Friendly competition, anyone?

With the NCAA Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments in full swing, we’re joining the fun of bracket competitions with a face-off of our own.

Last year, y’all helped us name the best barbecue: Joe's. This year, we asked you to share your favorite brewery in KC.

Well, the votes are in. After a close battle (drum roll, please) City Barrel, has been named the best brewery in Kansas City by our readers. City Barrel brought home 66% of the votes against Boulevard Brewing Company.

Congrats, City Barrel. You have officially won KCtoday bragging rights. 👏

The championship round came down to these two:

Cast your vote for the best local brewery. | Graphic by KCtoday

Who was in the running

After thousands of responses, these breweries made the Elite Eight:

How it works

We hosted several voting rounds within our newsletters and social channels to determine City’s best brewery.Our audience voted , and the brewery with more votes moved on. We’ll go until we have a champion, which will be announced in our Friday, March 31 newsletter. You will be able to vote once per round.