Six finalists emerged from a field of 12 contestants to secure a spot in tomorrow’s final round of the Brewbound Live Pitch Slam, presented by Ollie, a Next Glass Company.
Thursday’s final will feature:
- Trusted Gut
- Dr Hops
- Crooked Owl
- People’s Republic of South Central
- Gay Water
- and Vine Street Brewing Co.
Vine Street Brewing won the audience vote to secure the sixth spot.
The finalists were selected from a group of 12 competitors which also featured:
- Urban Jungle Brewing
- Single Fin Cider
- Big Country Organic Brewing Co
- Palmys
- Joyhound Beer Company
- Hedlum
Each entrepreneur had two minutes to present their brand to the panel of judges. The judges for the semi-final round included Carrie Yunker, executive vice president, Bell’s Brewery; Michelle Abdollah, category manager of alcoholic beverages, Extra Mile; Donn Bichsel, founder, 3 Tier Beverages; and Yair Tygiel, founder, Sunboy, the winner of last year’s pitch slam.
Tune into the Brewbound livestream tomorrow, December 7 to watch the final round of the competition at 11 a.m. PT. The champion will be announced at 3:20 p.m. PT at the closing of the winter conference.
In addition to bragging rights, the champion will walk away with an industry awareness-building packaging valued at $10,000 and free registration to Brewbound Live Winter 2024. They’ll join the cohort of previous winners including Sunboy, Funkytown Brewery, Lunar Hard Seltzer, Crowns and Hops, Willie’s Superbrew, Novo Brazil Brewing, Armada Brewing, and Border X Brewing.