed with 8 different high roasted and kilned malts, our Russian Imperial Stout aged in Bourbon Barrels.

☐Barrel-Aged Barley WineCrafted with 100% malt, our Gold Medal winning Barleywineaged in Brandy barrels.

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Booth  7 Surly Brewing Company520 Malcolm Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414 surlybrewing.com

☐Pancake PartyRussian Imperial Stout Aged in BLiS Maple Syrup Barrels. 12% ABV

☐Fruited Barrel-Aged PentagramPentagram with raspberry and blueberry added and aged in rye whiskey barrels. 7% ABV

Booth  8 Town Hall Brewery1430 Washington Ave S townhallbrewery.com

☐Nitro Czar BarNitro-Barrel Aged Czar Jack Imperial Stout with dark chocolate and coconut

☐Strawberry StaveBourbon barrel aged German style Weizenbock with strawberries

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Booth  9 Hoops Brewing325 Lake Ave S. Duluth, Mn 55802 hoopsbrewing.com

☐#400 Imperial StoutStrong stout aged in bourbon barrels for over a year.Chocolate, fruit, warming sweetness

☐#200 Wheatwine aged on CognacStrong wheat ale long aged in cognac casks. Vanilla, spice, and full rich flavor.

Booth  10 Steel Toe Brewing Company4848 35th St. W steeltoebrewing.com

☐Vintage LunkerVelvety treacle caramel, vanilla, whiskey, sherry and dark fruit.

☐Dissent with roasted filberts, cacao nibs, vanilla.Think nutella, but better, and beer!

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Booth  11 Forager Brewery1005 6th st NW Rochester Minnesota 55901 Foragerbrewery.com

☐Maple NillerzzzzzBarrel Blended Double Stout brewed with maple syrup and aged on vanilla beans from five difference growing regions

☐Black Currant LambicSpontaneous fermented Lambic blended from 1 year old lambic and 2 year old lambic aged on Local organic black currants.

Booth  12 Earth Rider Brewery1617 N 3rd St, Superior, WI 54880 earthrider.beer

☐Aquavit Barrel Aged Valhalla AleValhalla, our malt-driven Scotch Ale, was aged in a Vikre Voyageur Aquavit barrel to add rich complexity. Malt flavors and aromas of toast, caramel and dark fruit blend with barrel-added notes of citrus peel, cardamom, and fennel. Hold fast.

☐Vikre Sugarbush Whiskey Barrel Aged ValhallaMalt-driven Scotch Ale with flavors and aromas of toast, caramel and dark fruit aged in Vikre Distillery Surgarbush Whiskey barrel to gain toasted wood tones with maple syrup and coconut.

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Booth  13 Dangerous Man Brewing Company1300 2nd St. NE dangerousmanbrewing.com

☐Barrel Aged Cafe Miel Russian Imperial StoutThis delicious RIS has notes of dark and milk chocolate, coffee, honey, toffee and roast. It is brewed with honey, aged in Bourbon barrels (Heaven Hill & George Dickel), and has additions of coffee & cinnamon. 12% ABV 66 IBU.

☐BARREL FERMENTED MANGO SOURThis beer is a kettle sour that was fermented in mezcal barrels with mangos for 3 months. This is a beautiful sour with a smooth mango forward tartness and light smokiness. 6.8% ABV 30 IBU.

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Booth  14 Lift Bridge Brewing Co1900 Tower Dr Stillwater, MN liftbridgebrewery.com

☐2018 CommanderThis is the 2018 batch of The Commander®. For those who haven’t tried it from previous years, it is our English-Style Barleywine ale brewed with an excessive malt bill and subtle, sweet cardamom. We aged in bourbon barrels, its bold, complex flavor reaches heights measured only by the building of its namesake. The barrels were shipped directly from Heaven Hill Distillery in Kentucky shortly after they were emptied.

☐Barrel Aged Grey DuckMidwest is best! Our Stillwater-based brewery has teamed up with Chicago-based Goose Island Beer Company. This Collabeeration resulted in a beautifully auburn Baltic Porter, with sweet notes of toffee and caramel. Bourbon-barrel aging enhances the hints of cherry, vanilla and smoke. The Collabeeration Series is what emerges when Lift Bridge Brewery teams up with peers to make something greater than the sum of its parts. Only brewed once, so enjoy it while it lasts!

