Photos: River North Brewery Wins First Beer Fight Club

Larimer Beer Hall hosted the first Beer Fight Club on Saturday, February 4. Danielle Lirette

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The first rule of Beer Fight Club is "definitely talk about Beer Fight Club" — at least if you want the brewery throwdown to return for another year. Larimer Beer Hall put eight breweries —  Beryl’s Beer Co, Black Shirt Brewing, Mockery Brewing, River North Brewery, Blue Moon, Epic Brewing, Jagged Mountain and Zephyr Brewing — on the fight card on Saturday, February 4, for a no-hops-barred brawl to the last sip. River North came out the champ, with a bold beverage called Hooray for Hops, which will soon hit liquor-store shelves in cans. For more photos, see our complete Beer Fight Club slideshow.

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Big flavors came in small sample glasses at Beer Fight Club.

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Was this the winning beer?

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A good beer fest isn't complete without bar food.

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Did you make it to Beer Fight Club?

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This beer could have been a contender.

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They came for a fight and stayed for pints.

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