Voting in Charlie Papazian’s BeerCity USA 2011 Poll opened today and Missoula, MT is one of the choices where you can cast your vote. Missoulians should be honored to be one of the possible winners, but don’t take the unscientific poll too seriously.  It’s meant as a fun exercise to celebrate craft brewing, generate discussion and create some friendly competition.  After all, how many Montanans even know last year’s winner, Asheville, NC, has a thriving beer scene?  Well, careful readers of Growler Fills do, but both of them probably already knew it.

Stop by Charlie’s Poll and cast your vote. There are a lot of great choices like Portland, San Diego and, yes, Missoula, which came in 5th in last year’s poll. Voting runs only one week and will close at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, May 8, so go vote!