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In this episode of The Atlas Obscura Podcast, we visit the taverns of colonial America to take a frothy sip of the hot ale flip and learn how it helped pave the way for contemporary mixology.

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The hot ale flip is made with a red hot poker.
The hot ale flip is made with a red hot poker. Atlas Obscura