The 2016 CharlotteFive Awards -- Part 1: Breweries

OrthoCarolina may be a bit biased about our pick for this week's "Best Brewery Fitness Event." OK, we admit it, we're pulling for the run clubs at Lenny Boy Brewing, Carolina Beer Temple, and NoDa Brewing, which we power. If you're feeling ambitious, check out our our BrewRun program to train for the Charlotte Marathon. And cheers to all of this week's great contestants!

Welcome to the inaugural CharlotteFive Awards!

Over the next 12 weeks, we’ll be asking for your votes in a variety of categories — from breweries to food to shopping to entertainment — to learn about C5ers’ favorite Charlotte things.

Here’s how it will work:

– Each Wednesday, we’ll open the ballot for a category — this week it’s breweries — and have 5-10 subcategories. The ballot will close in exactly one week, when the next ballot comes out.

– Fill out the form below to lock in your votes. For each subcategory, we picked about 5 nominees, but there is a write-in option for each one if you think we missed something. (We probably did.)

– Only one entry per person. Duplicate entries will not be counted.

– The CharlotteFive Awards will culminate in a huge party, where we’ll celebrate all things Charlotte. (Details on that to come later.)

Ready? Here’s the ballot. (If the form below isn’t displaying correctly for you, click here.) And check back next week for Part 2!

Questions? Email us at charlottefive@charlottefive.com.

Photo: John D. Simmons/Charlotte Observer

This story was originally published September 29, 2016 at 1:01 AM with the headline "The 2016 CharlotteFive Awards -- Part 1: Breweries."