DECEMBER 8 @ 1:30 PM
4 MILER & 1.5 MILE FUN WALK/RUN
ROCKY MOUNT MILLS
1151 FALLS ROAD. ROCKY MOUNT, NC
BREWERY THROWDOWN
Local Breweries Race to Take Home the Gold!
Congrats to Team Ponysaurus on being crowned 2019 Brewery Throwdown Champion!
The Mill Chill adds an exciting fun twist to our race called the “Brewery Throwdown”. We have 26 local craft breweries that have accepted the challenge of finding out which brewery is the fastest on foot. To do this they are recruiting friends, customers, and employees to run on their team in the Mill Chill 4-Mile race.
When you register to run you have the option to pick a team, or simply let us put you on a team. Your performance on race day just might be what it takes to earn the championship trophy for a local brewery! The top five men and top five women on each brewery team will earn points. The team with the lowest point total wins the trophy and bragging rights for a year! Have questions? Check out the FAQs below.
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2019 CHAMPION: Ponysaurus - RUNNER UP: Bond Brothers
2018 CHAMPION: Ponysaurus - RUNNER UP: Trophy
2017 CHAMPION: Bond Brothers - RUNNER UP: Koi Pond
2016 CHAMPION: Trophy - RUNNER UP: Koi Pond
Team Ponysauraus
Location: Durham, NC - host of the "Pony Run Club"
Captain: The mythical Ponysauraus (of course)
Team Fuel: Any Ponysauraus beer
Team Performance: 1st - 2018, 12th - 2017
Motto: We make the beer beer would drink if beer could drink beer
Team Bond Brothers
Location: Cary, NC
Captain: Teagan O'Rascal - Chief Brew Dog
Team Fuel: Long Stride, of course
Team Performance: 3rd - 2018, 1st - 2017
Motto:
Team Trophy Brewing
Location: Raleigh, NC - two locations!
Captain: David Meeker - two time NC Beer Mile runner up
Team Fuel: Beer Mile Pal Ale - A 5% cloudly New Elngland IPA
Team Performance: 2nd - 2018, 5th - 2017; 1st - 2016
Motto: Not everyone wins, but everyone gets a Trophy!
Team Koi Pond Brewing
Location: Rocky Mount, NC - The cities first craft brewery
Captain: Josh Parvin - Co-owner and Chief Beer Slinger
Team Fuel: Kilt of Personality
Team Performance: 4th-2018, 2nd - 2017, 2nd - 2016
Motto: Tired of coming in second. . . look out!
Team Big Boss
Location: Raleigh, NC - home to the largest brewery run club in NC
Captain: Jon Odgers
Team Fuel: Bad Penny
Team Performance: 5th - 2018, 3rd - 2017
Motto: No Pain. No Beer.
Team HopFly Brewing Co
Location: Rocky Mount, NC - in the Rocky Mount Mill's Beer Garden
Captain: Cam Schulz
Team Fuel: Jalapeno Saison
Team Performance: 7th - 2018, 13th - 2017
Motto: If you ain’t first, you’re last
Team Tarboro Brewing
Location: Tarboro, NC & Rocky Mount, NC
Captain: Inez Ribustello - Owner
​Team Fuel: Downtown Abbaye - real Belgian caramel syrup in every sip!
Team Performance: 8th - 2018, 8th - 2017; 3rd 2016
Motto: Drink early, drink late, and drink often.
Team Double Barley
Location: Smithfield, NC with a tap room and restaraunt
Captain: Emma Davis
Fuel: Touche IPA - perfect pre & post-race drink! (Chocolate Milk is for wussies)
Team Performance: 9th - 2018, 10th - 2017
Motto: You can't drink all day unless you start in the morning.
Team Funguys Brewing
Location: Raleigh, NC
Captain: The Shroom!
Fuel: Lunchbox Sours
Team Performance: 11th - 2018
Motto:
Team Lonerider
Location: Raleigh, NC - the unofficial brewer of beer for outlaws.
Captain: Shotgun Betty
Team Fuel: Hoppy Ki Yay Indian Pale Ale. Good for out running the sheriff.
Team Performance: 12th - 2018, 18th - 2017
Motto: There is an outlaw in all of us.
