Last year we Jacksonville made it on the ballot, but the perennial favorite Asheville, NC pulled out its fourth win in a row. Since last year, though, Jacksonville has matured even more as a beer destination. In the past year we have seen the opening of a new brewery, hosted the RateBeer.com Winter Gathering, and have opened numerous beer-centric bars, restaurants, and bottle shops.
Now it is our time to show the rest of the world that Jacksonville is a beer-loving city that is proud of its local brews and beer culture. And you can do this by nominating Jacksonville for Beer City USA.
In order to get on the ballot, a city must receive 400 nominations. You can make your nomination at: https://polldaddy.com/poll/7015761/ (https://polldaddy.com/poll/7015761/). Scroll to the bottom of the form and write Jacksonville in. You can only make one nomination per IP address, so the more places that vote, the better.
Nominations are open until 11:59 p.m. Mountain time Friday, April 26.
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Done. Boise is in the lead.
Done.
Thanks FSUJax and Tacahale!
Spread the word, we only have until Firday to get 400 nominations! We got this!
Got my vote
Consider it done. :)
Done! Now pour me a beer please. :)
Put my vote in, thanks for sharing :)
Thanks FSBA, kam311, Cheshire Cat, and ProjectMaximus... Let's keep this momentum going. How can we get the owrd out to the rest of the city? Anyone know anyone at one of the news stations?
Done... of course I am now thirsty... 8)
Quote from: Gonzo on April 23, 2013, 03:01:00 PM
Thanks FSBA, kam311, Cheshire Cat, and ProjectMaximus... Let's keep this momentum going. How can we get the owrd out to the rest of the city? Anyone know anyone at one of the news stations?
Your best bet is to send out a press release to local T.V. and radio stations with an emphasis on the latter. Radio in such a short time frame would really get the word out, so email the stations that reach Jacksonville and surrounding areas. Kinda late for print media. Good luck!
I posted a link on my facebook page.
Quote from: Cheshire Cat on April 23, 2013, 03:07:21 PM
Quote from: Gonzo on April 23, 2013, 03:01:00 PM
Thanks FSBA, kam311, Cheshire Cat, and ProjectMaximus... Let's keep this momentum going. How can we get the owrd out to the rest of the city? Anyone know anyone at one of the news stations?
Your best bet is to send out a press release to local T.V. and radio stations with an emphasis on the latter. Radio in such a short time frame would really get the word out, so email the stations that reach Jacksonville and surrounding areas. Kinda late for print media. Good luck!
Will write one tonight!
Quote from: Gonzo on April 23, 2013, 03:21:12 PM
Quote from: Cheshire Cat on April 23, 2013, 03:07:21 PM
Quote from: Gonzo on April 23, 2013, 03:01:00 PM
Thanks FSBA, kam311, Cheshire Cat, and ProjectMaximus... Let's keep this momentum going. How can we get the owrd out to the rest of the city? Anyone know anyone at one of the news stations?
Your best bet is to send out a press release to local T.V. and radio stations with an emphasis on the latter. Radio in such a short time frame would really get the word out, so email the stations that reach Jacksonville and surrounding areas. Kinda late for print media. Good luck!
Will write one tonight!
Don't know if you saw this but T.U. picked up on the Beer City Ballot: http://jacksonville.com/opinion/blog/428360/ed-stansel/2013-04-23/jacksonville-gets-another-shot-beer-city-usa-title
Done. Tweeted. Let's get on board.
Quote from: Cheshire Cat on April 23, 2013, 08:06:57 PM
Don't know if you saw this but T.U. picked up on the Beer City Ballot: http://jacksonville.com/opinion/blog/428360/ed-stansel/2013-04-23/jacksonville-gets-another-shot-beer-city-usa-title
Anyone know what are the seven microbreweries in the area that they mentioned? I guess they are counting Gainesville and St Augustine...but still what are the seven?
If nothing else the comments section has been overrun by Jaxons!
