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| - Secluded enough to beguile and breezy sweet in the summer gloaming, Noble Beast should be legendary shortly. A homespun wonder: its cozier than Masthead, more hardscrabble than Platform, and more exclusive than both combined. There's an interior bike rack (a rarity) that sets off the motorcycle theme (complete with a stoic Steve McQueen posing in the men's room). Plush hops hold court, just as they should, above the small raised dining room. Down below, the bearded blue-eyed barkeep is genial, gracious, and quick with suggestions. Marvel, dear reader, at the brewing tanks, gleaming and rotund, unapologetically claiming a good 2/3 of the bar-proper real estate. Then try the Dearly Departed, an extraordinary stout (and a steal at $3.50/10 oz.) that is perfectly smooth for those most balmy Cleveland evenings. Finally, dive into the veggie sandwich, a slightly soppy treat, heartily smeared in almond butter and garlic aioli (worlds better than it ought to be). Rest assured, this is the quintessential Andrew Bird inspired (?) brewery. Worth all the ballyhooing and then some.
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