Booth  15 Junkyard Brewing Company1416 1st Ave N, Moorhead, MN 56560 junkyardbeer.com

☐ “Finger Biscuits” Imperial Tiramisu StoutThis imperial stout was made with Stumbeano’s Espresso Blend Coffee and Nilla Wafer cookies. It’s rich and decadent like your favorite tiramisu desert, and surprisingly contains no lactose!

☐Barrel Aged "Vladimir’s Pegasus” Russian Imperial StoutThis batch was aged for a FULL YEAR in 3 different barrels: Jack Daniels, 1792, and Proof Artisan Distillers. This extremely roasty imperial stout has a bold bourbon flavor that finishes dry with notes of coffee and bakers cocoa, plus hints of dried dark fruit.

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Booth  16 Indeed Brewing Company711 15th Ave NE, Minneapolis MN 55413 indeedbrewing.com

☐Wooden Soul: BrûléeA wood Aged Saison refermented with oranges, grapefruit, lemon, lemon verbena, and burnt/caramelized sugar

☐Wooden Soul: Manhattan Cherry DustA Wood aged sour red ale with cherries, further aged in rye whiskey barrels

Booth  17 August Schell Brewing Company1860 Schell Road schellsbrewery.com

☐Binary StormTwo year old mixed culture Berliner Weisse aged on Boysenberries

☐Alpha StateTwo year old mixed culture Flanders Red aged on Cherries.

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Booth  18 Brooklyn Brewery79 N 11th St, Brooklyn, NY 11249 brooklynbrewery.com

☐2014 Cognac Barrel Aged Hand & Seal BarleywineBarleywine-style ale, once the exclusive drink of British nobility, produced anew in Brooklyn. Linking together their twin brewhouses, the Brooklyn brewing team toiled a great many hours to create the most robust beer they had ever produced. Then it was set to rest for months in casks of Cognac oak, and finally refermented in the bottle. The result is one of the richest, tastiest beers to ever emerge from our brewery. The deep flavors of floor-malted Maris Otter barley shine through the layers of vanilla, coconut, toast and floral notes. Hand & Seal is complex without being WW, subtly sweet without becoming cloying. Its naturally gentle carbonation suits a contemplative drink.

☐2009 Black Chocolate StoutCellared for a decade, this vintage of our Imperial Stout exhibits rich dark fruit, choc-olate, and mellow smoothness. Brewed since 1994, our Black Chocolate Stout has itself become a modern classic, heralded the world over. It achieves its dark chocolate aroma and flavor through the artful blending of six malts and three distinct mashes.

Booth  19 Toppling Goliath Brewing Co1600 Prosperity RD, Decorah, IA 52101 tgbrews.com

☐Term-OilBarrel Aged American Imperial Stout

☐Dragon FandangoJoin the dragon in a dance to celebrate this unique kettle sour, blended with dragon fruit, mango and passion fruit puree. Raise a glass, dance the fandango and celebrate the magic of these tropical fruits.

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Booth  20 Lagunitas Brewing Company1280 N McDowell lagunitas.com

☐Black Currant/Aronia EroicaRed wine barrel aged brett beer (Eroica), additionally aged on black currants and aronia berries. It is bright pink in color, lightly frosted hazy, with a tannic and tart aromatic heavy in oak. It has a lambic-esque wild maturity, and a piquant fruity finish, loaded with red wine notes and rich woodiness, effervescent carbonation makes it sing. 8.9% ABV.

☐Sonoma Farmhouse PurpleA blend of Eroica and Dark Swan (a petite syrah grape sour ale), aged in Port casks. It is funky and complex, with cognac and sherry overtones, a nuttiness from the Port, and a strong dark berry complexion, wrapped in jammy sweetness. The vinous elements of the Dark Swan remain intact, while the bretty wildness of the Eroica take it someplace unique. This is a very limited offering, only a handful of barrels were produced. 9.3% ABV.

Booth  21 Mikkeller9366 Cabot Dr San Diego mikkellersd.com

☐Bourbon Barrel Aged Beer Geek Vanilla ShakeImperial Stout Brewed with Vanilla Aged in Bourbon Whiskey Barrels 13% ABV

☐Do Stuff TogetherNew England IPA brewed with Amarillo and Nugget hops 7%ABV.

