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The most magnificent element of TBT is its commitment to being an ever-evolving workshop of thoughtfully creative dishes that pair with complex, robust beers. Sure, we support drinking beer and eating indulgent food in all forms, but TBT has provided a master class in how to treat beer as a reciprocal tribute to food. And while the dinner menu is too weighty to extrapolate in magnificent detail inside one blurb, TBT’s aged pork ribs should be recognized as a true knockout. Also, TBT’s Lager Garden happy hour specials are criminally underhyped.

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