Got my vote.
Quote from: ProjectMaximus on April 23, 2013, 08:46:46 PM
Quote from: Cheshire Cat on April 23, 2013, 08:06:57 PM
Don't know if you saw this but T.U. picked up on the Beer City Ballot: http://jacksonville.com/opinion/blog/428360/ed-stansel/2013-04-23/jacksonville-gets-another-shot-beer-city-usa-title
Anyone know what are the seven microbreweries in the area that they mentioned? I guess they are counting Gainesville and St Augustine...but still what are the seven?
Bold City
Intuition
Aardwolf
Mile Marker
Pinglehead
Green Room
and I'm guessing the 7th is either Engine 15 or Swamp Head (Gainesville)
They're miscounting. Intuition, Bold City, Green Room, Pinglehead/Brewers Pizza, Aardwolf, and Mile Marker are the production breweries.
We also have several brew pubs (restaurants that brew beer but can't sell it off premises) including River City Brewing Company, Engine 15, 7 Bridges, Ragtime, A1A in St. Augustine, and Karibrew in Fernandina.
Tacachale, Engine 15 actually distributes their beer locally now as well.
Thanks guys! So I guess it's:
Aardwolf
Bold City
Engine 15
Green Room
Intuition Aleworks
Mile Marker
Pinglehead
Quote from: Cheshire Cat on April 23, 2013, 08:06:57 PM
Quote from: Gonzo on April 23, 2013, 03:21:12 PM
Quote from: Cheshire Cat on April 23, 2013, 03:07:21 PM
Quote from: Gonzo on April 23, 2013, 03:01:00 PM
Thanks FSBA, kam311, Cheshire Cat, and ProjectMaximus... Let's keep this momentum going. How can we get the owrd out to the rest of the city? Anyone know anyone at one of the news stations?
Your best bet is to send out a press release to local T.V. and radio stations with an emphasis on the latter. Radio in such a short time frame would really get the word out, so email the stations that reach Jacksonville and surrounding areas. Kinda late for print media. Good luck!
Will write one tonight!
Don't know if you saw this but T.U. picked up on the Beer City Ballot: http://jacksonville.com/opinion/blog/428360/ed-stansel/2013-04-23/jacksonville-gets-another-shot-beer-city-usa-title
Yes, I did see that. Ed Stansel writes their beer blog Amber Waves and is a friend of mine.
Quote from: ProjectMaximus on April 23, 2013, 08:46:46 PM
Quote from: Cheshire Cat on April 23, 2013, 08:06:57 PM
Don't know if you saw this but T.U. picked up on the Beer City Ballot: http://jacksonville.com/opinion/blog/428360/ed-stansel/2013-04-23/jacksonville-gets-another-shot-beer-city-usa-title
Anyone know what are the seven microbreweries in the area that they mentioned? I guess they are counting Gainesville and St Augustine...but still what are the seven?
It is a little bit of a stretch to call Swamp Head a Jacksonville brewery, but not too much. Gainesville is only an hour or so away and the beer is distributed all over Jax. Not to mention they have darn tasty brew.
Quote from: Cheshire Cat on April 23, 2013, 03:07:21 PM
Quote from: Gonzo on April 23, 2013, 03:01:00 PM
Thanks FSBA, kam311, Cheshire Cat, and ProjectMaximus... Let's keep this momentum going. How can we get the owrd out to the rest of the city? Anyone know anyone at one of the news stations?
Your best bet is to send out a press release to local T.V. and radio stations with an emphasis on the latter. Radio in such a short time frame would really get the word out, so email the stations that reach Jacksonville and surrounding areas. Kinda late for print media. Good luck!
By the way, I typed up and sent out a press release to all the television and radio outlets. We will see if anyone picks up on it.
Quote from: Kickbackssteve on April 23, 2013, 11:39:10 PM
Tacachale, Engine 15 actually distributes their beer locally now as well.
