Coloradoan beer bracket's Frothy 4 narrows competition down to 2 beers

• The championship round of the Coloradoan's March Madness-inspired beer bracket will be a battle of The Lager and The Ale regions.
• Prost's Dunkel and Maxline's Irish Red will compete for the title of the best beer in Fort Collins in the final round of the bracket that started with 64 beers.

The championship round of the Coloradoan's beer bracket will be a battle of The Lager and The Ale regions.

Hailing from The Lager region, Prost Brewing's Dunkel defeated Odell Brewing's Easy Street, which rose to the top of The Fruit, Sours, Gose and Wheat beers region before its defeat in the Frothy 4.

Maxline Brewing's Irish Red, which defeated other beers in The Ales region prior to its Frothy 4 appearance, took down Willy Nelson, which had won The IPAs region.

Now, Prost's Dunkel and Maxline's Irish Red will compete for the title of the best beer in Fort Collins in the final round of the Coloradoan's March Madness-inspired beer bracket that started with 64 beers.

Click here to vote in the championship round.

If you just discovered this bracket competition thanks to a QR code on a coaster, welcome!

As part of this project, the Coloradoan partnered with Bullfrog Wine and Spirits, Campus West Liquor Depot, Mulberry Max and Wilbur's Total Beverage to distribute thousands of beer bracket coasters — linking to this coverage — across nearly 20 Fort Collins breweries. Be sure to keep an eye out for them if you visit one of the many local breweries that had beers in the running.

Here's a look at each beer's path to the championship, with the higher-seeded beer listed first:

Prost Brewing's Dunkel, No. 2

• First round: Bested Maxline Brewing's The Kveixican, a No. 15 seed.
• Second round: Beat Verboten Brewing & Barrel Project's Verboten Pilsner, a No. 7 seed.
• Sudsy 16: Came out victorious over another Prost Brewing beer, Prost's Pilsner, a No. 3 seed.
• Top 8: Edged Zwei Brewing's Zwei Pils, a No. 5 seed, out of the competition.
• Frothy 4: Defeated Odell Brewing's Easy Street, a No. 5 seed.

Maxline Brewing's Irish Red, No. 7

• First round: Bested Rally King Brewing's If You Give a Mouse a Stout, a No. 10 seed.
• Second round: Beat New Belgium Brewing's Trippel, a No. 2 seed.
• Sudsy 16: Came out victorious over Odell Brewing's 90 Shilling, a No. 3 seed.
• Top 8: Won the round against Horse & Dragon Brewing's Sad Panda Coffee Stout, a No. 5 seed.
• Frothy 4: Defeated Zwei Brewing's Willy Nelson, a No. 3 seed.

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Coloradoan reporter Erin Udell contributed to this report.