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  "id": 17300416,
  "title": "No tricks: terrifying tipples all treats",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/no-tricks-terrifying-tipples-all-treats",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-30T22:35:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/2026/10/30/no-tricks-terrifying-tipples-all-treats"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Halloween candy handing can be a thirsty venture, but there are plenty of scary drinks to quench your thirst this spooky season. The Dastardly Villain Brewing Co.'s Evil Dr. Franc-N-Blanc’s Monster is a Belgian witbier infused with grapefruit, orange peel, and coriander, offering citrus, oat, wheat, and spice flavors with a light body and 4.8% alcohol.\n\nVancouver Island's Driftwood Brewing Co. offers the Driftwood Brewing Co. Raised by Wolves IPA, a medium-deep gold IPA with ripe mango, papaya, lemon, crisp malt, and vibrant hops, boasting a 7% alcohol content and a lingering finish.\n\nOn the pumpkin beer front, Parallel 49 Brewing Co.'s Lost Souls Chocolate Pumpkin Porter is a deep cola brown porter with chocolate, malt, and subtle pumpkin notes, a dry and medium-bodied brew with espresso bean and pumpkin flavors, and a 6.5% alcohol content.\n\nFullGeek BrewLab's Stained Black IPA is a deep coffee black IPA with dark roasted malt, cocoa, herbal, and resinous notes, showcasing coffee bean, dark chocolate, and roasted malt flavors with a 6.5% alcohol content.\n\nIl Mostro 2024 Longana Frizzante Rose, an Italian sparkling wine, is a pale pink wine with strawberry, peach, raspberry, and chalky aromas, offering light-bodied and dry strawberry, raspberry, and bread dough flavors, along with lively acidity.\n\nConcha Y Toro's 2024 Diablo Crystal Sauvignon Blanc, a Chilean Sauvignon Blanc, is a pale straw wine with green apple, gooseberry, grapefruit, and grassy notes, a light-bodied and dry wine with ripe green apple, grapefruit, and gooseberry flavors, and a 13% alcohol content.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}