(EDITOR'S NOTE: Elite 8 voting has closed. Vote in our Final Four now!)

The Elite 8 of 2019 Michigan Brewery Madness has begun! (Vote below)

In the biggest news of the Sweet 16, the first top-seeded team has fallen: Detroit-based Atwater Brewery was in a tight race with Traverse City's North Peak Brewing Co. from the start. But North Peak held a slight lead for most of the week and managed to hold on!

Overall, we had two upsets:

12-seed North Peak Brewing Co. over 1-seed Atwater Brewery

3-seed Odd Side Ales over 2-seed Perrin Brewing Co.

We almost had a third upset, with 3-seed Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales giving 2-seed Griffin Claw Brewing Co. a fight, but Griffin Claw prevailed by just more than 200 votes.

Now the Elite Eight begins, and we have three No. 1-vs.-No. 2 match-ups to decide: Founders vs. Dark Horse, Short's vs. New Holland and Bell's vs. Griffin Claw. Plus, will North Peak continue its Cinderella run against Odd Side? This one should be a doozy.

Who will reach the Final Four? Vote now!

How it works: Fourth-round voting begins now and will end at noon Thursday. The Final Four will begin shortly after and will run until noon Monday. Then we decide a champion the following Thursday. (We want a fair vote, so we're watching IP addresses to make sure no funny business occurs!)

(View the full JPEG of the Michigan Brewery Madness bracket.)

Simcoe Region

1) Founders Brewing Co. (Grand Rapids) vs. 2) Dark Horse Brewing Co. (Marshall) (vote)

Citra Region

12) North Peak Brewing Co. (Traverse City) vs. 3) Odd Side Ales (Grand Haven) (vote)

Mosaic Region

1) Short's Brewing Co. (Bellaire) vs. 2) New Holland Brewing Co. (Holland) (vote)

Cascade Region

1) Bell's Brewery (Kalamazoo) vs. 2) Griffin Claw Brewing Co. (Birmingham) (vote)

To see previous rounds:

More:2019 Michigan Brewery Madness: Vote in the Sweet 16!

More:2019 Michigan Brewery Madness: Vote in the Round of 32!

More:It's 2019 Michigan Brewery Madness! Vote for the best brewery in Michigan

Spirits of Detroit columnist Robert Allen covers craft alcohol for the Free Press. Contact him: rallen@freepress.com or on Untappd, raDetroit and Twitter, @rallenMI and @SpiritsofDET.