It's that time of year again so eloquently referred to as "March Madness": three weekends of alma mater disappointments, busted office pool brackets, and Cinderella stories. For 2017 we are going all out with 64 breweries from the city and surrounding suburbs. We've divided the city into four regions: North, South, West and Suburbs, and seeded them 1–16. Seeds are not-so-scientifically-based on size, reputation, years of operation, and current hype. With Round 1 already offering some intriguing matchups, will this year produce another underdog champion or will the 1 seeds steamroll the smaller guys all the way to the Final Four?

Chicago's North Side is an embarrassment of brewing riches, from traditional outfits–Metropolitan, Aquanaut and Dovetail–to cult faves–Half Acre, Spiteful, Hop Butcher. Toss in the state's only certified organic brewer, some stellar brewpubs and the country's first Michelin Star awarded brewery, and, well, Chicagoans have enough to realize how spoiled they truly are in the world of beer...

So, there ya have it, vote for your favorite breweries across Chicago, below, and we will tally the votes in order to select 32 winners for the next round. Voting for Round 1 concludes, Monday, 3/13 at 9pm.

Vote for the other regions here: NORTH | SOUTH | WEST | SUBURBS