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The 2018 contenders for Brewvi glory

A complete list of the beers sampled by the judges this year.

Working in the basement freezer of Iovine’s Produce, under the Reading Terminal Market, Evan Dellaera (right) and Bill Buckman tape the corresponding numbers to the corresponding beer entries from local breweries in preparation for the judging in this year’s ninth annual Brewvitational competition.
Working in the basement freezer of Iovine’s Produce, under the Reading Terminal Market, Evan Dellaera (right) and Bill Buckman tape the corresponding numbers to the corresponding beer entries from local breweries in preparation for the judging in this year’s ninth annual Brewvitational competition.Read moreMICHAEL BRYANT / Staff Photographer

A complete list of the beers sampled by the judges this year:

KEY:

N = New beer category

C = Canned beer category

*= Finalist (voted into the final round, underlined)

Winners of the expert-judged competition are noted with place in bold. Percentage is alcohol content. IBU = International Bitterness Unit.

Blueprint Brewing
1571 Gehman Rd., Harleysville, 267-649-7006; blueprintbrewco.com
N 4 four 4, session IPA, 4.4%, 87 IBU
C Mad Rex, red rye IPA, 6.60%, 66 IBU

Brewery Techne
1720 Fairmount Ave., Bar Hygge, 215-765-2274; barhygge.com
N Syndicate, Belgian-style pale ale, 6.6%, 34 IBU

Bucks County Brewery
31 Appletree Lane, Pipersville, 609-439-2468; buckscountybrewery.com
N Chuicy Chowey Wowie, New England IPA, 6.8%, 111 IBU

Conshohocken Brewing Co.
739 E. Elm St., Suite B, Conshohocken, 610-897-8962; conshohockenbrewing.com
N Artax Lives, saison aged in tequila barrels, 7.1%, 22 IBU
C Day without A Dawn, imperial American black ale, 8.2%, 89 IBU

Crime & Punishment Brewing Co.
2711 W. Girard Ave., 215-235-2739; crimeandpunishmentbrewingco.com
N Ghost Station, raspberry Berliner-Weisse, 4.2%

Crowded Castle Brewing Co.
242 Bridge St., Phoenixville, 484-252-0077 ; crowdedcastle.com
N Lionville Red Ale, 4.7%, 22 IBU

Devil's Creek Brewery
1 Powell Lane, Collingswood, 856-425-2520; devilscreekbrewery.com
N Bringin' Da Heat, spiced beer, 8.7%, 26 IBU

Dock Street Brewery
701 S. 50th St., 717-683-2961; dockstreetbeer.com
N Grisette, 4.9%, 33 IBU
C Golden IPA, American IPA, 6%, 45 IBU

Double Nickel Brewing Co.
1585 Rt 73, Pennsauken, 609-707-3592; dnbcbeer.com
N Backward Sunrise, IPA, 6.2%, 75 IBU
C Belgian Golden, Belgain strong pale ale, 8%, 30%

Doylestown Brewing
603 Airport Blvd., Doylestown, 267-968-6708; doylestownbrewingcompany.com
N If Not Me Then Who, blonde ale, 5.3%, 25 IBU
C R5 Lager, 4.5%, 15 IBU

Earth-Bread+Brewery
7136 Germantown Ave., 215-242-6666; earthbreadbrewery.com
N Sublime, gose (with lime), 4.2%, 14 IBU

Free Will Brewing Co.
410 E. Walnut St., Perkasie, 267-354-0813; freewillbrewing.com
N Saison in the Key of Life, barrel-aged mixed culture saison, 5.5%, 32 IBU
C Micromanager, IPA, 4.5%, 39 IBU

Highway Manor Brewing
2438 Gettysburg Road, Camp Hill, Pa., 717-743-0613; highwaymanorbrewing.com
N Mr. Tea Hibiscus, sour beer, 5.2%, 18 IBU

Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant
8400 Germantown Ave., 215-275-0947; ironhillbrewery.com
N Hungry Dog, American IPA, 6.8%, 80 IBU
C Clock Out Lager, hoppy American lager, 5.5%, 28 IBU

King's Road Brewing Co.
127 Kings Highway East, Haddonfield, 856-427-8100; kingsroadbrewing.com
N Ample Vengeance, New England-style IPA, 7.1%

Locust Lane Craft Brewery
50 Three Tun Rd., Malvern, 484-324-4141; locustlanecraftbrewery.com
N Locust Lane Kolsch, 5.5%, 20 IBU
C Game Day IPA, 5.8%, N/A

Love City Brewing Co.
1023 Hamilton St., 215-398-1900; lovecitybrewing.com
N Eraserhood, Northeast IPA, 7.2%, 15 IBU
C Love City Lager, 4.2%, 15 IBU

Manayunk Brewing Co.
4120 Main St., 215-482-8220; manayunkbrewery.com
N Simcoalition, Hazy IPA, 7.1%, 24 IBU
C Belly Flop, cucumber melon gose with sea salt, 4.1%, 6 IBU

Round Guys Brewing Co.
324 W. Main St., Lansdale, 215-368-2640; roundguysbrewery.com
N Dank Jankey, double IPA, 9.2%, 50 IBU
C Desert Cruiser, pilsner, 5.4%, 35 IBU

Roy-Pitz Brewing Co.
990 Spring Garden St., 609-558-0354; roypitzbarrelhouse.com
N Nice Dreams, American barrel-aged sour ale, 5%, 5 IBU
C. Daddy Fat Sacks, American IPA, 6%, 40 IBU

Second District Brewing Co.
1939 S. Bancroft St., 215-575-5900; seconddistrictbrewing.com
N One, barrel-aged saison, 5.6%

Ship Bottom Brewery
830 N. Bay Ave., Beach Haven, 609-207-6331; shipbottombrewery.com
N Doppelbock, 8.5%, 20 IBU
C Chicken of the Egg IPA, pepper beer, 7.5%, 65 IBU

Tired Hands Brewing Co.
16 Ardmore Ave./35 Cricket Terrace, Ardmore, 610-896-7621; tiredhands.com
N Ramos Gin Fizz Milkshake IPA, 7.2%
C Alien Church, Omnidimensional Reptoid IPA, 7%

Weyerbacher
905 Line Street, Easton, Pa., 610-559-5561; weyerbacher.com
N Sexy MotherPucker, sour ale, 7.5%, 30 IBU

D.G. Yuengling & Son
310 Mill Creek Ave., Pottsville, 570-622-0153; yuengling.com
N Golden Pilsner, European pilsner, 4.7%, 18 IBU