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| - We came here to have a flight of beers before heading to Tremont for lunch. I've been buying bottled GLBC beers for years, but sometimes it's nice to sample a fresh pint on site. The place was packed in the early afternoon on Good Friday, but it would have only taken 10-15 minutes to secure a table. Instead, we swooped in on two seats at the bar downstairs and chose to try all 11 beers that they had on draught.
The bartenders downstairs were excellent and provided wonderful service to the packed bar area. Watching them pour flights was kind of mesmerizing and I wish I could have captured it on video! I tend to like my beers on one of either end of the spectrum: light, spicy, and fruity or dark, rich, and slightly bitter. It should come as no surprise then that my favorite draughts of the day were the Grand Cru (Belgian ale with coriander and citrus), the Edmund Fitzgerald Porter (chocolate-coffee notes), the Woodtooth Porter, and the Wolfhound Stout. I think the Wolfhound Stout was my overall favorite of the day, but we compromised and took home a growler of the Woodtooth Porter. The flight was $16.50 and well worth it, though you can sample individual beers for $1.50 a pour.
We didn't have anything to eat here, but let me tell you something...the gentleman next to me ordered the Po Man and it took some serious self-control to not straight up steal it off of his plate. The sandwich has Czuchraj smoked kielbasa, pierogies, beer mustard, and sauerkrauit (all local), and it smelled like a little slice of Cleveland heaven. If we hadn't had plans to have lunch elsewhere, that's exactly what I would have ordered. We honestly thought about staying for lunch but ended up leaving. I will be back and the Po Man will be mine!
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