Let's Get Jax on the Ballot for Beer City USA 2013!

Started by Gonzo, April 23, 2013, 08:55:44 AM

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Gonzo

#60
May 04, 2013, 02:37:18 PM
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/
Born cold, wet, and crying; Gonzo has never-the-less risen to the pinnacle of the beer-loving world. You can read his dubious insights at www.JaxBeerGuy.com (click the BLOG link).

blizz01

#61
May 04, 2013, 03:13:54 PM
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).

Gonzo

#62
May 04, 2013, 03:17:14 PM
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/
Born cold, wet, and crying; Gonzo has never-the-less risen to the pinnacle of the beer-loving world. You can read his dubious insights at www.JaxBeerGuy.com (click the BLOG link).

Gonzo

#63
May 04, 2013, 03:22:46 PM
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.
Born cold, wet, and crying; Gonzo has never-the-less risen to the pinnacle of the beer-loving world. You can read his dubious insights at www.JaxBeerGuy.com (click the BLOG link).

Gonzo

#64
May 04, 2013, 04:33:55 PM
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/
Born cold, wet, and crying; Gonzo has never-the-less risen to the pinnacle of the beer-loving world. You can read his dubious insights at www.JaxBeerGuy.com (click the BLOG link).

FSBA

#65
May 04, 2013, 05:10:38 PM
Looks like Jacksonville got in, 411 votes as of poll closing.
I support meaningless jingoistic cliches

Cheshire Cat

#66
May 04, 2013, 05:33:04 PM
Quote from: FSBA on May 04, 2013, 05:10:38 PM
Looks like Jacksonville got in, 411 votes as of poll closing.
Great!  :)
Diane Melendez
We're all mad here!

Gonzo

#67
May 04, 2013, 05:53:19 PM
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!

Born cold, wet, and crying; Gonzo has never-the-less risen to the pinnacle of the beer-loving world. You can read his dubious insights at www.JaxBeerGuy.com (click the BLOG link).

Cheshire Cat

#68
May 04, 2013, 06:02:22 PM
Well, we will be counting on you to remind us just before the 13th. 
Diane Melendez
We're all mad here!

Gonzo

#69
May 06, 2013, 08:42:46 AM
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.

Born cold, wet, and crying; Gonzo has never-the-less risen to the pinnacle of the beer-loving world. You can read his dubious insights at www.JaxBeerGuy.com (click the BLOG link).

BridgeTroll

#70
May 06, 2013, 08:51:42 AM
QuoteThe rules are the same as for the poll: one vote per IP address.

Vote early... vote often... 8)
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