Historical clue formulations

• Pub quaff — 2026-06-14
• *One who's conspicuously excellent — 2025-06-05
• Strong draft — 2024-12-28
• Portly — 2024-04-01
• Hearty draft pick — 2023-10-25
• Dark beer variety — 2023-08-21
• Of heavy build — 2023-04-27
• Robust brew — 2023-02-02
• Portly — 2022-08-15
• Solid — 2021-07-23
• Opposite of svelte — 2021-04-09
• Kind of beer ... or a multi-word hint to 18-, 22-, 37-, 51- and 57-Across — 2021-02-10
• Pub selection — 2017-03-08
• Full-bodied — 2016-11-04
• Burly — 2016-10-25
• Corpulent — 2014-01-16
• Guinness, e.g. — 2012-05-29
• Bar selection — 2011-03-20
• Solid — 2010-09-18
• Thickset — 2009-10-14
• Bar choice — 2008-06-12
• Pub serving — 2008-06-03
• Not exactly svelte — 2005-04-25
• Pub potable — 2004-12-19
• Guinness, e.g. — 2003-06-09
• Dauntless — 1999-08-14
• Solidly built — 1998-12-06
• Full-bodied ale — 1997-06-25
• 1958 Edgar winner Rex___ — 1996-04-25
• Dauntless — 1996-04-07
• Substantial — 1994-10-06
• Publican's offering — 1994-07-27
• Robust — 1994-04-24