RVA’s BEER MADNESS is back for 2017!!!

by | Mar 14, 2017 | RESTAURANT NEWS

Its March Madness time, and people all over the country are preparing their NCAA Division I Basketball Championship brackets. Here at RVA Magazine and RVAontap.com, we are bringing back our local beer lovers’ spots with our own version of March Madness. We created this bracket of local matchups between craft breweries and various popular beer spots in RVA, broken down by regions.

This year is very special because so many new popular beer spots have popped up, and many past spots have grown with even more popular followings. As a region, the Richmond area has to be considered one of the fastest growing and popular beer travel destinations in the United States, let’s hope this bracket helps visitors and locals figure out the hottest spots for brews.

This “BEER MADNESS” is an overall a celebration of all the glorious brew spots in RVA, but a little competition never hurt anyone.

PAST CHAMPS:

2014 – MEKONG

2015 – HARDYWOOD BREWERY

Please cast your votes for our Matchups for Round 1, and feel free to share this bracket with friends and businesses in our community. Teams are placed by Region and by Seeding in each Region. We start with 64 total teams!

We’ve broken things down as follows:

4 Regions (Divisions)
– Downtown / Shockoe Bottom
– The Fan / Scotts Edition
– Carytown / Museum District
– West End / Southside / Other

Within those divisions, we’ll have 8 matchups per region, with 32 overall matchups in round 1. We’ve got lots of tough matchups to start us off for Beer Madness, so make sure and cast your votes to move your favorites into round 2.

Round Breakdown:

ROUND 2 – MARCH 17th (Happy St. Pattys)

ROUND 3 “ THE SWEET 16” – MARCH 21st

ROUND 4 “ELITE EIGHT” – MARCH 24th

ROUND 5 – “FINAL FOUR” – MARCH 28th

ROUND 6 – CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – MARCH 31st

Winner Announced APRIL 3rd before the NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME!

https://rvamag.com/polls/rva-beer-madness-2017-round-1

RVA Staff

RVA Staff

Since 2005, the dedicated team at RVA Magazine, known as RVA Staff, has been delivering the cultural news that matters in Richmond, VA. This talented group of professionals is committed to keeping you informed about the events and happenings in the city.




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