Chicago Craft Beer Week Schedule of events for May 18, 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!



A Celebration of Michigan Craft Brewers at SmallBar Logan Square
The SmallBar in Logan Square is more than pleased to announce a special evening of beer, celebrating the breathtaking achievements of some of Michigan's finest brewers. Bells, Dark Horse, Jolly Pumpkin and New Holland, plus a mystery firkin will be available all night. Here's the latest beer list:

New Holland Dragons Milk
New Holland Night Tripper
Founders Old Crumudgeon
Founders Double Trouble
Founders Reds Rye
Dark Horse Fore Smoked Stout
Dark Horse Crooked Tree
Jolly Pumpkin ES Bam Bier
...and a very very special keg from Bells

all kegs will be tapped @ 7pm.
bar opens @ 4
kitchen @5

See you then!!!



New Beer Release Party at Limestone Brewing Company
Limestone Brewing Company will be holding a new release party for its yet-to-be-named oak-aged Russian Imperial Stout. Be one of the first to sample this great new brew from one of the region's newer brewpubs.



Spring Chef & Brewers Dinner at Rock Bottom Lombard
Join us on Tuesday, May 18th 2010 for a 5-course odyssey into the minds of Sous Chef Brandon Pauly, Executive Chef Pawel Marszalek and Brewer TImothy Marshall. We've put together a dining experience like no other, with each delectable course paired with a new, experimental handcrafted beer.

Brewers Reception @ 6:00
First Course Served Promptly @ 6:30
$49.95 includes tax and gratuity, call or stop by Rock Bottom Lombard to make your reservation today!!!


1st Course - Laughing Bird Shrimp & Papaya Salad. Tender, sweet Laughing Bird Shrimp, panko-crusted and deep fried. Served over a bed of shaved mango, papaya, jicama and cucumber tossed with a hibiscus infused watermelon vinaigrette and topped with roasted watermelon seeds. Paired with Belgian style Lemongrass Wheat Ale.
2nd Course - Stuffed Dates. Spanish chorizo sausage made with smoked paprika and stuffed into fresh medjool dates, then wrapped with hickory smoked bacon. Broiled to a crispy golden brown and served along fire roasted yellow pepper puree and fire roasted piquillo pepper puree. Paired with Date infused Finnish style Sahti.
3rd Course - Curried Pan Seared Monkfish. Delicate, sweet monkfish, pan seared with garlic and served atop a green curry coconut sauce. Garnished with daikon sprouts, fried rice noodles and clam juice caviar. Paired with American style Imperial Pilsner.
4th Course - Grilled Ostrich with Roasted Shiitake & Onion. Bourbon Stout marinated ostrich steak grilled rare and served with roasted shiitake mushrooms and red onion wedges with melted gorgonzola. Served alongside turmeric roasted fennel and garlic mint mashed peas. Paired with Goose Island Brewpub's Maple Bacon Stout.
5th Course - Goat's Milk Blueberry Frozen Custard. Homemade blueberry frozen custard made with creamy goat's milk, topped with blueberry syrup, Chambord infused whipped cream and a waffle crisp. Paired with a duo of Chocolate Stout & Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout



Two Brothers Pin Tapping at Sully's House
In celebration of Two Brothers being May Brewery-of-the-Month at Sully's House, we'll be tapping a pin cask of Cane & Ebel at 6 pm on Tuesday, May 18. Stop by to have a few pints of real ale and say hey to the Two Brothers folk.



Spring Beer-B-Que at Flossmoor Station
Tuesday, May 18th at 7pm will be Flossmoor Station's Chef and Brewer's Dinner to help celebrate American Craft Beer Week. It will be a four course dinner for $39 (tip included!). The theme for the dinner is perfect for the time of year as it is an upscale outdoor grilled menu. Chef Eduardo has outdone himself this time incorporating the pairing beers into the recipes also. Remember we're steps from the Flossmoor stop on the Metra Electric line which leaves from the Millennium Station in downtown Chicago.

Appetizer - Apple wood smoked bacon wrapped shrimp paired with the Panama Limited American Red ale.

Salad - Gandy Dancer vinaigrette atop a cilantro chicken and black bean salad with mixed greens paired with Gandy Dancer Honey Rye ale.

Entree - Grilled Ahi tuna with a cocoa butter glaze paired with Tree Hugger Organic Cocoa brown ale / Beef tenderloin medallion with an imperial pilsner casino butter paired with .357 Imperial Pilsner

Dessert - Tamarind/IPA Sorbet paired with 1492 IPA



Symposium Ale Beer Dinner at Marion Street Cheese Market
Enjoy a beer dinner featuring Symposium Ale, the collaborative beer brewed by Illinois Craft Brewers Guild member brewers for the Chicago Craft Brewers Conference (April 7-10). There will be four courses, each one served with one of the four base beers (Strong Scotch Ale, Imperial IPA, Imperial Stout, Barley Wine) and finally the Symposium Ale (barrel-aged and blended base beers) with dessert. Price and detailed menu to follow. More details will also appear on the Marion Street Cheese Market website.



