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MARCH MADNESS 2022: Blind IPA Taste-Off


  • beergarden 777 W. 6th Avenue Eugene United States (map)

Each year, the teams at beergarden and PublicHouse duke it out to see who drafted the best IPA. This year’s event will feature all West Coast Oregon IPAs. Your vote decides the favorite. 

The 3 week event features 4 blind flights of four, 2 flights at beergarden and 2 at PublicHouse, comprising the Sweet 16 IPAs. The four corners of the bracket represent the 4 teams from beergarden and PublicHouse. You’ll have two weeks to taste all 4 flights and cast your vote for the tastiest brews in a blind taste off from March 15th - March 27th.

The Final 4 will take place March 28th through April 3rd. The favorite IPAs from the original Sweet 16 will move on to the final 4, and the voting will conclude on April 3rd. The votes will be tallied to reveal the winner on Monday, April 4th.

Pick up a March Madness 2022 Passport at either of the pubs, and try each one of the flights to receive a stamp. Once you’ve completed the entire flight series, turn your passport in to either pub. You’ll be entered to win one of 4 raffle packages, including gift certificates to the pubs, food purveyors and merch from participating breweries.

Flights Available at beergarden. 

  • Barley Browns Flight:

    • Rachet Strap IPA

    • Hand Truck Pale

    • Headshake Double IPA

    • Pallet Jack IPA

  • Boneyard Flight:

    • RPM

    • Hop Breath

    • Orange is Orange

    • Lupulin Advisory


Flights Available at PublicHouse 

  • Block 15 Flight:

    • Sticky Hands Double IPA

    • Block 15 IPA

    • Emerging Sunshine IPA

    • Dab Lab: Citra

  • Breakside Flight:

    • Breakside IPA

    • Wanderlust IPA

    • @Portland IPA

    • Evan is My Homie DDH West Coast IPA

Final Four Flight at both Pubs

  • Barley Brown’s Pallet Jack

  • Boneyard’s RPM

  • Block 15’s Dab Lab: Citra

  • Breakside’s IPA

OVERALL WINNER: Breakside IPA