{"id":36318,"date":"2018-11-16T12:49:46","date_gmt":"2018-11-16T17:49:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=36318"},"modified":"2019-10-15T11:04:36","modified_gmt":"2019-10-15T16:04:36","slug":"ludlow-liquors-christmas-sucks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/ludlow-liquors-christmas-sucks\/","title":{"rendered":"Ludlow Liquors is Hosting a Very Grinchy Christmas Sucks Pop-Up Bar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It&#8217;s the most nauseating time of the year as Christmas decorations start popping up at bars all over Chicago. But if you think eggnog is gross and you limit your seasonal decorations to Halloween only, there&#8217;s a pop-up\u00a0experience for you, too.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36329\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36329\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36329\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/tumblr_m5b0y4q1Xl1rxevt4o1_500.gif\" alt=\"Grinch\" width=\"490\" height=\"271\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36329\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo Credit: Tumblr<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ludlow Liquors plays the antihero of the\u00a0holiday season by hosting a Christmas Sucks pop-up for all the grinches out there. Instead of showering you with a holly jolly mess of\u00a0obnoxious\u00a0holiday decor, you&#8217;ll be greeted by creepy embellishments, horrible family holiday photos, plus a menu full of anti-Christmas-themed cocktails, like <em>not<\/em> eggnog.<\/p>\n<p>You can grace this cover-free Christmas Sucks pop-up with your grinchy presence anytime between November 29 and January 1. 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