UPDATE: Beer City USA: Kalamazoo in lead for nomination; last day to vote

KALAMAZOO, MI –

Kalamazoo beer drinkers who wish to live in a Beer City USA destination can start voting now.

The Beer City USA 2013 'primary' poll is open until April 26.

Readers commenting in the poll are questioning why Kalamazoo is not an option and many said they are voting for Kalamazoo as a write-in choice.

The final Beer City USA poll will be online and accessible through the National Beer Examiner page in May.

The final ballot will include cities that received 400 or more votes in last year’s poll or receive 400 or more “nominating votes” in the primary poll,

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Last year, first-time challenger Grand Rapids and Asheville tied for the title, each with 17,849 votes.

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Ann Arbor is currently listed as an option on the primary poll.

The final BeerCity USA 2013 poll will open at noon on Monday, May 6 and will close midnight (mountain time) on Friday, May 10. Poll results will be announced at noon on Monday, May 13, which is the first day of 'American Craft Beer Week.'

To vote, visit the poll here.