Christmas present from my daughter. Sycamore Brewing is an independent in Charlotte, one of 30. North Carolina is a real cauldron of craft breweries, with over 370 at latest count. Sycamore makes good beer, but their claim to fame is their pornographic can designs for the Christmas season. The Mountain Candy IPA pictured is a staid, year-round offering, but their Christmas Cookie winter ale is decorated with pictures of sex toys. The local grocery stores refuse to carry it, but locals know where to find it. One more thing, Sycamore is not following the trend to lower the potency of their IPAs. Th Mountain Candy is a healthy 7.5%, while the Christmas Cookie at 8.1% is pushing into double territory. SMC Takumar 55/2.