Team Mason Jar
Location: Fuquay, NC
Captain:
Team Fuel:
Team Performance: 14th - 2018
Motto: Coming soon
Team Uptown Brewing
Location: Greeville, NC
Captain: Chris - Owner Fleet Feet, Greenville
Fuel: Billy Beer - America's Light Craft Beer
Team Performance: 15th - 2018
Motto: "It's not swagger. I just left the pub run."
Team BDD Brewing Company
Location: Rocky Mount, NC & Coming Soon in Zebulon!
Captain: Sasquatch
Team Fuel: Squatch and the Giant Peach
Team Performance: 18th - 2018
Motto: Mankind is not a race of noble savages, but primitive monsters hide inside us, elusive as Sasquatch
Team Spaceway
Location: Rocky Mount, NC
Captain: Briana Brake
Fuel: Pirate Jenny Double IPA
Team Performance: 19th - 2018
Motto: We are simply out of this world.
Team White Strret
Location: Historic Wake Forest, NC and brewing for seven years.
Captain: Emmalyn
Team Fuel: Hoptimist IPA - Like us, it acts tough but is surprisingly sweet!
Team Performance: 21st - 2018, 16th - 2017
Motto: We RUN our small town (one mile at a time)
Team Boondocks Brewing
Location: The mountains of West Jefferson, NC
Captain: Gary Brown - Owner and Head Brewer
Team Fuel:
Team Performance: 23rd - 2018, 6th - 2017
Motto: We've has been running circles around folks for years!
Team Oak City Brewing
Location: Knightdale, NC
Captain:
Team Fuel:
Team Performance: 2019 New Debut!
Motto:
Team Deep River Brewing
Location: Clayton, NC
Captain: Unicorn
Team Fuel: Bitter Unicorn Tears
Team Performance: 2019 New Debut!
Motto: We've heard there is free beer at the finish line. . .
Team Pitt Street Brewing Co.
Location: Greenville, NC
Captain:
Team Fuel: Articles of War Double IPA
Team Performance: 14th - 2017
Motto:
Team Tar Banks
Location: Louisburg, NC
Captain: Ron Cocks
Team Fuel: Tar Banks Brown Ale
Team Performance: 2019 New Debut!
Motto: Can't fully enjoy life sitting on the banks of the river. Jump in!
Team Harlem Brew South
Location: Rocky Mount, NC
Captain: Los (Carlos Webb)
Team Fuel: Sugar Hill
Team Performance: 2019 New Debut!
Motto: Bringing the heart of Harlem, NY to the South!
Team Tobacco Wood Brewing
Location: Oxford, NC
Captain:
Team Fuel: Rocket City - Juniper Kolsch
Team Performance: 2019 New Debut!
Motto:
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: DOES IT COST MORE TO BE ON A TEAM?
A: No. Your normal race entry includes your assignment to a team.
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Q: CAN I STILL GET AN INDIVIDUAL AWARD?
A: Yes. The team competition does not impact overall or age group awards. It is just some added fun for race day!
Q: HOW CAN PEOPLE TELL WHICH TEAM I AM ON?
A: Your race number will be a special color on race day (See the colors above). We encourage some light hearted smack talk among the teams, but of course remind you all this is a family friendly event raising money for Multiple Sclerosis. Have fun, but be kind!
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Q: CAN MY KIDS BE ON A TEAM?
A: Yes! Anyone in the 4-mile race can be on a team. We are a family friendly event and being on a team does not involve consuming alcohol. Our participating breweries are kid friendly and visited by families every day. We see no reason why kids shouldn't be able to join in the fun of a team. We of course always encourage parents to be responsible with all decisions involving alcohol.
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Q: HOW ARE THE POINTS HANDLED?
A: The top five men and top five women for each brewery team will earn points. To determine the score we will take the overall finishing place in the race of each runner and total up the first five men and the first five women. For example:
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5th place male earns 5 points for his team .
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3rd place female earns 3 points for her team.
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70th place male earns 70 points for his team. . . Etc.
After we have 5 male and 5 female finishers the points are no longer added to the team totals. The lowest point total wins.
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Q: THAT SOUNDS CONFUSING. WHAT DO I NEED TO DO?
A: Nothing! Just run and have fun. We will calculate the scores and announce the winner in the result.
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Q: DO THE RUNNERS GET SOMETHING IF THEIR TEAM WINS?
A: Yes. Bragging rights. There is no additional award for being on a winning team. You will have a chance to yell, cheer, high five, and hug each other when we announce the winning team however.