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#52BottlesOfBeer 46: Field House Brewing Mexican Coffee Stout

 To celebrate Joe Biden and Kamala Harris' 2020 election victory- and to celebrate the fact that Mexico no longer has to pay for a wall, I decided to enjoy an appropriate beer... Field House Brewing teamed up with Smoking Gun to bring us a Mexican Coffee Stout.  I absolutely love the label.  It has a wonderful Mexican "feel" to it.  The colours, font, and artwork all combine to create a pleasant and enjoyable label.  I especially love the fact that they depart from using their usual fox log, to use a rougher version with a smoking six shooter.  The creamy colour of the background contrasts beautifully with the black of the fox's fur, and the deep red of the sun and desert hills behind it. This coffee stout has a gorgeous dark brown colour to it that really brings to mind a morning cup of coffee- black with two sugars.  If it weren't for the slight head of foam, you could be forgiven for thinking you were actually drinking a cup of coffee.  I was a...