CLEVELAND, Ohio – With more than a week remaining in a national contest that aims to tab the best brewpub in the country, Great Lakes Brewing Co. remains atop the leaderboard.

The contest – one in a series from USA Today – has Ohio’s first craft brewery atop the voting, with Boxing Bear Brewing Co. of Albuquerque second and Titletown Brewing Co. of Green Bay third. Titletown – whose logo is a football with hop-plant laces – won it last year.

One vote per day is allowed. Voting is open through noon Monday, March 13. Winners will be announced Friday, March 17 – St. Patrick’s Day.

That would seem to be a perfect time to release a special beer (Contest Cream Ale? Championship Cask Ale?) or hold a party commemorating the honors. The folks at the brewery are mulling. Stay tuned …

The full leaderboard is a top 20 compilation.

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