That's awesome news. Don't know how I missed that, I'm in there almost every week. So we really do have seven distributing breweries in the metro now.
I voted
This seems to be speading on facebook like crazy. Seen lots of posts about it.
Quote from: fsujax on April 24, 2013, 09:13:48 AM
This seems to be speading on facebook like crazy. Seen lots of posts about it.
That's great! Let's keep the momentum going!
Remember, this is just the nomination... Next month, during American Craft Beer Week May 13-18, we will have to vote! I will, of course, keep everyone updated.
Gonzo, do you know anything about the current locations of the breweries listed above and if you have the time can you share what you know with us, including locations? Thanks.
Quote from: Cheshire Cat on April 24, 2013, 01:05:17 PM
Gonzo, do you know anything about the current locations of the breweries listed above and if you have the time can you share what you know with us, including locations? Thanks.
Diane,
I would be please to this evening.
Quote from: Cheshire Cat on April 24, 2013, 01:05:17 PM
Gonzo, do you know anything about the current locations of the breweries listed above and if you have the time can you share what you know with us, including locations? Thanks.
Here is an article I wrote for Jacksonville Magazine a while back... It covers some of the local breweries...
September 2011, pages 76 â€" 78
Drink Up & Enjoy
Local craft breweries bring innovative beer to the thirsty masses
By Marc Wisdom
As the craft-brewing phenomenon continues to sweep the nation, Jacksonville’s beer-loving community continues to grow rapidly. And with more in the works, the First Coast is poised to see its own craft beer renaissance. Let’s take a quick tour.
Green Room Brewing (228 3rd St. N, 201-9823) is a bit of a misnomer, since the tap room is not green at all. Rather, it is cheery blue with clear Caribbean influences and several surf boards hanging on the walls. The vibe is laid back, and the beer selectionâ€"all from Florida breweries, along with four of their own brewsâ€"is very good. Green Room’s first four brews hold up well with the rest of the breweries in town. Helles Yeah, a German-style Helles (or light) beer, is sparkling golden in color with mild, smooth sweetness and slightly hopped bitterness. Clean Ocean Brown Ale pours deep amber and sports sweet malts and mild hops bitterness. Shaka Oatmeal Stout is an approachable black beer with a thin creamy head, medium mouth-feel and mild roasted malts that produce a slight coffee flavor. The fourth house-brewed beer is Head High IPA, which has the amped up hops one expects in an IPA, but not so heavy as to send someone new to IPAs running scared.
Breathtaking views of the St. Johns River and Jacksonville skyline greet visitors to River City Brewing Company (835 Museum Cir., 398-2299). RCBC serves five house-brewed beers. Jag Light is the brewery’s lightest offering, featuring a lemony scent with sweet grains and absent hop flavors. Jackson Pale Ale (named for the guy astride the horse on the Laura Street statue) is a mild pale ale with malty, nutty flavors and very mild hops. Riptide Porter offers a chocolate and caramel nose, drinks very thin and tastes smoky and slightly chocolaty.
Rustic country and distressed urban influences fill the tap room at Intuition Ale Works (720 King St., 683-7720). Intuition offers an ever-changing variety of brews ranging from the mild Jon Boat Koelsch-style, to the challenging grapefruit and pine notes of I-10 IPA. In between lie gems such as Shapeshifter Saison, a spicy, lemony interpretation of a Belgian farmhouse beer, and Knothead Alt-style Ale, a smooth, malty German style ale that is relatively rare in the United States. In all, Intuition has twelve taps of their own brews. The flagship hoppy and refreshing People’s Pale Ale is always available along with several other standards like the spicy, fruity Belgian-style Golden Spiral and the dark, potent King Street Stout, with notes of coffee and dark chocolate.
