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Spiteful GFY Stout<\/em> A few years ago, I had a plan to write a series of children\u2019s novels for high-language-skill toddlers about a character named Respectable Bear and his playful nemesis, Incorrigible Bear. It occurs to me that Spiteful\u2019s \u201cAbrasive Bear\u201d would fit right into a more PG-13 version of the series, with more four letter words and expressive finger gestures. All of this is slightly germane to the fact that not only has Spiteful created probably the most fun beer \u201cmascot\u201d in Chicago, but also a damn fine introductory beer.<\/p>\n When I grabbed this off the shelf at Binny’s last week, I was pleased to see that it was one of the last two or three available (and this at about 6:30 or 7pm at night). After taking it home and sampling it, I\u2019m happy to report that it doesn\u2019t have to be first-day hype selling this beer; it\u2019s definitely a quality offering straight out of the gate.<\/p>\n They promise abrasion, and they deliver, with huge roasted bitterness up front that slides into the hoppy finish that they mention above, making a fun and interesting (and complex) stout that isn\u2019t just a one-note barley bomb. A lot of stouts find themselves without much of a finish to speak of, whereas the GFY has a pleasant long finish that makes this beer a definite sipper regardless of the 8% ABV.<\/p>\n Notes of peanut butter dance around on the start while the finish sparkles with some nice carbonation; many might prefer a nitro-induced smoothness to their stouts whereas I do like the relatively rough quality of this one. There\u2019s a certain sandpaper aspect to the body of this beer, hearty and, well…abrasive.<\/p>\n
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