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LOUISVILLE MAGAZINE 5.15 33 LEXINGTON REVISITED An off- campus look at the Horse Capital of the World, where commerce is growing progressively younger. F resh after the Cats' senior-day win against Florida in early March (putting the winning streak at 31-0), we pay Country Boy a visit. Te Lexington brewery is tucked in what looks like an industrial park — all gray, all quiet. As we approach, the 60-degree, late-afternoon sun melts the previous day's 18-inch blizzard. Streams of water fow down the gutters, pool on the uneven pavement and splash from underneath our tires. We fnd a parking space and begin walking toward our target, a source of commotion in the distance. Te closer we get, the louder the din gets, until we reach a metal barn full of beer, boisterousness and that royal UK blue. We some- how squeeze through the sardined blue T-shirts and clouds of beer breath and order from the bar, behind which two burly, red-bearded men in blue hoodies and trucker hats pour Double Dynasty IPA from a "Wild- cat"-engraved tap handle while letting out rebel yells, recycling the crowd's energy. Te Cats' cheer erupts spontaneously (C-A-T-S! Cats! Cats! Cats!), which sounds peppier and more emphatic than the Cards' (C-A-R-D-S! Cards!). One TV screen recaps the day's win and the other is a TVG showing of horse races on the warm West Coast, but no one seems to be paying attention to either. An unseen guy says something inaudible through a microphone every couple of min- utes, and the crowd responds with chant-like roars. I have no clue what's going on, but none of this surpris- es me. I was right of campus in 2012 when UK won the NCAA national championship, when students climbed telephone poles, overturned cars and burned couches. In the spring of 2011 when the team made it to the Final Four and students still torched couch- es, My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James told the crowd during a concert at UK's Memorial Coliseum: "No matter what happens — win or lose — you're always gonna fuckin' riot!" (A month after my recent visit, the March Madness kept the fre department busy yet again.) By Mary Chellis Austin • Photos by William DeShazer Chef Brian Surbaugh, left, and pastry chef Becca Schmutte at National Provisions in the Mentelle Park neighborhood. Bronzini with olives, potatoes and burnt orange.