Situated in a warehouse next to a large industrial-looking roll-up door, Bold City Brewery (2670 Rosselle St., #7, 379-6551) makes its home alongside the railroad tracks in Riverside. Dark, cool concrete floors and brick walls welcome thirsty patrons to a tap room decked out with beer cans and bottles high on shelves and windows looking into the brewery. Standards like Duke’s Cold Nose Brown Ale, a smooth and nutty brew with just the right amount of roasted malts, and bright yellow Killer Whale Cream Ale, an approachable and well-balanced light ale, are highlighted. For the IPA fans, there is Mad Manatee IPA, a nicely hopped brew with an agreeable malt backbone and Chinook IPA, which has a nice floral character and slightly sweet, malty finish.
Brewer’s Pizza (14B Blanding Blvd., 276-5159) boasts brown wainscoting on the walls, a shuffle board table and a well-stocked juke box, with the added attraction of a brewery behind a window on the back wall. Brewer’s keeps four of their own beers on tap at any one time. Ambitious Monk is a pale gold, high alcohol Belgian-style Tripel with sweet malt and slight banana aromas that tastes of more sweet malts, a hint of bubblegum, and a pleasant bitter aftertaste. Mystic, a Belgianstyle pale ale, has a darker golden color, a pleasant sweet and grassy flavor and a moderate alcohol content of 5.9 percent. Pinglehead, an imperial red, boasts an orange-tinged hoppy flavor that is balanced nicely with sweet caramel malts. Finally, Moondance is an approachable, pitch black stout with chocolate and slight coffee notes.
Finding a seat in the rather small, but extremely popular tap room of A1A Ale Works (1 King St., #101, 829-2977) can be quite a feat, as tourists and locals alike congregate in the small, comfortable bar area. There are five locally-brewed beers to choose from, ranging from a light lager to a chewy, black stout. On the lighter end of the spectrum, King Street Light Lager is a refreshing thirst-quencher that tastes of wet grass, sweet malts and mild hop spice. On the other end is A. Strange Stout, a creamy, chocolaty beer that has just the right amount of bitter coffee flavor to even it out. In between the two extremes A1A offers pale, brown and red ales.
To add to those, Aardwolf Brewery is located on Hendricks Ave in San Marco. They haven't started brewing their own beer yet but they have easily the most impressive taproom of any NE Florida brewery.
Mile Marker Brewing is located off 95 near St. Augustine. Like Aardwolf they're a fairly recent entry to the local scene and have some very tasty brews.
Engine 15 is located in Jax Beach in a stripmall on Beach Blvd. Their tap room has a very sizable selection of outside beers and is a lot of fun, one can usually find the Tacachale clan there on Tuesday nights. I didn't realize it, but evidently they've started selling their beer off premises according to Steve.
There are several more brewpubs that sell their beer on premises in town as well. Ragtime is located in Atlantic Beach in the Beaches Town Center. Seven Bridges is on the Southside by Tinseltown. There is also a place in Fernandina called Karibrew, which I haven't been to personally.
Michael Payne established the beer program at Brewer's Pizza (which has now split from the pizzeria to form Pinglehead Brewery) and is now the rad brewer at Aardwolf. He is very skilled and will quickly create some great new additions to the Jacksonville beer culture. I spoke with Preben Olsen, aardwolf's business manager, last week and he said that things are going smoothly in their permitting process. It won't be long until the tanks are full on Hendrick's Ave.
Also, intuition installed their first 60 barrel tank today. For the uninformed, that's 120 kegs. That's A TON of beer. To my knowledge, that's the largest system in the area. Maybe only sweetwater and cigar city have bigger tanks than them in the southeast.
Let's keep the ball rolling, we only have until tomorrow to come together and get Jacksonville on the Beer City USA ballot. If you have not already done so go nominate Jacksonville now. There is a link to the nominations page on my webstie www.JaxBeerGuy.com.
We can do this!
As far as Engine 15, I know Daliah's has had several of Engine 15's brews on tap for awhile now. Not sure where else in Jax has it.
Just over 24 hours left! We have had a great response, but we have to be sure! If you have not already done so, nominate Jax for BEER City USA 2013. Just go to www.JaxBeerGuy.com and click the link in the upper left corner.
