Evolution wins Chesapeake Beer Madness Championship again

Evolution Craft Brewing Company's Lot 3 IPA defeated Old Dominion's Oak Barrel Stout in the final round of Estrada Design/Build Chesapeake Beer Madness. Evolution won its third title in a row after earning 62 percent of the public's votes.

The local craft-brew competition, which matches beers head-to-head in March Madness-style brackets, kicked off Sept. 30 at Park Place in Annapolis. After the kick-off event, readers and beer lovers voted online at WhatsUpMag.com for their favorites. The final vote was tallied on Oct. 30, and Evolution took the top prize.

The Evolution website describes the Lot 3 IPA as "aggressively hopped at a rate of over 2lbs. per barrel" with "big notes of cirtrus and pine." Try it out at an Evo brewery tour the next time you're in Delmar, Del.