CLEVELAND, Ohio – Votes continue to pour in as we search for Northeast Ohio’s Best Brewery.

The poll, which is below, has more than 12,000 votes and the time is now to pick your favorite. Votes will determine the finalists from 46 first round contenders.

With so many breweries to choose from, be sure to vote and secure a spot in the finals for your favorite. Check out the poll below and remember you can vote hourly. The poll will remain open through Tuesday at 9 a.m. Breweries are listed alphabetically in the poll.

Is your favorite brewery trailing behind? Be sure to vote and tell your friends to show their love as well.

Here are the Top 10 standings as of Friday at 5:30 p.m.: Magic City Brewing Company of Barberton; Sibling Revelry Brewing in Westlake; Avon Brewing Company; Missing Falls Brewery of Akron; Cleveland’s Masthead Brewing Company; Ignite Brewing Company of Barberton; Cleveland’s Saucy Brew Works; Missing Mountain Brewing Company of Cuyahoga Falls; Fat Head’s Brewery of Middleburg Heights; and Bookhouse Brewing of Cleveland.

Wondering about Cleveland brewpub Great Lakes? It is 11th, followed by Platform Beer Company.

How the contest will work:

Once the finalists have been determined, Cleveland’s Best reporters Yadi Rodriguez and Brenda Cain will hit the road to visit the breweries, along with a special guest panel of judges who will taste test beers and determine the final rankings. The panel members are cleveland.com beer critic Marc Bona, Andrew Mitchell, a certified beer judge with the Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers (SNOBS) and cleveland.com reporters Hayden Grove and Seth Richardson.

During each visit to the finalists, our judges will taste five beers, all selected by the brewery: four beers available year-round and one limited/seasonal offering.

The ultimate winner and final rankings will be revealed on Feb. 26 during a surprise visit to the victor, which will be broadcast on cleveland.com’s Facebook page.

You’re invited to join us on our pub crawl. We will publish our visit schedule on Feb. 4. If you are tasting, we respectfully ask you bring along a designated driver.

If you can’t join us in person, be sure to tune into the Facebook Live broadcast from each location. We will also publish plenty of photos, videos and thoughts from our judges following each visit.

Separately from the contest, Rodriguez and Cain will be checking out – and reviewing – other aspects of each finalist, such as atmosphere, events and menu to give you a broader look at the tap room and its offerings. We’ll publish our lists of superlatives next month too.

Here’s a list of the 46 contenders, listed in alphabetical order, including city.

A-L: Akronym Brewing, Akron; Avon Brewing Company, Avon; Bad Tom Smith Brewing, Cleveland; Bookhouse Brewing, Cleveland; Boss Dog Brewing Company, Cleveland Heights; Brick and Barrel Brewing, Cleveland; Butcher and the Brewer, Cleveland; Collision Bend Brewing Company, Cleveland; Cornerstone Brewing Company, Berea; Fat Head’s Brewery, Middleburg Heights; Forest City Brewery, Cleveland; Goldhorn Brewery, Cleveland; Great Lakes Brewing Company, Cleveland; Hansa Brewery, Cleveland; Headtrip Brewery, Stow; HiHO Brewing Co., Cuyahoga Falls; Hofbrauhaus, Cleveland; Hop Tree Brewing, Hudson; Hoppin' Frog Brewery, Akron; Ignite Brewing Company, Barberton; Lager Heads Brewing Company, Medina; Lock 15 Brewing Company, Akron.

M-Z: MadCap Brew Co., Kent; Magic City Brewing Company, Barberton; Market Garden Brewery, Cleveland; Masthead Brewing Co., Cleveland; Missing Falls Brewery, Akron; Missing Mountain Brewing Co., Cuyahoga Falls; Nano Brew, Cleveland; Noble Beast Brewing Co., Cleveland; Platform Beer Company, Cleveland; R. Shea Brewing, Akron; Railroad Brewing Company, Avon; Rocky River Brewing Company, Rocky River; Saucy Brew Works, Cleveland; Sibling Revelry Brewing, Westlake; Southern Tier Brewing Co., Cleveland; Terrestrial Brewing Company, Cleveland; The BottleHouse Brewery, Lakewood; The Brew Kettle, Strongsville; The Cleveland Brewery, Cleveland; The Jolly Scholar Brewing Company, Cleveland; Thirsty Dog Brewing Co., Akron; Wadsworth Brewing Company, Wadsworth; Willoughby Brewing Company, Willoughby; Working Class Brewery, Cleveland