Quote from: Gonzo on April 25, 2013, 02:44:09 PM
Just over 24 hours left! We have had a great response, but we have to be sure! If you have not already done so, nominate Jax for BEER City USA 2013. Just go to www.JaxBeerGuy.com and click the link in the upper left corner.
Thanks for sharing your piece above. Very informative and enjoyable. I can't drink much beer these days but I have always loved the taste and am now fascinated by the offerings of the smaller breweries. :)
In other beer news, there is this interesting piece in the TU.
http://jacksonville.com/opinion/blog/428360/ed-stansel/2013-04-24/craft-vs-crafty-beers-tasters-put-big-brewers-craft-style
Gonezo- way to troll for hits on your website. Very subtle.
Quote from: Captain Zissou on April 25, 2013, 03:15:36 PM
Gonezo- way to troll for hits on your website. Very subtle.
Awe now CZ, this actually interests a bunch of folks. If someone has a website on the topic and post here, does it always have to equal trolling? I think not. 8)
Quote from: Captain Zissou on April 25, 2013, 03:15:36 PM
Gonezo- way to troll for hits on your website. Very subtle.
Cap'n, its really not trolling. I get plenty of hits without any I might get from here (my blog gets in the neighborhood of 20,000 hits a month -- I'm quite pleased with that). I just made it easy for folks to nominate. On the other hand, since you are pointing it out, is there something inherently wrong with it? As Cheshire says above, there are folks that might be interested.
Over the weekend I plan to announce how readers can win two VIP tickets for the Jacksonville Craft & Import Beer Festival May 17th. I would wager there are a lot of folks interested in winning them. So, should I not mention it on here? See, being snarky can be a very double-edged sword.
My whole point with the posts this week was to bring attention to the fact that Jacksonville is not currently on the Beer City USA ballot and SHOULD BE. I think that our efforts may well have gotten us there. We will see in a few weeks when the ballot comes out. At which time I will again stump to get votes. We will need considerably more than 400 at that time.
I would appreciate your support.
It's not like you don't know how to encourage people to vote without being a troll. In your first post of the thread you posted the actual link to the polldaddy page, and then shamelessly plugged your blog at the bottom. while it's still fishing for hits, it's not pulling people to your site who don't necessarily want to be there. It was only later on that you removed the link to your own site. You're still better than Lem Blogiver, or whatever his name is.
Quote from: Captain Zissou on April 26, 2013, 09:08:18 AM
It's not like you don't know how to encourage people to vote without being a troll. In your first post of the thread you posted the actual link to the polldaddy page, and then shamelessly plugged your blog at the bottom. while it's still fishing for hits, it's not pulling people to your site who don't necessarily want to be there. It was only later on that you removed the link to your own site. You're still better than Lem Blogiver, or whatever his name is.
Thanks Cap'n. I will try not to be a troll. :)
This is it, the last day you are able to nominate Jacksonville for Beer City USA. Get your nomination in at: https://polldaddy.com/poll/7015761/.
According to Charlie Papazian, the founder of the BeerCity USA contest the “…2013 “primary†poll is REOPENED due to possible poll related technical issues during the initial nomination period one week ago. Nominations for inclusion on the final BeerCity USA 2013 ballot are still being accepted through this nomination poll now through 3 p.m. Mountain Time, Saturday, May 4.â€
The article, posted on Examiner.com yesterday goes on to say that several cities have already qualified. Unfortunately, Jacksonville is not among them. However, it is not too late. We can still get Jax on the ballot by voting through Saturday, May 4. The cites already nominated include: Ann Arbor, MI; Asheville, NC; Bend, OR; Chicago, IL; Cleveland, OH; Denver, CO; Durango, CO; Fort Collins, CO; Grand Rapids, MI; Kalamazoo, MI; Madison, WI; Milwaukee, WI; Missoula, MT; Philadelphia, PA; Phoenix-Tempe-Scottsdale, AZ; Portland, OR; Raleigh, NC; San Diego, CA; St. Louis, MO; Tampa, FL.
