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    The Hoosier Handoff
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    The Hoosier Handoff

    Bourbon & craft beer boilermaker with pretzel salt rim — Bloomington in a glass

    The pop-up coat check at a Bloomington sports bar made $50K in five months

    Why this cocktail? Derek started in a Bloomington bar. This boilermaker — unpretentious, communal — is that origin.

    The Story

    Derek's first coat check was born in a Bloomington sports bar. This boilermaker — bourbon dropped into craft beer with a pretzel salt rim — is that Indiana origin: unpretentious, communal, and proof that the best innovations start where the friction is most visible.

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    Prep: 3 minYield: 1 cocktail

    Ingredients

    • 1.5 oz bourbon
    • Craft lager
    • Pretzel salt rim
    • Lemon twist

    Preparation

    1. 1.Rim a pint glass with pretzel salt.
    2. 2.Fill with craft lager.
    3. 3.Pour bourbon into a shot glass.
    4. 4.Drop or sip alongside — Hoosier's choice.

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