Peaks & Pints Tournament of Beer: Best PNW Breweries Final Four April 24

Four breweries. That’s it. After weeks of votes, arguments, late-night refreshes, and at least one “this is rigged” accusation about a publicly nominated, publicly voted tournament, we’re here — the part of the bracket where everything feels heavier and somehow more fragile at the same time.

Because this is where the math disappears.

No more big fields. No more hiding behind momentum or early-round chaos. Every brewery left has already proven it can survive the push — now it has to win the moment. Just enough votes. Just enough pull. Just enough belief from people who’ve decided, for whatever reason, this is their hill.

And the reasons don’t have to make sense.

Maybe it’s the beer that hooked you.
Maybe it’s the taproom you didn’t want to leave.
Maybe it’s the brewery that just feels like yours.

That’s all it takes now.

Four remain.
Two move on.

And from here, every choice feels like it echoes a little louder than it should.

Thursday, April 23, Great Eight Games Results

Fifteen days in, and the bracket stops pretending.

No more room for comfortable wins. No more space between contenders. This is where everything tightens to a point — where a single vote isn’t just a number, it’s the difference between moving on and disappearing into the long, loud debate of “how did they lose?”

And yesterday?

Yesterday came down to that.

Let’s weed through the malt.

GAME 1, WASHINGTON REGION

3. Stoup Brewing vs. 1. Georgetown Brewing

Stoup survives by a breath.

At 51 percent, Ballard’s steady, dialed-in machine edged past Seattle’s baseline, a brewery so woven into the city it almost feels permanent. Georgetown didn’t fade. Stoup just found enough — just enough late support to tip it and hold.

GAME 2, WASHINGTON REGION

13. Vice Beer vs. 3. Single Hill Brewing

One vote.

Vice wins by one vote.

That’s it. That’s the margin. A 13-seed that refuses to go home, riding 90s swagger, tight execution, and whatever strange magic has carried it this far. Single Hill brought Yakima, brought the push, brought the pressure — and came up one vote short.

This is the run now.

GAME 3, OREGON REGION

1. Fort George Brewery vs. 2. pFriem Family Brewers

Fort George moves on with 56 percent, steady and controlled in a matchup that could’ve easily tilted the other way. pFriem brought precision, polish, and a résumé that doesn’t miss. Fort George brought presence — and enough of it to carry through.

GAME 4, OREGON REGION

1. Block 15 Brewing vs. 6. Sunriver Brewing

Block 15 advances with 56 percent, holding off Sunriver’s surge in a game that never felt fully settled. Sunriver made its case all tournament long — knocking out Deschutes, reshaping its narrative — but Block 15 stayed measured and closed it out.

Let’s weed through the malt. The following are advancing to the Final Four:
Stoup Brewing
Vice Beer
Fort George Brewery
Block 15 Brewing

Four remain.

And now?

There’s no hiding at all.

Friday, April 24, Final Four Games

GAME 1, WASHINGTON REGION

3. Stoup Brewing, Seattle (3) vs. Vice Beer, Vancouver (13)

Stoup has moved through the bracket with control — not runaway wins, but clean ones. Balance, precision, and a lineup that lands exactly where it’s supposed to, every time. They don’t overwhelm the room. They quietly take it over.

Vice has turned this tournament into a throwback highlight reel. A 13-seed that keeps surviving, built on crisp beers, old-school bravado, and a refusal to play the underdog role the way people expect. Every round feels like it should be the end. It isn’t.

Stoup needs to stay composed and let execution carry it.
Vice needs to keep the swagger high and steal one more.

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GAME 2, OREGON REGION

Fort George Brewery, Astoria (1) vs. Block 15 Brewing, Corvallis (1)

Two one-seeds. No disguises.

Fort George has moved through this bracket on sheer presence — a brewery that turns releases into events and crowds into momentum. It doesn’t just pour beer, it creates gravity. When Fort George hits, people show up.

Block 15 has taken a different path — less surge, more certainty. Hop-forward precision, Belgian depth, and a lineup that lands clean across styles without ever feeling scattered. It doesn’t chase the moment. It controls it.

Fort George needs to tout Dark Arts, 3-Way, and Lupulin Ecstasy
Block 15 needs to stay Sticky and the luscious balance of hops and drinkability

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