The 2014 Disney Beer Tournament – The Champion!
April 7th, 2014 by The Beers and Ears Crew in Beer Culture, Walt Disney World Beer Reviews
The Disney Beer Tournament championship round was interesting to say the least. Let’s start, as usual, with tweets and such.
— CPM (@MissCritta) April 3, 2014
Don't let me down twitter! Three Philosophers all the way… http://t.co/1TTSd1vLhh @beersandears
— Disney Hipsters (@DisneyHipsters) April 3, 2014
Greg here loves a lot of things.
I voted for Jai Alai in the @beersandears final rounds because i love Tampa, India, Mad Men and sports. any vote for Ommegang is wrong
— Gregory Lane Nichols (@lanenichols) April 3, 2014
Sad Duffy is the Disney version of a sad panda.
Can't believe Dogfish 90 didn't survive the latest round of the @beersandears tournament. Here's how Duffy feels: pic.twitter.com/UFkBaZJaLK
— Nerds in Wonderland (@WonderlandNerds) April 3, 2014
At least one of you was disappointed Chimay lost. The Chimay supporters were pretty quiet for the most part.
@beersandears disappointed Chimay missed the cut, but makes my vote much easier. #ommegang
— Dcnesq (@dcnesq) April 3, 2014
Plenty of supporters on both sides of the contest.
@beersandears Like its even a choice; Three Philosophers is quadruple the ale that Jai Alai is. #DisneyBeer2014 #ommegang
— Kyle Bonner (@Kyle_M_Bonner) April 3, 2014
Jai Ali vs Three Philosophers. I love hops so I have to go with the IPA but tough to vote against Three Philosophers. @beersandears
— Ken Goyette (@kgoyette) April 3, 2014
Is it wrong that I call Ommegang, the OMG Brewery? Vote Now! @beersandears http://t.co/hRFFjI7nvv
— Tammy (@TammyYIP) April 3, 2014
That’s not for us to say Tammy.
Um…@BreweryOmmegang is obvious choice for @beersandears #DisneyBeer2014 champion cause #Cooperstown #baseball http://t.co/gyWOyvhBWW
— Epic Beer Girl (@epicbeergirl) April 3, 2014
@epicbeergirl @beersandears #eastcoastbias hahaha
— jon c (@jobber99) April 3, 2014
@jobber99 @beersandears just a bit ; )
— Epic Beer Girl (@epicbeergirl) April 3, 2014
You all have been accused of East Coast bias! To be honest, the whole site is East Coast biased because Disney World has a lot more beer than Disneyland. Our Disneyland info is more sporadic as well.
For a while Three Philosophers was leading by a healthy margin. Things took a turn on Friday when this happened:
Make sure you vote for Jai Alai in the final four round of the Disney Beer Tournament! http://t.co/ZpseDPK6Ln
— Cigar City Brewing (@CigarCityBeer) April 4, 2014
A similar post was put on Facebook and the result could only be described as… the deluge.
With 28,000+ Twitter followers and 38,000+ Facebook likes, a frenzy of votes for Jai Alai started coming in.
An Ommegang Twitter account out of Washington, DC tried to fight back.
Vote for @BreweryOmmegang #ThreePhilosophers in the @beersandears #CraftBeer #MarchMadness Tourney Finals! http://t.co/UiusqNQEyg …
— Ommegang DC (@OmmegangDC) April 4, 2014
The main Ommegang accounts, with 34,000+ Twitter followers and 46,000+ Facebook likes, could not be stirred. It was probably a busy weekend for them with the Game of Thrones season 4 premiere and their new Fire and Blood ale.
Some of you were not pleased.
Some of you tried to keep Three Philosophers going.
If you like #baseball and #beer you should vote for @BreweryOmmegang in @beersandears poll! http://t.co/gyWOyvhBWW …
— Epic Beer Girl (@epicbeergirl) April 4, 2014
But when it was all said and done, Three Philosophers couldn’t withstand the power of the Cigar City social media following. With 79% of votes entered, the champion of the 2014 Disney Beer Tournament is Cigar City Jai Alai IPA!
As of this writing, Jai Alai can be found in several Walt Disney World locations including Crew’s Cup Lounge at the Yacht Club and the ESPN Club on the BoardWalk.
The 2014 edition of the Disney Beer Tournament has by far been the biggest with over 13,000 votes over the course of the tournament. All the interaction and comments have been wonderful and we’ve had a ton of fun bringing the tournament to you all this year. Hopefully next year will be just as much fun!
Keith
Not my first choice, but Jai Alai is a worthy champion….in fact, the whole Final 4 were excellent beers. Hoping Dead Guy makes a comeback next year to claim that elusive crown.
Tom
I voted for Three Philosophers due to it’s uniqueness…Jai Alai is a terrific IPA but the market is flooded with very good IPA’s these days…hard to keep up with all the great new releases. .