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 L to R; '06, '10 & '08 Sweetwater says: “Winter Coat Season – a strong ale brewed with generous amounts of rich malt, coupled with a taint of cinnamon and mace to keep you warm and toasted all winter long. We double dog dare you.” Sweetwater Festive Ale Winter Warmer, 8.6% ABV Sayeth the [...]  Goose Island says: “Everyday Goose Island smells the wonderful coffee roasting next to our brewery at Chicago’s Intelligentsia Coffee and Tea. This world-class roaster puts the same passion and skill into their coffee as Goose Island does with its beer. This excellent stout is made with a different coffee from our friends next door each [...]  Central Waters’ “Brewers Reserve” Bourbon Barrel Aged Cherry Stout Imperial Stout, ABV 10% Sayeth the Guys: KARL: …or “CWBBACS” for short. [...]  Goose Island says: Brewed in honor of the 1000th batch at our original Clybourn brewpub. A liquid as dark and dense as a black hole with thick foam the color of a bourbon barrel. The nose is an intense mix of charred oak, chocolate, vanilla, caramel and smoke. One sip has more [...]  Dark Horse 4 Elf Spiced Beer, 11.5% ABV Sayeth the Guys: Karl: As I glance through some of the reviews of the 4 Elf on Beer Advocate, they all seem to say the same thing: “Should age well.” “Probably better with age.” Well, they were right. We sat down with three years of [...]  Founders says: “Expect lovely, warm smells of single malt scotch, oaky bourbon barrels, smoke, sweet caramel and roasted malts, a bit of earthy spice, and a scintilla of dark fruit. It’s a kick-back sipper made to excite the palate.” Founders Backwoods Bastard Scotch Ale, 10.2% ABV Sayeth the Guys: Karl: For [...]  Terrapin says: “Black as night, this coffee stout is thick, rich and full of real coffee flavor. Brewed with the Terrapin Wake-n-Bake coffee blend created by Terrapin & Jittery Joe’s Coffee.” Terrapin Wake ‘N’ Bake Coffee Oatmeal Imperial Stout Imperial Stout, 8.10% ABV Sayeth the Guys: (Editor’s Note: We checked out an ’09 [...]  Schlafly says: “Schlafly Barleywine is aged on new Missouri oak. The wood has a medium toast, which helps to caramelize the sugars in the oak and adds a nutty character to the beer as it soaks into the wood.” Schlafly Reserve Barleywine Style Ale American Barleywine, 10.2% ABV Sayeth the Guys: Karl: Ryan [...]  “Are you ‘The Guys?!’” We sheepishly grinned and responded, “that’s us,” at Cliff Eihnorn, co-owner of the Twisted Spoke in Chicago, approached us from behind the bar. A week ago we didn’t know Cliff. We knew his bar, quite well actually, but we didn’t know him. So how did we get from being total strangers [...] |    | ||
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