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Two New Beers From Forbidden Root To Hit Shelves Monday

By Mina Bloom | September 20, 2014 10:31am | Updated on September 21, 2014 6:34pm
 Chicago-based brew company is offering tastings of two new beers this weekend: "Sublime Ginger" and "Shady Character." Both will be available in stores starting Monday.
Chicago-based brew company is offering tastings of two new beers this weekend: "Sublime Ginger" and "Shady Character." Both will be available in stores starting Monday.
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CHICAGO — Hop over to Binny's this weekend for a sip of the "Sublime Ginger," one of two new beers from small-batch brewing company Forbidden Root.

The Chicago-based company, which prides itself on being the country's first botanical brewery and using unusual ingredients, is offering samples of the "Sublime Ginger" and the "Shady Character" at select Binny's locations this weekend, including Friday, according to a news release. (See below for the locations)

Beginning Monday, those two beers will be available for sale at a variety of locations, including Bottles and Cans, Beermiscuous and Beer Temple, among others.

The "Sublime Ginger" is described as "breezy and refreshing," according to the release. It contains fresh key lime juice and has the character of lemon myrtle with fruity top-notes of South African honeybush.

Want to taste a beer that invokes the wooded heartland instead? Try the "Shady Character," which is described as a rich porter with six pounds each of native black walnuts, roasted chestnuts and licorice root, according to the release.

Founder of Forbidden Root Robert Finkel and his team look to open a brewpub in the former Hub Theater, 1746 W. Chicago Ave., in Ukrainian Village in 2015.

Until then, stop by Binny's or check out the above locations to get your hands on their new brews containing locally sourced ingredients.

Forbidden Root will offers samples at the following Binny's Beverage Depot locations this weekend:

Saturday
Binny's Downer's Grove: 2pm-4pm
Binny's Lincoln Park: 12pm-2pm
Binny's Naperville: 11am-1pm
Binny's South Loop: 2pm-4pm
Binny's Willowbrook: 4:30pm-6:30pm

Sunday
Binny's Skokie: 4pm-6pm