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Local brews face off in Philly Beer Week's 'Beer Madness' event

Last month, 32 brews entered Philly Beer’s Week’s Beer Madness tournament. On Tuesday, one brew leaves victorious.

    by Nick Vadala
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Last month, 32 brews entered Philly Beer's Week's Beer Madness tournament. On Tuesday, one brew leaves victorious.

Bottle Bar East will host the concluding 'Beer Madness Party' on Tuesday, April 5 starting at 6 p.m. The event will pit finalists Evil Genius and Weyerbacher — Pennsylvania breweries, both — against one another to declare 2016's overall winner.

Headquartered in West Grove, Evil Genius brings their Shut Up, Meg! farmhouse IPA to the final round. Easton's Weyerbacher, meanwhile, will enter the finishing battle with their Sunday Morning Stout. Runners up Sly Fox and Troegs are also local breweries, with Sly Fox located in Phoenixville, and Troegs calling Hershey home.

WE ARE IN THE FINAL ROUND!!! Thanks so much to everyone for all of your support. Now we just need you to vote one last time to secure our victory over Weyerbacher. It only takes 15 seonds to vote! We are now giving away 2 swag packs, and if we win we'll give away 3! To be entered, tag us in a photo of you voting for Meg - make sure you're logged in to Facebook when you vote or it won't be counted! Follow the link in our bio.. Also, join us and Weyerbacher Tuesday at Bottle Bar East in Fishtown for the Finals Party, where you can first hand witness Shut Up Meg utterly annihilating Sunday Morning Stout. Rumor has it the Hammer of Glory might make an appearance.. @bottlebareast #evilgeniusbeer @phillybeerweek #phillybeerweek #phillybeerweek2016
A photo posted by ����Evil Genius Beer Official���� (@evilgeniusbeer) on Apr 2, 2016 at 6:48pm PDT

The event is scheduled to run until 8 p.m. at Bottle Bar East. Polls, however, close at 7 p.m. on April 5, and fans are asked to vote at the official Philly Beer Week site.

In addition to Beer Madness voting, Tuesday will also feature an appearance from the Hammer of Glory, along with Bottle Bar East's standard Taco Tuesday deal.

This year is the third iteration of Philly Beer Week's 'Beer Madness' tournament. Last year, Dogfish Head's 90 Minute IPA took home the overall victory, and Yards Saison did the same in 2014.