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REVOLUTION ANTI-HERO IPA

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Wondrous Chicagoland flagship boasts briskly bright floral fruited rampage, gathering tangy grapefruit, pineapple, nectarine, peach and mango juiciness atop well-oiled piney hop bittering. Its tart orange-candied center gains strength as sugar-spiced crystal malting and lemon-peeled herbal notions resonate at crisply clean citrus finish. On tap at Biggie’s, sweet orange-peeled mango, pineapple and peach tropicalia contrasts lemon-embittered grapefruit rind juicing and grassy pine resin over mildly creamed crystal-malted biscuit base.

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KENT FALLS ANACHRONISM GRATZER

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On tap at Ambulance, mild yellow-cleared smoked wheat ale falters when delicate beechwood-smoked peated wheat malts fade. In the midst, easygoing gose-like salted lemon lime wisp and scorched earthen dryness softly surface for German-Polish sour wheat gratzer styling. In bottle: sour lemon rind influence overcomes oaken peated wheat smokiness, light spelt graining and Band-aid astringency as carbolic mandarin orange spritz provides bubbly effervescence.

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THIRSTY DOG WULVER WEE HEAVY AGED IN BOURBON BARRELS

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On tap at Broadway Dive, well executed bourbon-aged Scotch Ale (12% ABV) brings creamy caramel-malted bourbon vanilla pleasantries to rummy molasses sugaring, syrupy dark chocolate richness and light peat-smoked whiskey dalliance. Resinous oak-charred hop astringency contrasts multiple sweet-toothed attributes. In the backdrop, toffee, toasted coconut, cola nut and molasses undertones speckle dried-fruited bruised cherry, plum, raisin, currant and black grape illusions.

TERRAPIN TIRAMISU-HOO

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On tap at Shepherd & Knucklehead, sensational Imperial Milk Stout layers whipped creamed Mascapone custard atop rum-soaked ladyfinger impression and fudgy brown chocolate malting (while nearly bettering Terrapin’s ambitious Moo-Hoo dessert treat). Subsidiary creme brulee, maple molasses, chocolate cake, toasted coconut, cherry cordial, vanilla wafer and wheat-honeyed sweetness receives powdered sugaring. For contrast, rich coffee bean bittering gains prominence alongside milky Yoo-Hoo chocolate syruping. Serve to all sweet-toothed fanatics.

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EVIL TWIN CHRISTMAS EVE AT A NEW YORK CITY HOTEL ROOM IMPERIAL STOUT

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On tap at Broadway Dive, deliriously complex Christmastime-spiced Imperial Stout (with mighty 10% ABV) layers creamy black chocolate syruping atop dry hop-charred roast and molasses-draped bourbon, whiskey and sherry boozing. Curtailed holiday spicing (ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon and coriander)  shuffle across fudged brownie, coffee, vanilla, hazelnut and espresso nuances as well as lovely dark cherry, blackberry, rum raisin and sugarplum notions.

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BARRIER UNCLE LEE’S CHRISTMAS ALE

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On tap at Broadway Dive, audacious IPA-inspired X-mas treat (brewed exclusively for NYC Dive Bar locales) drapes light maple syruping atop floral-spiced dried fruits and subtle cinnamon adjunct. Mild Scotch-licked dark roast malting, resinous piney hop bittering and oaken vanilla sedation awaken tangy cherry, plum, grapefruit, pineapple and orange illusions. Just a tad off-center with its clustered summer-winter mix.

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