Latona Pub March IPA Madness start 3/18. New, compelling rules this year.

[Elliott Ryan]

March IPA Madness is right around the corner! 

Sixteen IPAs enter, but only one will emerge victorious! 

However, we’ve made some changes. 

First, come fill out a bracket at the Latona. It’s pretty simple. There are four beers in each bracket. You rank those beers 1-4 based on your prediction of which will receive the most votes in a blind tasting (1 being the highest voted beer.) Then, you advance those four beers to the final four in the order that you believe they’ll receive the most votes. 

Brackets can be turned in at the Latona up until the second round starts (noon on 3/21.) 

Here’s how it works. We tap four IPAs at the same time, on the same day. You can order a flight of four 4.5 pours for $7. The beers will be numbered 1-4, and you’ll rank them based on blind tasting alone on the provided ballot. The most accurate brackets will win prizes like SWAG, gift certificates, and the opportunity to attend a Latona collaboration brew day and name the beer! 

The Final Four will tap on April 1st, when we'll also be playing the big game on the big screen! 

Tapping dates: 

Bracket 1 - 3/18

Standard - Ya, No, Totally IPA

Chainline - Tune Up IPA 

Future Primitive - Green River IPA

Varietal - Future School IPA 

Bracket 2 - 3/21

Stoup - Citra IPA 

Big Time - Tanner IPA 

Jellyfish - Smack IPA

Pike  - Pike IPA 

Bracket 3 - 3/25

Georgetown - Lucille IPA 

Fortside - Orange Whip IPA 

Seapine - Citra IPA 

Skookum - Jackass IPA 

Bracket 4 - 3/28

Urban Family - Andy Doesn’t Know Yet IPA 

Cloudburst - Some IPA, Probably 

Brothers Cascadia - Out of the Weeds IPA 

Reuben’s - Hazealicious IPA