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Brew Brawl 2015: And the readers' choice for D-FW's favorite brewery is...

GuideLive's inaugural Brew Brawl concluded Nov. 30, and if we learned anything, it's that North Texans love craft beer.

The bracket, which put local microbreweries head-to-head in a (friendly) bracket-style tournament, accumulated more than 114,000 votes in five rounds. But today, we have our winner: Readers voted Allen's Nine Band Brewing as their favorite brewery in Dallas-Fort Worth.

Opened at the beginning of 2015, Nine Band is one of the newest addition's to the local scene, but Allen residents are proud of their local suds. When I visited this summer, patrons told me the brewery was one of their favorite bars in the city.

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Owner Keith Ashley felt overwhelmed by the support from the local community.

"What tells me that our brand is a growing brand, it's touched multiple palates and they've enjoy it," he said by phone Tuesday. "It takes a team and I have a phenomenal team."

Ashley has his sights set on expansion in the coming year, with hopes of bringing his beer to international drinkers. Nine Band is also forming a nonprofit branch that will give back a portion of proceeds from the newly released Badge honey blonde ale to benefit personnel in law enforcement, fire departments and the military. (Ashley has served in all of those departments.)

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To thank the those who voted for the brewery, Nine Band is throwing a party Saturday, Dec. 5 with $2 beers all day plus live music and a food truck. GuideLive would also like to everyone who participated in the DFW Brew Brawl. Take a look at how the results panned out below, and let us know your thoughts on Twitter.

Final results and bracket:

Final Round:

Semifinal Round:

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Quarterfinal Round:

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Round 2:

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Round 1:

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