THE BEER MADNESS BREW-OFF JUST CONCLUDED its 3rd round of the tasting competition.  (If you missed the original report, see Firegeezer HERE.)

We are delighted to report to you that Hook & Ladder Brewing’s entry, Backdraft Brown handily downed the Samuel Adams Honey Porter and will be moving into the Semi-finals this week.

This round marks the winners of the four categories, so Backdraft Brown finishes this week as the champion of all the Dark Beer entrants.  Next round will pit them against the winner of the Specialty & Fruit bracket, the Ommegang Hennipen, a spicy Belgian-style ale from Cooperstown, New York.

In the other brackets, Raven Lager won the Lagers category and will be going up against the winner of the Ales bracket, Troegs Hopback Ale.

Firegeezer notes:  This should rank Hook & Ladder as the favorite for this next round.  After all, how could anything in a “Specialty & Fruit” category ever beat out a real beer?

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