Chicago Craft Beer Week Schedule of events for May 19, 2010

Moonshine Celebrates Craft Beer
Moonshine Restaurant & Brewery

In honor of American Craft Beer Week, a nation-wide celebration of the art of craft brewing, Moonshine Restaurant & Brewery will showcase its new lineup of house brews by pairing them with delicious new dishes. The featured brew of the week will be a brand new, highly anticipated wheat beer, “Hymie Weiss,” aptly named after Al Capone’s bitter gangster rival! They say it’s “a beer you’ll kill for”!

This is a great chance for beer lovers to toast craft brewing and to commemorate the advanced beer culture here in Chicago,” says Moonshine chef Matt Wilde. The “mother of all beers weeks,” American Craft Beer Week is the largest national effort focusing on American craft brewers.

Moonshine has recently implemented a fully-operational in-house brewery, spearheaded by Brewmaster Bob Kittrell. The house-brew list consists of six diverse, hand-crafted beers, each priced at $5.

Moonshine Restaurant & Brewery
1824 W Division
Chicago

Monday, May 17 through Sunday, May 23
Lunch and Dinner (excluding Sunday brunch; hours of operation below)

**Moonshine Brewing Company is Chicago’s favorite urban roadhouse experience. Known for its handcrafted brews, fresh, locally-sourced ingredients and rock-n-roll, Moonshine is located in the heart of Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood at 1824 West Division Street, Chicago, Illinois 60622. Phone: 773-862-8686. Hours of operation: M 5p-2a; T-F 11a-2a; Sat 10a-3a; Sun 10a-2a.



Craft Beer Week Celebration at Tribes Alehouse
Each day [this] week, The Tribes Alehouse will offer beer specials from Michigan, Colorado, Wisconsin, Indiana and California Breweries!

The Tribes is located on the corner of Wolf Road and Rte 30 at 11220 W. Lincoln Highway in Mokena Illinois. We are a friendly, neighborhood bar and grill featuring an eclectic menu of great sandwiches, char-grilled burgers and a whole lot more. Most exciting of all, we have the largest and best craft beer menu in the marketplace featuring 42 handles of premium craft beer from some of the top breweries in the nation!



Michigan Craft Beer Night at The Bavarian Lodge
Michigan Craft Beer Night at The Bavarian Lodge! Celebrate Michigan Craft Brewing with us during Chicago Craft Beer Week! Tons of Michigan Craft beers, many rarities, all on draft on one very special night!

Featuring Rare Beers from: New Holland, Founders, Bell's, Dark Horse, Jolly Pumpkin and Shorts!

Michigan Craft Beer Draft Selections:
Founders KBS
Founders Double Trouble
Founders Imperial Stout
Founders Breakfast Stout
Founders Old Curmudgeon
Founders Cerise
Bell's Batch 9000
Bell's Hopslam
New Holland Envious
New Holland El Mole Ocho
Dark Horse Fore Smoked Stout
Dark Horse Double Crooked Tree
Jolly Pumpkin Bam Biere
Jolly Pumpkin E.S. Bam

Plus Five Bottled Beers from Shorts Brewing Co!
Shorts Pandemonium
Shorts Bellaire Brown
Shorts Huma-Lupa-Licious
Shorts "The Magician"
Shorts "The Soft Parade"

The Beers Begin Flowing at 4PM!
Last Minute Additions Possible!

No RSVP | No Cover Charge
21 & Over in the Pub Room



Beer and Chocolate Pairing at Rock Bottom Chicago
Come to Rock Bottom Chicago and enjoy perfectly paired beer and chocolate throughout the evening, starting around 5 pm.



Marion Street Cheese Market's Sierra Nevada Night
Join us for Sierra Nevada Night at the Marion Street Cheese Market (100 South Marion Street, Oak Park, IL.). On draft, we will be pouring Sierra Nevada’s Brown Ale, a traditional brown ale brewed with a blend of roasted and caramelized malts, as well as the renowned British aromatic Goldings hops. This dark and flavorful ale is medium-bodied, with a delightful malt character, and was specially shipped to us from the brewery, as it is normally only available at the Taproom and Restaurant at the Sierra Nevada Brewery in Chico, CA. Drafts will be $4!

