Pints, Forks & Friends: Where American Express intersects with a dive bar ~ 🍻 I Can Do Another 12: The Global Chicken Wing Show | Field Notes

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There's a new guy behind the bar at pintsforksfriends.com, and his name is Hops. He's our beer sommelier. Tell him what's on the grill and he'll tell you what to pour. He knows why a porter belongs next to brisket, why a Märzen works with anything that's touched live fire, and why you should put down the double IPA when the sauce gets mean. He's read every Field Note we've filed, so ask him about the back roads, small-town taprooms, and smoke shacks that never show up on a top-ten list. He's also the keeper of the wings. Hops knows the I Can Do Another 12 back catalog stop by stop: where we went, what we scored, and which joints earned a second dozen. Ask him where to eat in Northeast Ohio, which stop scored a 9.95, or what survives a round of Death Wings. He won't make up a score we never gave, and he won't call a chain a hidden gem. Pull up a stool. He's in the chat bubble at pintsforksfriends.com. #ICanDoAnother12 #PintsForksFriends #CraftBeer #BBQ #ChickenWings
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That boy is 🥶👏👏👏
PHIL DAWSON STYLE!!! NEVER A DOUBT!!!
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Forget the white tablecloths and wine snobbery. "HOPS" The AI sommelier on Pints, Forks & Friends guides you off the beaten path to authentic pairings—no pretense, just great drinks and zero bullshit.
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Meet Hops: Our AI Sommelier for Beer, BBQ and Wings

"Hops" is the Pints, Forks & Friends AI sommelier. He lives in the chat bubble on this site, and his job is to answer the questions we get asked at every bar we walk into: what beer goes with this,

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Forget the white tablecloths, the polished silverware, and the snobbery of tasting notes that sound like a catalog of garden mulch. Wine shouldn’t be a secret handshake for people who spend more on loafers than you do on rent. The real magic in food and drink was never found on the well-paved tourist trails or inside stuffy, Michelin-starred cathedrals. It’s always been on the road less traveled ~down the side streets, in the dive bars, and at the tables where people gather to eat real food without an ounce of pretense. That’s where the AI sommelier on Pints, Forks & Friends comes in. It’s built for the curious, the adventurous, and anyone who prefers an honest pairing over a pretentious lecture. It doesn’t care about status; it cares about finding something authentic to match whatever you’re sitting down to eat—whether it’s street food, a late-night feast, or a random bottle you pulled off a bottom shelf. It cuts straight through the jargon and guides you off the beaten path, right where you need to be: with a full glass, good company, and zero bullshit. Give it a spin. Your tastebuds—and your liver—will thank you.
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Go grab a pint at your local pub and stack some $VET -Happy Hour is a mindset 🍻
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Paul ain’t lyin’ 🍻
Here is my fav top 10 Cleveland food spots …. Rowley Inn West Side Market Slyman’s Prosperity Social Club Soho Chicken + Whiskey Grumpy’s Café Cent’s Pizza Cordelia Lucky’s Café Mitchell’s Ice Cream #Browns fans - What have I missed ?
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Cheers!🍻
Love this. Agent Hops is live on Pints, Forks & Friends! A VeWorld AI agent sitting on a real publication site, not stuck in a marketplace tab. That’s the point of embed: your agent goes where your people already are. Nice work @pffmaestro!
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Love this. Agent Hops is live on Pints, Forks & Friends! A VeWorld AI agent sitting on a real publication site, not stuck in a marketplace tab. That’s the point of embed: your agent goes where your people already are. Nice work @pffmaestro!
this is really cool, I love it, accessible both ways, pint of lager for me please
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Hey Emmett… Thanks for the beer tip, and cheers to all the good humans in this world 🍻 @GLBC_Cleveland
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