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This dark, fruited-and-spiced barleywine recipe is based on the one brewed by Chicago’s 5 Rabbit Cervecería (in which Randy Mosher is a partner). It’s inspired by Mexican-style ponche navideño (Christmas punch). The fruits and spices are flexible and interchangeable, depending on your taste and what’s available—every abuela has her own ponche recipe. Warm it up, mix it with nog, stick a red-hot poker in it … or just enjoy it in a snifter by the fireside.
For more about winter and holiday beer concoctions, see Wassailing Through the Holidays.
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