Also available for sale and consumption is the Sierra 30th Anniversary offering, Fritz and Ken’s Ale. This collaboration between Ken Grossman, founder and president of Sierra Nevada, and Fritz Maytag, owner of Anchor Brewing in San Francisco, is a rich and roasted Pioneer’s Stout, perfect for aging and worthy of your finest snifter. Bottles of Summerfest and Kellerweis will be around too!



Two Brothers Rare Beer Night at Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro
Come try three rare offerings from Two Brothers and meet members of the Two Brothers Brewing Co. family. The beers will be tapped and ready as soon as the doors are open.



Rare Chicago Beer Night at SmallBar Fullerton
Presented by Beer Mapping and the Hop Cast!

Come join us at Small Bar Fullerton for some Chicago brewed beers that you don't normally see on tap.

Expect rare or unusual beers on cask or tap from the following Chicago area brewers:

Three Floyds
Half Acre
Two Brothers
Metropolitan
Flossmoor
Goose Island
And more!
More details will be coming soon, including the taplist and other event information.



East Coast, West Coast, No Coast at Whole Foods Lincoln Park
East Coast, West Coast, No Coast at Whole Foods Lincoln Park

Dogfish Head, North Coast, Founders, and Metropolis Coffee

Join Dogfish Head, Founders, and North Coast breweries along with Metropolis Coffee for an EPIC celebration of American Craft Beer Week. The event will feature four taps from each brewery including Dogfish Head’s Immort Ale and World Wide Stout filtered over Metropolis Coffee Beans, Founder’s Double Trouble and Old Curmudgeon, and North Coast’s Old Stock Old Ale ’09 and LeMerle Saison. In the name of “food love” we will serve house made Founders Cerise Gelato served with Metropolis Coffee. Cheers!



JAKE MELNICK’S HOSTS OMMEGANG
Featuring $25 All You Can Eat and Drink Microbrew Drafts and BBQ Food Pairings

Chicago, IL (May 2010) – On Wednesday, May 19, the team at Jake Melnick’s Corner Tap, located at 41 East Superior Street, continues the month-long celebration of all things BBQ and beer with the Ommegang Beer Tasting event from 6:00pm to 9:00pm for just $25 all you can eat and drink!

The perfect post-work stop midway through the week, the Ommegang Beer Tasting will feature a variety of craft Belgian-style ales from Ommegang and an illustrious selection of Chef Bob’s May BBQ Combo Menu items. Beers to include Ommegang Witte, Hennepin, Belgian Pale Ale and other surprise brews. BBQ bites will feature Mini BBQ Brisket Sandwiches, Pulled Pork, Memphis Smoked Chicken and more.

WHAT: Jake Melnick’s Corner Tap and Ommegang Beer and BBQ Tasting event

WHEN: Wednesday, May 19 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm

PRICE: $25 per person (all you can eat and drink Ommegang and BBQ bites!)

HOW: Guests can purchase tickets in person at Jake Melnick’s Corner Tap at 41 E. Superior (at the corner of Superior and Wabash) or by calling 312.266.0400. For more information, visit the website.



Lost Coast Beer Dinner at Finnegan's Irish Pub
Come to Finnegan's Irish Pub & Grill for this month's beer dinner featuring Lost Coast Brewery. Lost Coast is located in Eureka, CA and was formed by two "brewsters" (for those of you who aren't familiar with that term it means female brewers) by the names of Wendy Pound and Barbara Groom in 1986.
We are proud to have them as our feature brewery this month. The menu:

1st Course: Wild Alaskan King Salmon with a Tangelo Piquillo Salsa paired with Lost Coast Tangerine Wheat.
2nd Course: Nantucket Bay Scallops with Caramelized Ramps and House Cured Chiles paired with Lost Coast Indica IPA
3rd Course: Pan Seared Duck Breast with Smoked Gouda Risotto and a Raspberry Reduction paired with a Lost Coast Raspberry Brown.
4th Course: Korubuta Pork Filet "Mignon" with Spring Potatoes and Local Wild Morels paired with Lost Coast Downtown Brown.
5th Course: Fair Trade Chocolate Bread Pudding paired with Lost Coast 8 Ball Stout.
Dinner is $50/person and is a pre-pay event. Call the pub to reserve: 815-733-5177.



