2024: Iron Hill vs Big Oyster

2024 Brewbracket Round of 16

Vote!

On November 14, 1996, Iron Hill officially pours its first beer and serves its first dish at 147 E Main St in Newark, Delaware   VS   Big Oyster Brewery
The winner is ... Big Oyster Brewery
Iron Hill Brewery
28% (53 votes)
Big Oyster Brewery
72% (139 votes)
Total votes: 192

Vote for your favorite brewery to move on to the 3rd round; Iron Hill vs Big Oyster

Iron Hill Brewery

At Iron Hill the brewery and kitchen work in tandem with one another, helping to allow our staff to inspire recipes, from burgers and sauces to pale ales and stouts. Our kitchen is our brewery and vice versa.

Big Oyster Brewery

Big Oyster brews a variety of high-quality craft beers including East Coast and West Coast IPAs, Bavarian and Belgian Wheat Beers, and German and American Lagers.  

Vote for your favorite brewery!

Pick a FAV and vote. Click on the logos above to get more info on these cool brews, and be sure to vote for your favorite.

Purchase 2026 #OdessaBrewfest tickets »

Check out the other Matchups

2026 Brewbracket Semifinal Round

Big Oyster Brewery   VS   a tasty menu of year-round brews including Not Today Satan

Voting is still open.

Vote now!


Matchup ends September 2, 2026, 10:30 am
a selection of IPAs, blondes and ales   VS   Great Beer, Great Fun and Great People

Voting is still open.

Vote now!


Matchup ends September 3, 2026, 10:30 am

Purchase 2026 #OdessaBrewfest tickets »

Check out the completed matchups

2026 Brewbracket Quarterfinal Round

Great Beer, Great Fun and Great People   VS   the logo features a burley oak with wording in the trunk
The winner is ... Great Beer, Great Fun and Great People
a selection of IPAs, blondes and ales   VS   beers and food
The winner is ... a selection of IPAs, blondes and ales
a tasty menu of year-round brews including Not Today Satan   VS   2SP Brewing Company
The winner is ... a tasty menu of year-round brews including Not Today Satan
a local small-batch, experimental brewery located in Newark, Delaware   VS   Big Oyster Brewery
The winner is ... Big Oyster Brewery

2026 Brewbracket Round of 16

First State is a Brewery & Taproom + Kitchen   VS   the logo features a burley oak with wording in the trunk
The winner is ... the logo features a burley oak with wording in the trunk
besides beer, an open kitchen where everything is made from scratch   VS   Great Beer, Great Fun and Great People
The winner is ... Great Beer, Great Fun and Great People
a selection of IPAs, blondes and ales   VS   the first brewery in Middletown, Delaware volunteer brewing co
The winner is ... a selection of IPAs, blondes and ales
beers and food   VS   boundaries for the craft of brewing are limitless
The winner is ... beers and food
line of ales and seasonal brews   VS   2SP Brewing Company
The winner is ... 2SP Brewing Company
the finest Belgian inspired and experimental ales this side of the Atlantic   VS   a tasty menu of year-round brews including Not Today Satan
The winner is ... a tasty menu of year-round brews including Not Today Satan
Big Oyster Brewery   VS   local delaware craft beer company
The winner is ... Big Oyster Brewery
a local small-batch, experimental brewery located in Newark, Delaware   VS   Tröegs Independent Brewing
The winner is ... a local small-batch, experimental brewery located in Newark, Delaware

2026 Brewbracket Opening Round of 32

the logo features a burley oak with wording in the trunk   VS   funky little Colorado grown brew-pub that started over ten years ago by stuffing their huge, voluminously hopped mutha of a pale
The winner is ... the logo features a burley oak with wording in the trunk
First State is a Brewery & Taproom + Kitchen   VS   The core of Lagunitas came from Chicago, St Louis, Memphis, Walker Creek, and the highlands of Quincy.
The winner is ... First State is a Brewery & Taproom + Kitchen
Great Beer, Great Fun and Great People   VS   a small batch brewery in Salisbury, Maryland
The winner is ... Great Beer, Great Fun and Great People
  VS  
The winner is ... besides beer, an open kitchen where everything is made from scratch
  VS   fresh, delicious, local beer in South Jersey
The winner is ... beers and food
the first brewery in Middletown, Delaware volunteer brewing co   VS  
The winner is ... the first brewery in Middletown, Delaware volunteer brewing co
a selection of IPAs, blondes and ales   VS   Victory Brewing
The winner is ... a selection of IPAs, blondes and ales
2SP Brewing Company   VS   Two hands crossed and pointing to Two Roads
The winner is ... 2SP Brewing Company
line of ales and seasonal brews   VS   Cigar City Brewing Logo
The winner is ... line of ales and seasonal brews
a tasty menu of year-round brews including Not Today Satan   VS   Heavy Seas Brewery was established by Hugh Sisson in 1995
The winner is ... a tasty menu of year-round brews including Not Today Satan
a fixture in Lewes, Delaware, offering up a selection of delicious brews   VS   the finest Belgian inspired and experimental ales this side of the Atlantic
The winner is ... the finest Belgian inspired and experimental ales this side of the Atlantic
local delaware craft beer company   VS   Fiddlehead Logo
The winner is ... local delaware craft beer company
Big Oyster Brewery   VS   founders Luke Bowen and Trevor Hayward met in an accounting class at Villanova University
The winner is ... Big Oyster Brewery
Wilmington Brew Works' family-friendly taproom   VS   Tröegs Independent Brewing
The winner is ... Tröegs Independent Brewing
a local small-batch, experimental brewery located in Newark, Delaware   VS   unwavering commitment to artisanal production practices
The winner is ... a local small-batch, experimental brewery located in Newark, Delaware

Purchase 2026 #OdessaBrewfest tickets »