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Chicago Barrel-Aged Stouts 2026: Maplewood Cuppa, Krampus Cookies and Goose Island’s City-Only Bottles
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Chicago Barrel-Aged Stouts 2026: Maplewood Cuppa, Krampus Cookies and Goose Island’s City-Only Bottles

Every November the mothership’s thermometer drops and Chicago’s barrel rooms open up. The 2026 lineup of Chicago barrel-aged stouts goes well past Black Friday. Maplewood Brewery has four new Cuppa variants, Old Irving’s Krampus Cookies returns Nov. 12, and Goose Island is holding back two Chicago-only Bourbon County beers, according to Block Club Chicago‘s season…