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John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman are searching for Michigan's Best New Brewery. And they need your help. Vote for your favorite "new" brewery, and they might make the list of finalists. The deadline to vote is 11:59 p.m. July 22, 2016.

(MLive)

It's almost time for us to hit the road! Again!

It seems like yesterday that Amy Sherman and I were on the road searching for Michigan's Best Brewery.

Now we're on the search for Michigan's Best New Brewery. It's going to be exciting to come up with a list of breweries you must visit!

Thanks again to all of you who made nominations for newcomers all over the state.

We love your passionate pleas!

Beginning today you can vote for your favorites to help us determine our list of finalists and itinerary. (See poll below for Ann Arbor, Lansing, Saline and other areas.)

The deadline to vote is 11:59 p.m. July 22, 2016.

The top vote getter in each poll will get an official visit. And Amy and I will include others who come highly recommended or work into our day-by-day itinerary.

The overall experience will be factored in, but each brewery will be judged -- mainly -- on the quality of beer.

The Criteria:

"The most important thing behind each of these new breweries is the quality of their liquid. With good beer, the Michigan craft beer scene will continue to rise and grow," Amy says.

"On this search, we want to bring a great list of new breweries that are must visits. We are focusing only on the beer for this search, as opposed to the overall brewery experience like we did last time. The liquid has to be good, well crafted, consistent. While they don't have to brew true to style (we always appreciate innovation), if it is a certain style it has to hit the right notes. Quantity of beers on tap is less important than the quality of the brews. Four perfect beers could easily outshine twenty poorly done ones. Clean draft lines, no off flavors, and consistency are also important."

So, please vote.

You can vote for your favorites every three hours.

Amy and I will be at this weekend's Summer Beer Festival in Ypsilanti.

John Gonzalez is a statewide entertainment writer for MLive. He covers food, beer, travel, events and coordinates Michigan's Best with MLive's Amy Sherman. Email him at gonzo@mlive.com or follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Google+.

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