This is our chance to rally and show the country that we have a vital beer scene here in Jacksonville. The implications of winning this contest run the gamut from increased national awareness of the quality brews we have here in town to increased tourism. Beer vacations are quickly becoming a popular activity. We can ensure that Jacksonville gets on the beer travel map by winning or showing well in this contest.
To vote follow this link https://polldaddy.com/poll/7075568/ (https://polldaddy.com/poll/7075568/), scroll down and click in the circle next to Jacksonville. Then scroll down and click submit. You may only vote once per IP address, so be sure to pass this link on to your friends on Facebook and Twitter. I will provide a running total of votes we have over the next few days on my Facebook (Springfield Brew Crew and Jax Beer Guy) and Twitter (sprbrewcrew and JaxBeerGuy) feeds.
Let’s do this!
we are in second behind Charleston, SC. I just revoted.
I just voted we are now in first with Richmond close behind.
To vote:
https://polldaddy.com/poll/7075568/ (https://polldaddy.com/poll/7075568/)
Quote from: JeffreyS on May 02, 2013, 01:36:51 PM
I just voted we are now in first with Richmond close behind.
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93 votes for Jax @ 30%. Make it happen people.
Looking good Jacksonville! We need 400 votes and are 25% of the way there with 104. We have two more days to get this thing together!
As of this morning we are at 162 votes to get our city on the ballor of BeerCity USA. We need 238 more! Get the message out to all your friends on Facebook and Twitter. Let's get Jax on the ballot and on the map!
We still need 108 nominations to make it on the ballot for BeerCity USA. Get your friends to vote. Jacksonville deserves to he on the ballot!
https://polldaddy.com/poll/7075568/
two votes from me... 1 from work... 1 from home... 8)
Quote from: If_I_Loved_you on May 04, 2013, 11:49:59 AM
Quote from: BridgeTroll on May 04, 2013, 11:13:53 AM
two votes from me... 1 from work... 1 from home... 8)
Don't you think that's a little Unethical?
Lol... for an online poll?
We still need 74 nominations to make it on the ballot for BeerCity USA. Get your friends to vote. Jacksonville deserves to he on the ballot!
We are getting there! But, we have to hurry. Please forward to all your friends and ask them to nominate Jax now! We need to have this done by 3:00 p.m.!
https://polldaddy.com/poll/7075568/
Quote from: If_I_Loved_you on May 04, 2013, 12:17:45 PM
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Quote from: BridgeTroll on May 04, 2013, 11:13:53 AM
two votes from me... 1 from work... 1 from home... 8)
Don't you think that's a little Unethical?
Lol... for an online poll?
Yes! I voted once I didn't go to the Library or my friends houses so I could vote 20 more times?
Damn... I didnt know the rules. I probably disqualified all of Jacksonville.
As an avid beer drinker I am deeply ashamed and sorry for my actions... ::)
Quote from: BridgeTroll on May 04, 2013, 01:10:31 PM
Quote from: If_I_Loved_you on May 04, 2013, 12:17:45 PM
Quote from: BridgeTroll on May 04, 2013, 12:05:30 PM
Quote from: If_I_Loved_you on May 04, 2013, 11:49:59 AM
Quote from: BridgeTroll on May 04, 2013, 11:13:53 AM
two votes from me... 1 from work... 1 from home... 8)
Don't you think that's a little Unethical?
Lol... for an online poll?
Yes! I voted once I didn't go to the Library or my friends houses so I could vote 20 more times?
Damn... I didnt know the rules. I probably disqualified all of Jacksonville.
As an avid beer drinker I am deeply ashamed and sorry for my actions... ::)
LOL, Troll... We still love ya!
