The Location: Wired HQ

The Beers: Full Boar Scotch Ale from Devil’s Canyon Brewery (Belmont, California) and Boont Amber Ale from Anderson Valley Brewing Company (Boonville, California)

The Method of Dispense: Each dispensed from 5-gallon cornelius kegs

How They Fared: AVBC’s Boont Amber Ale, with its mild 5.8 percent alcohol content, has been something of a giant killer so far, having knocked off Speakeasy’s Big Daddy IPA at the California Academy of Sciences’ Sharktoberfest event. And Boont continued its strong run during last night’s proceedings. “Drinkable, friendly, approachable without being insipid,” said Wired.com senior editor Dylan Tweney. “Love the fruit aftertaste,” said Jeff of the Public Library of Science.

However, Full Boar Scotch Ale, which took down the mighty Eye of the Hawk from Mendocino Brewing, had all the momentum, it seemed. “No sharp edges,” said Wired copy editor Lee Simmons. “Nicely sweet, good body,” raved Wired production associate Myrna Chiu. Yours truly found it “smoky and delicious” and the room was in near-unanimous agreement.

And so with a six-vote edge, Full Boar Scotch Ale saunters into the Final Four, where it will face either Full Sail’s Session Black or Tied House’s Ironwood Dark for a spot in the championship.

Coming up: Public October Madness events will resume after the Thanksgiving holidays. (We hear turkey and beer go very well together.)

And check out the full October Madness bracket for all the recaps!

Image: Courtesy Devil’s Canyon

Authors: Erik Malinowski

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