# The Tournament of Beer **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 11, 2002, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tournament-of-beer/97592 "2002-03-11T15:56:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TMaxwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b782af/32.png) [@TMaxwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TMaxwell)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tournament-of-beer/97592/1 "2002-03-11T15:56:53Z")
Me and a few friends of mine have put together a site about beer…it’s still in the rudimentary phases, but it’s coming along. At any rate, there is currently a 64-beer tournament of beers going on (about halfway through the first round matchups now) in which the winning beer is decided by the voters who visit the site. Please feel free to stop by and vote your favorite beers to victory… \Beer Madness – The Tournament of Beer\ ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tournament-of-beer/97592/2 "2002-03-11T16:27:24Z")
Sweet site, TMaxwell. There’s going to be some tough matchups. I’d have to say that The Bar region is the closest matched in the tourney, and will have the most exciting Sweet 16 matchups. Bass vs. Harp in the quarter finals! ---
**Author:** ![TMaxwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b782af/32.png) [@TMaxwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TMaxwell)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tournament-of-beer/97592/3 "2002-03-11T16:33:48Z")
Thanks Munch…I like your signature quote…I think I’m gonna have to put that up on the site. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tournament-of-beer/97592/4 "2002-03-11T16:53:52Z")
No [Orval](http://www.orval.be/an/rose-window.html), no contest IMHO ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tournament-of-beer/97592/5 "2002-03-11T17:04:07Z")
Murphy’s and no Guinness? :eek: 😕 :eek: Arthur is turning in his grave as I type this. ---
**Author:** ![TMaxwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b782af/32.png) [@TMaxwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TMaxwell)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tournament-of-beer/97592/6 "2002-03-11T17:21:48Z")
They’re a #1 seed, too. They’re gonna be tough to beat. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2002, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tournament-of-beer/97592/7 "2002-03-11T21:15:52Z")
There are some tough matchups, but there are also some that (to me anyway) make no sense. How, for example, did Labatt’s Blue manage to get matched up against Grolsch–and win? Never mind. It looks like fun, and I’ll have to remember to check in and vote for my favourites. (hic) ---
**Author:** ![easy\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/eb8c5e/32.png) [@easy\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/easy_e)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tournament-of-beer/97592/8 "2002-03-12T01:25:29Z")
Why did Leinie’s Red get a 16 seed but High Life got a 1 seed? Granted, it is the Champagne of Beers, but Leinie’s is way better! ---
**Author:** ![funkynige](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@funkynige](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/funkynige)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tournament-of-beer/97592/9 "2002-03-12T01:37:05Z")
Umm mate, where is **Stella Artois** - the God of Beers? And Heinekin, beat anything? WTF? Must be a US thing… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![TMaxwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b782af/32.png) [@TMaxwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TMaxwell)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tournament-of-beer/97592/10 "2002-03-12T02:30:14Z")
It was pretty tough to seed them…and to be honest, some of the seeds were based on what I figured my old college crowd would favor. Miller High Life carried some strong sentimental support from that crowd. Stella Artois just missed the cut. It had a weak out of conference schedule. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tournament-of-beer/97592/11 "2002-03-12T10:37:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by TMaxwell \* > \*\*They’re a #1 seed, too. They’re gonna be tough to beat. \*\* Doh! ---
**Author:** ![Tansu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@Tansu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tansu)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tournament-of-beer/97592/12 "2002-03-12T11:00:10Z")
Oh, Samuel Smith’s Old Taddy Porter - now there is a _delicious_ beer. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tournament-of-beer/97592/13 "2002-03-12T17:22:31Z")
Very cool site. Hehe Old milwaukee Vs. Anchor Steam? I cast my vote! I’ll be checking the site often. ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tournament-of-beer/97592/14 "2002-03-12T17:35:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by World Eater \* > \*\*Very cool site. Hehe Old milwaukee Vs. Anchor Steam? I cast my vote! I’ll be checking the site often. \*\* Whoever was the idiot that voted Old Milwaukee over Anchor Steam deserves to be punished severely. I think making him drink a case of Old Milwaukee and being forbidden to drink any Anchor beers would be appropriate. ---
**Author:** ![TMaxwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b782af/32.png) [@TMaxwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TMaxwell)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tournament-of-beer/97592/15 "2002-03-12T18:32:27Z")
But I think Keystone Light may be the worst beer I’ve ever tried. That stuff’s just plain awful…I reviewed it in the Weekly Case Review on the site. ---
**Author:** ![pezpunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@pezpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pezpunk)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tournament-of-beer/97592/16 "2002-03-12T19:04:37Z")
Very cool site! I will stop by often, though I am dissapointed in the absence of **Koestritcher** from your tournament. I am however glad to see a fine beer like Brooklyn IPA involved. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tournament-of-beer/97592/17 "2002-03-12T19:46:05Z")
I’m not a drinker of beers, but there is one thing I do know: Corona is FAR better then Brooklyn IPA! Christ! Granted, Corona doesn’t have a lot of flavor, and it would lose in the next round against red dog OR Foster…but Brooklyn IPA is just nasty shit! I tried some of that once and nearly vomited! Good lord! Just my opinion though. ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tournament-of-beer/97592/18 "2002-03-12T20:54:46Z")
Would it be inappropriate for me to plug my [beer T-shirt?](http://www.digiserve.com/eescape/shirts/StoreFunny.phtml)😉 (If it is inappropriate, I hope a moderator deletes this message before I embarass myself too much…) ---
**Author:** ![TMaxwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b782af/32.png) [@TMaxwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TMaxwell)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2002, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tournament-of-beer/97592/19 "2002-03-12T21:02:11Z")
that’s some funny shit! ---
**Author:** ![TMaxwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b782af/32.png) [@TMaxwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TMaxwell)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2002, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tournament-of-beer/97592/20 "2002-03-13T16:10:28Z")
matchups now! New ones go up at noon… [www.beerseye.com/beer/tournament.htm](http://www.beerseye.com/beer/tournament.htm) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tournament-of-beer/97592.md?page=2)