16 Gravity Head starters named -- vote now for the 17th and final opening day selection.

Once again, as we prepare for the 13th edition of Gravity Head ("A Stacked Deck Is Gravity's Rainbow") we’re allowing the fans to vote on the beer that will occupy the 17th tap.

The starting lineup is here: Starting lineup for Gravity Head 2011: "A Stacked Deck Is Gravity’s Rainbow."

When making your choice, please remember that the beers listed below are the only ones eligible for selection. The list here has been edited to remove the beers already selected to start, ones already designated to appear on specific dates, and those that remain in transit.

Vote just once, and for just one beer, and submit to your choice to me at this e-mail address: istanbul85(at)yahoo.com. Noon on Thursday, February 24, 2011 is the deadline for voting. I personally comprise the voting commission, and my decisions are final!

Fan Vote Eligible List for Gravity Head 2011

5C. DOPPELBOCK
Sun King Dominator Doppelbock 8.1%

13F RUSSIAN IMPERIAL STOUT
Dogfish Head World Wide Stout 18%
Left Hand Imperial Stout 10.4%
Rogue XS Imperial Stout 11%
Upland Teddy Bear Kisses Russian Imperial Stout 10.2%

14C IMPERIAL INDIA PALE ALE
Bell’s HopSlam 10%
Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA 18%
Founders Double Trouble IPA 9.4%
Ram “In Hops We Trust” 8.5%

16E. BELGIAN SPECIALTY ALE
Brugge Brasserie Quadripple 12%
Stone 10.10.10 Vertical Epic Ale 9.5%

19B ENGLISH BARLEYWINE
Boulder Killer Penguin Barleywine 10%
Brooklyn Monster Ale 10.3%

19C AMERICAN BARLEYWINE
BBC (Main & Clay) Bearded Pat’s Barley Wine (2009) 11%
Rogue XS Old Crustacean Barley Wine (2009) Circa 11%

22C. WOOD-AGED BEER
BBC (Shelbyville Road) Bourbon Barrel Wee Heavy 9.8%
Great Divide Espresso Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout 9.5%
Great Divide Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout 9.5%
Left Hand Oak-Aged Widdershins (2009) 8.8%
Sun King Russian Timmie Oak-Aged Imperial Stout 10%

23 SPECIALTY BEER
BBC (Shelbyville Road) Chocolate Wheatwine 10.6%
BBC (Shelbyville Road) Sam’s 'n' Adam's Bustin’ Lager 8.2%
Shmaltz He’Brew Jewbelation Bar Mitzvah (13) 13%
Sierra Nevada 30th Anniversary “Our Brewers Reserve” 9.2%
Stone Double Bastard Ale (2009) 10%
Two Brothers Bare Tree (2009) 10%
Wilbur Brewhause Country Mellow 8%