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Booth  22 Boulevard Brewing Company2510 Southwest Blvd, Kansas City, MO boulevard.com

☐BLVDia Sour GrisetteAfter collaborating with Central Standard Brewing (Wichita, Kansas) 2nd Shift Brewing (St. Louis, Missouri) and Mikkeller Baghaven (Denmark), we eventually landed on brewing a sour, barrel-fermented grisette. Following nearly a year spent aging in oak with native cultures selected by Lead Brewer Ryan McNeive, Boulevardia Sour Grisette pours a honey-golden color and features aromas of lemon peel, honeydew melon and bright lactic acidity. With flavors of the same accented by vanilla and oak contributed by barrel-fermentation/aging, this rustic, sessionable sour beer is light and airy thanks to fluffy carbonation and a crisp, quenching finish. 6.2 ABV 8 IBU.

☐Rye on Rye on Rye on RyePouring deep garnet in color, Rye on Rye on Rye on Rye pops with aromas of spicy, fruity rye malt and massive notes of rye whiskey, vanilla, toffee and charred oak. Certainly warming at 15.5% ABV, Rye on Rye on Rye on Rye is of medium body offering chewy caramel/toffee malt character balanced by earthy, herbal, citrusy Styrian Golding and Citra hops that give way to sweet, spicy rye whiskey character in a slow sipper that blurs the line between beer and whiskey. 15.5 ABV 21 IBU.

Booth  23 Dogfish Head Craft BreweryMilton, DE dogfish.com

☐Olde School Barleywine (2014)Fermented with dates and figs, this smooth barleywine has a unique flavor. The concept for this beer came from an old cellerman's manual Sam came across. At about 15% ABV, this beer is a great candidate for aging. Over time, the beer dries out; the pit fruit flavors come forward and the hops recede.

☐Black & Blue (2015)Black & Blue is a Belgian-style golden ale fermented with blackberries and blue-berries. Because we dose Black & Blue with real berries—rather than artificial flavoring—the fruit comes through in the flavor, not just the aroma. The pureed berries are added as the beer leaves the brewhouse. In fermentation, the yeast—the same one we use in Red & White and Pangaea—feeds on sugars from the barley and the berries, giving Black & Blue a unique complexity.

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Booth  24 Left Hand Brewing Company1265 Boston Ave, Longmont CO 80501 LeftHandBrewing.com

☐Barrel Aged Auriferous9.6% Belgian Golden Ale aged in Pinot Noir Barrels — strong notes of red wine along with subtler notes of white pepper, clove, pear, and some pineapple.

☐Barrel Aged Wake Up Dead10.2% Bourbon Barrel Aged Russian Imperial Stout — Hints of raisins, black licorice, coffee and dark chocolate are followed by earthy, herbal hop notes high-lighted by oak and bourbon.

Booth  25 Bell's Brewery8938 Krum Ave, Comstock MI 49053 bellsbeer.com

☐Bourbon Barrel Aged Third Coast Old AleThird Coast Old Ale starts with a rich, caramel base, and finishes with a heavy hop bitterness. Sharply intense at first, it will age gracefully, adding complexity and subtlety in your cellar. This version of our classic American Barleywine is aged for twelve months in bourbon barrels, adding complex notes of vanilla and oak and complementing the stone fruit flavors of the original beer. Alcohol By Volume: 10.2%

☐Bear Hug Imperial StoutHop-forward Imperial Stout originally brewed in 2013 and rarely distributed outside of The Eccentric Café. Brewed with a careful selection of caramel and roasted malts, the end result is a moderate, smooth roasted maltiness that is warming and gentle, but still firm. Bear Hug showcases hop aromas in an Imperial Stout without being overly bitter. Alcohol By Volume: 9.5%

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Booth  26 Central Waters Brewing Company351 Allen St Amherst, WI 54406 centralwaters.com

☐Black GoldImperial Stout aged 3 years is bourbon barrels

☐Maple Barrel StoutWe take our hefty imperial stout and age it in barrels previously used to age B&E's Tree's Maple Syrup. B&E's Tree's ages their beautiful syrup for one full year in used bourbon barrels. That crazy delicious syrup coats the inside of the barrels and allows to capture that magical nectar into this rich barrel aged stout

Booth  27 Deschutes Brewery901 SW Simpson Ave, Bend OR 97702 deschutesbrewery.com

☐The Abyss Rum Barrel Variant — 2017A deep, dark Imperial Stout of immeasurable depth and complexity. This Remarkably Rare Variant was 100% aged in Rum barrels for a full year.