Spring Brewmaster Dinner at Emmett's Palatine
The event will begin at 6:30 pm with a beer reception, where you can sample a selection of our handcrafted beers. During the reception hour, Brewmaster Ryan Clooney will conduct tours of our brewery and explain the beer making process. During dinner, Executive Chef Rob Kwiatek and Ryan will passionately explain their handiwork, and how it applies to each of the four delicious courses.

The Appetizer: Pan Seared Florida Grouper with a Honey-Garlic Beurre Blanc and Tear Drop Tomatoes over Fava Bean Puree. Paired with Maibock.
The Salad: Spring Greens Tossed with English Cucumber, Shallot, Radish,Crab Meat and
Blood Orange Vinaigrette. Paired with Victory Pale Ale
Intermezzo: Piña Colada Sorbet
The Entrée: Grilled Veal Chop with a Stone Ground Mustard Jus Lie, Shiitake Mushroom
Polenta and Bacon-Balsamic Arugula. Paired with 1 A.M. Ale.
The Finale: Strawberry Mojito Shortcake. Paired with Hefeweizen.
The price is $59.95 per person (gratuity included), and advanced
registration and payment is required. Space is limited, so call to reserve
your seat today!

Emmett's Palatine: 847.359.1533



Beer and Popcorn Pairing with North Coast Brewing at Finnegan's Irish Pub
Come to Finnegan's Irish Pub & Grill for a beer and popcorn pairing with North Coast Brewing. We will be pairing 5 of their amazing beers with 5 outrageous homemade popcorn varieties. Keep your eyes out for hop-infused popcorn. Price is $15 per person.

This is a very relaxed event to gather and socialize with two of our favorite things so we hope to see you here.



Brewers Open House at Rock Bottom Chicago
Come meet the new Rock Bottom Chicago brewing team of Chris Rafferty and Jim Wolfer, have a brewery tour and enjoy beer samples!



Beer Me! at Streeter Place
Informational session on local Chicago beers and where to find them across Chicago.



Breckenridge Summer Bright Release at Sheffield's
Breckenridge Brewery from Colorado kicking off their summer bright seasonal beer with $4.00 pints of 4 different Breckenridge beers, including their brand new Lucky U IPA as well as some old favorites



Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Event at The Rocking Horse
Come help celebrate Chicago Craft Beer Week at The Rocking Horse on Tuesday, May 18th @ 8pm and enjoy some fine Sierra Nevada beers. We will be offering the classic Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Sierra Nevada Torpedo Extra IPA, and limited special brewery release draught offerings of Blonde Ale, Best Bitter and Brown Ale.

Sierra Nevada Pale Ale highlights the bold flavors and piney-citrus aromas of whole-cone Cascade hops.

Sierra Nevada Torpedo Extra IPA had to have the boldest hop flavors and aroma possible. After years of experimentation, we developed something we call the Hop Torpedo; a revolution in dry hopping and an invention designed to harness all of the inviting complexity that whole-cone hops have to offer.

Sierra Nevada Blonde Ale is a traditional Old World-style ale. Medium-bodied, straw-colored and lightly hopped, this ale is a wonderful summertime brew.

Sierra Nevada Best Bitter is brewed using imported English malts and hops, this medium-bodied, copper-colored beer is a rendition of the popular English bitter ale style. Our Best Bitter is very drinkable yet flavorful ale.

Sierra Nevada Brown Ale is a traditional English-style brown ale using the renowned British aromatic hop – East Kent Golding. Medium-bodied, slightly dry, but a dark and very flavorful ale.



New Belgium Brewery's Lips of Faith Tasting at Brixie's
Join us at Brixie’s (9526 W. Ogden Ave, Brookfield, IL) on Tuesday, May 18th at 9:00 PM, as we sample two offerings from New Belgium Brewery’s Lips of Faith program, Eric’s Ale and Belgian Style Blond Ale, in celebration of Chicago Craft Beer Week.

The Lips of Faith program brews small-batch beers full of creativity and without inhibitions. Eric's Ale combines a dry, sour beer aged up to three years in oak foeders with a semi sweet, higher alcohol base beer. The resulting blend is re-fermented with peach juice, creating a smooth ale with subtle peach tones and a warm, spicy finish. The aroma has pleasant hints of vanilla and tropical fruit, the wood characteristics are present but nicely muted. A sour beer for those who don't like sour beers. And a fruit beer for those who don't like fruit beers. 7% ABV, 16 IBU’s.

The Belgian Style Blond Ale is a strong golden ale light in color, with moderate body and a crisp finish. Saaz and Styrian Golding hops offer a distinctive Nobel hop aroma. A Belgian yeast strain produces banana and clove notes for a remarkably crisp flavor profile. Belgian Blond is delightfully inviting and approachable with a decidedly adult 8.5% alcohol content and 30IBU’s.