Three Floyds Beer Dinner at Wildfire Glenview
Executive Chef Larry Donahue and Chef Paul Guerrero brew up a five course meal paired with beers from Three Floyds Brewing Company, a small artisanal craft brewery in Munster, Indiana. Guest speaker Jennifer Faulk of Lincolnwood, IL-based distributor Louis Glunz Beer, Inc. and a member of the Glunz Beer Culinary Council, will share her insights into the beer and food pairing trend and the featured beers from Three Floyds.

The menu includes Beer Battered Crawfish and Three Floyds Pride & Joy; Baked Goat Cheese & Arugula Salad and Three Floyds Dreadnaught; Bacon Wrapped Boneless Pork Chops and Three Floyds Alpha King; Blackened Filet Medallions & Shrimp and Three Floyds Robert the Bruce; and, Meyer Lemon Meringue Tart and Three Floyds Gumballhead.

$40 per person plus tax and gratuity. Reception begins at 6:30 pm followed by dinner at 7:00 pm. Space is limited. For reservations, call Brad Wermager at Wildfire, 773-398-6960.



Chicago Beer Society Authors Night at the Map Room
Since 1977, the Chicago Beer Society has helped craft beer grow throughout Chicago and the USA. Several CBS members have become noted authors in their own right, chronicling their part of the movement along the way.

Join Ray Daniels, author of Designing Great Beers; Steve Hamburg, writer of many articles on real ale and British beer; Randy Mosher, author of Tasting Beer; and Jeff Sparrow, author of Wild Brews, on the traditional CBS Third Wednesday social at The Map Room for a night featuring the beers they know best. Each writer will select a special beer to be on tap and speak on its relevance. Daniels, Hamburg, Mosher and Sparrow will be available throughout the evening to discuss beer, the universe, and everything in between. They'll also have books and periodicals on hand for those looking to complete their libraries.



Gordon Biersch Brewmaster's Dinner
Pleas join us on Wednesday May 19th at 7pm for a Brewmaster's dinner to celebrate Chicago and American Craft Beer Week. Chef Simon Sulaica will be showing off his tremendous culinary skills by paring some of his exquisite creations with our Brewer Kevin Blodger's delicious house-made beers. This is an event you do not want to miss. Tickets will be $50 each. Call us today at (630) 739-6036 to reserve your spot.

Menu is as follows:

Opening Beer - Golden Export

Appetizer - Fried Goat Cheese with a Sweet Honey Sauce paired with our award winning Altbier

A delicious mixed cheese plate paired with our Hefeweizen

Entrée - Airline Chicken Breast wrapped in prosciutto bacon served with a Shitake Mushroom Wild Rice and Sautéed Spinach paired with Marzen

Dessert - White Chocolate Mousse Parfait paired with our Schwarzbier



Beer and Bacon tasting at Paddy Longs
Beer paired with bacon: $35.00. There will be some rare 3 Floyds beer available that night as well.



Half Acre Beer Dinner at Hopleaf
Upstairs at Hopleaf Bar ~ Featuring the beers of Chicago's Half Acre Beer Company paired with 5 courses designed by Chef Ben Sheagren. Half Acre's founder Gabriel Magliaro and head brewer Matt Gallagher will be in attendance.

$50 per person. Seating is limited! Tickets available at: Brown Paper Tickets

Dinner at 7:30 p.m.



Metro Brewing tapping a special IPL at Fizz Bar and Grill
Ravenswood's Metropolitan Brewing comes to Fizz Bar and Grill with a special brew! From the Metro Brewing website:

Just for kicks, we hopped on the band wagon (ha! see what I did there?) and brewed a very small test batch of a single-hop beer using German Tradition Hallertau hops. By "single" we mean: a crapload of one kind of hops, added 3 different times during the boil. We call it an IPL. The *only* place you'll get to try this beer... ever... is at Fizz on Wednesday night of Chicago Craft Beer Week.

Metro bottles will also be on special for $4, in case you're not a hophead. We'd understand completely.

This free event starts up at 8 pm and will end by 11 pm.



Half Price Craft Brews at America's Historic Roundhouse
It's BandAroke Night in America's Club. You are the lead singer of a live band! All craft beers will be 50% off all night. There is a $5 cover that pays for the band. Anyone with a U.S. Beer Drinking Team I.D. gets in for free!