☐The AgesGueuze-inspired, multi-year blending shapes a wild brew brimming with hints of savory, fruity esters and spicy, tangy pear and white pepper flavors.

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Booth  28 Stone Brewing Company2120 Harmony Grove Rd Escondido CA 92029 stonebrewing.com

☐2014 Stone Master of DisguiseSome illusions and misnomers lead to life’s most delightful surprises. Thus we took the spirit of a dark beer—the time-honored stout—and brewed it to be golden-hued. Cocoa and coffee beans impart roastiness sans darkening to this brew, while flaked oats provide an enveloping mouthfeel. The result is a stout that looks more like a blonde, but is a raven beauty at heart.

☐Stone White Geist Berliner WeisseA tartly refreshing, kettle-soured Stone Berliner Weisse gained its orthodox sour and acidic character from a specially selected Lactobacillus strain sourced from local Berlin cultures. To ensure a properly Stone, and therefore iconoclastic, Ber-liner Weisse, we upped the ABV to a healthy 4.7% and hopped the beer with new German varieties, Huell Melon and Callista. This beer embodies the liveliness of summer with the fruity tang of apricots and the sweetness of ripe honeydew.

Booth  29 Cigar City Brewing Company3924 West Spruce Street, Tampa, FL 33607 cigarcitybrewing.com

☐Hunahpu's Imperial StoutWe brew Hunahpu's (R) Imperial Stout once a year and release it only at the brewery on the second Saturday in March. Extremely dark in color with a brown head with notes of big notes of chocolate and espresso, moderate notes of vanilla and cinnamon and mild notes of tobacco and chilis. Flavor opens with a big blast of chocolate and moderate espresso with notes of dark toffee and interjecting notes of vanilla with lingering hints of cinnamon and tobacco and chili notes with a mild scoville heat in the finish.

☐Margarita GoseGerman-style sour ale with orange, lime and salt! Aromas of ripe limes, lemon zest and Valencia orange are matched perfectly on the palate with flavors of the same complimented by a zesty, tart sourness and a soft salinity. Bright, tropical and refreshing!

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Booth  30 Barrel Theory Beer Company248 7th St E, St Paul, MN 55101 barreltheory.com

☐Barrel Aged Ice Cream SocialWillett BA Neapolitan Stout. Strawberry/Vanilla/Cacao and Marshmallow

☐StormbreakerRIS with Marcona Almonds, Roasted Pistachios,Vanilla and Cacao

Aurora BorealisAWARD

The Aurora Borealis Award is given away to the brewery with the most votes for Best Brewery. Attend-ees have an opportunity for vote for the brewery that they feel best demonstrated the ability to make rare beers at the highest level. The winner of the award will have ownership rights for one full year at which time they will pass the award on the next winner. Please submit your vote by 9pm on the 1st Floor at the Hospitality Table.

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August Schell Brewing Company 17

Barrel Theory Beer Company 30

Bell's Brewery 25

Boulevard Brewing Company 22

Brooklyn Brewery 18

Central Waters Berwing Company 26

Cigar City Brewing Company 29

Dangerous Man Brewing Company 13

Deschutes Brewery 27

Dogfish Head Craft Brewery 23

Drekker Brewing Company 2

Earth Rider Brewery 12

Fair State Brewing Cooperative 3

Firestone Walker Brewing Company 4

Forager Brewery 11

Funkwerks 5

Hoops Brewing 9

Indeed Brewing Company 16

Junkyard Brewing Company 15

Lagunitas Brewing Company 20

Left Hand Brewing Company 24

Lift Bridge Brewing Co 14

Mikkeller 21

Pryes Brewing Company 6

Steel Toe Brewing Company 10

Stone Brewing Company 28

Surly Brewing Company 7

Toppling Goliath Brewing Co 19

Town Hall Brewery 8

Wild Mind Artisan Ales 1

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