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Tugboat isn't for beer sniffers. Ask for a flight of
samples in this dark little bar, and the bartender may just point across
the alley to Bailey's. Tugboat's clientele mainly is regulars, not
tourists, and on Mondays they cheer whenever someone comes in the door
and "boo" when someone leaves. At one point last year, a Tugboat
bartender was in the habit of bringing his corgi, Oliver Cromwell, who
did tricks and closed the door on command. Here, the most popular beer
is the Chernobyl Stout, a double Russian imperial stout that clocks in
around 13 percent ABV and continues to be the stiffest regular brew made
in the city.
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