FYI, if you have different browsers on your computer it'll let you vote again. You got 6 votes from me ;)
Just 63 more votes needed! Time is ticking away. An hour to go.
https://polldaddy.com/poll/7075568/
Still need 57 votes and less than 30 minutes left to nominate. Come on Jacksonville, we can do this! We have one of the best beer scenes in the country and we definitely have some of the best breweries. Show your support, get your friends to vote now! We have 343 nominations.
https://polldaddy.com/poll/7075568/
Can't think of anything less scientific - so none of the other cities are even considered? Just due to awareness of a Polldaddy topic, Jacksonville gets ~350 votes and Charlotte, Nashville, and/or New Orleans gets 1? meh (I did vote for JAX, btw).
I just took a look at the article written by Charlie Papazian, the curator of the poll and founder of the Brewer's Association. The poll actually closes at 3:00 p.m. Mountain Time. Which means that we actually have until 5:00 p.m. Eastern to get this done. We are 53 nominations short. As of 3:00 p.m. we had 347 nominations. Of the cities that were up for the 2nd chance nomination we came in 2nd place to Richmond, Va. which had 517 votes. We beat Charleston, SC which only had 106.
Jacksonville is a last minute kind of town, let's get a last minute rally going and do this thing!
https://polldaddy.com/poll/7075568/
Blizz, thank you for your support! The poll is more a popularity contest than anything. Not that there is anything wrong with that. It is not meant to be scientific. Asheville has managed to win it for the past four years because it has a fanatical base of beer-lovers that are very well-organized.
28 minutes left to nominate Jacksonville for BeerCity USA. Have you voted from your SMART PHONE and your HOME COMPUTER? WE ONLY NEED 22 VOTES.
https://polldaddy.com/poll/7075568/
Looks like Jacksonville got in, 411 votes as of poll closing.
Quote from: FSBA on May 04, 2013, 05:10:38 PM
Looks like Jacksonville got in, 411 votes as of poll closing.
Great! :)
Thank you to everyone on here that voted for Jacksonville to be on the ballot for BeerCity USA.
We made it to 400 votes with 13 minutes to spare.
Now we have to make a good showing in the actual voting. Check here for the link beginning May 13!
Well, we will be counting on you to remind us just before the 13th.
It was an epic battle; one that, though there were no real opponents, it looked as though we were not going to survive. At one point it looked as though we had already lost, then a reinterpretation of the rules took place and we ended up with two extra hours that we did not know we had. In those two extra hours we staged one of the most remarkable rallies ever witnessed on this field. In the end, we came out the other side as victors.
I refer to, of course, the quest for getting Jacksonville on the ballot for BeerCity USA. At times it looked as though there was no way we would make it. Our goal was to obtain 400 nominations by the close of the poll. With an hour to go we were still short over 60 nominations. But, through persistence and the help of other Jacksonville beer-lovers, we managed to cross the magic number of 400 with 13 minutes of poll time to spare. In the end, Jacksonville received 411 nominations, second behind Richmond, Va. which received 517.
But, the quest for BeerCity USA does not end there. Next week, beginning on Monday, May 13, we will have to rally our forces again for the actual voting on which city will be bestowed with the prestigious title of BeerCity USA. In the running with us is the perennial favorite Asheville, NC. This passionate beer city has managed to win â€" or tie â€" for first place all four of the years the poll has been in existence. Our sacred quest now is to unseat the reigning champions and claim the title for our own.
Are we up to it? You bet!
Rally your friends, have them friend Springfield Brew Crew on Facebook, SprBrewCrew on Twitter, or follow this blog for updates. Then get them to vote. The rules are the same as for the poll: one vote per IP address. The city with the most votes will be crowned BeerCIty USA at the close of the poll on Saturday. May 18.
QuoteThe rules are the same as for the poll: one vote per IP address.
Vote early... vote often... 8)
Jacksonville comes in 7th in BeerCity USA 2013 poll
http://jacksonville.com/opinion/blog/428360/ed-stansel/2013-05-13/jacksonville-comes-7th-beercity-usa-2013-poll