Chicago Craft Beer Week Schedule of events for May 17, 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

**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.



Beers of the ICBG at LunaR brewing company
LunaR brewing company will be featuring beers from the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild all week - in addition to 9 LunaR brews including Barrel-Aged Moondance IPA, Batch 600 and limited supplies of BarKing Brewer Barley Wine & Intergalactic Kilt Lifter 'Way Heavy'!



Craft Beer Week Celebration at Tribes Alehouse
Each day next 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!



Beer and Cheese Pairing at Rock Bottom Chicago

Come to Rock Bottom Chicago and enjoy samples of perfectly paired beers and cheeses throughout the evening, starting at 5 pm.



Craft Beer Week Kickoff Party West @ Marion Street Cheese Market
Come kick off the Chicago Craft Beer week @ Marion Street Cheese Market! We will be serving up a special Midwestern Craft Beer & Cheese flight featuring 2 Brothers Dog Days paired with Driftless Fresh Sheep's Cheese from Wisconsin; 3 Floyds Gumballhead with Capriole's Juliana from Indiana; I Beam Altbeer from Metropolitan Brewing paired with Dunbarton Blue from Wisconsin; & Goose Island's Matilda paired with Willi's Bandaged Cheddar from Wisconsin. Indulge in this delicious union of local beer & cheese and you will be entered in the raffle for bottles of the highly coveted Heartwood Symposium Ale.



Goose Island Brewmasters Dinner at Longman & Eagle
Join Longman & Eagle Chef Jared Wentworth and Goose Island Brewmaster Greg Hall for a 5 course meal paired with beers from Goose Island. Tickets are $78, which includes tax and gratuity.

The courses and beer pairings:

First: Fried Ipswich clam bellies, celery root remoulade, paired with Demolition Ale.
Second: Seared Maine scallops, white asparagus, compressed fennel, orange and saffron infused shellfish broth, paired with Sophie.
Third: Grilled foie gras, pickled rhubarb, mâche, brioche, blackberry gastrique, paired with Juliet.
Fourth: Confit of Slagel Family Farm whole hog crépinette, Anson Mills grits, morel mushrooms, sugo, paired with Pere Jacques.
Fifth: Molten chocolate cake, brown sugar bacon ice cream, red wine beet syrup, paired with Night Stalker Imperial Stout.



Chicago Craft Beer Week Kickoff Party at the Map Room
The Illinois Craft Brewers Guild kicks off Chicago Craft Beer Week with an opening party at the Map Room. Many Chicago craft beers will be featured. There will also be a raffle for bottles of Symposium Ale at 8 pm.



Chicago Craft Beer Week Kickoff Party, Rare Beer Tasting at Finnegan's Irish Pub
Finnegan's Irish Pub & Grill will be kicking off Chicago Beer Week right with a flight of rarely seen beers. Come chat with Brahm from Windy City Distributing about these delicious treats!

Allagash Four
Great Divide Oak-Aged Yeti Stout
Green Flash Anniversary Stout
Ska Merlot Ale
Two Brothers Coffee Domaine Dupage
Allagash Confluence
$20 Per Flight



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!!!



Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Event At Paddy Longs
Come help celebrate Chicago Craft Beer Week at Paddy Longs on Monday, May 17th @ 7pm and enjoy some fine Sierra Nevada beers. We will be offering the classic Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Sierra Nevada Kellerweis, and draught offerings of Summerfest and 2010 Southern Hemisphere Harvest.

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

Sierra Nevada Kellerweis is brewed using the traditional Bavarian style of open fermentation. This difficult and labor intensive technique adds uncommon depth and flavor complexity.

Sierra Nevada Summerfest features slight malt sweetness, delicate spicy and floral hop flavor, and a crisp refreshing finish.

Sierra Nevada Southern Hemisphere Harvest features fresh hops from New Zealand, where fall happens during our spring. These fresh whole-cone hops are picked, dried, and shipped to the brewery within days of the harvest. Tasting Notes: Toasty, caramel-like malts with a fresh hop flavor of peppery spice, and lemon with rose-like aromas.



A three-course Two Brothers beer pairing menu at C-House
A three-course Two Brothers beer pairing menu available all throughout May at C-House. Members of the Two Brothers family will be in attendance on Monday, May 17 from 7-8:30pm The meal is $39 and includes 6-oz. beer pairings—reservations are recommended. (312) 523-0923 for reservations. The menu includes:

First Course: Spicy Cobia Ceviche with asparagus, green tomato water & capers or Watercress Salad with morel mushrooms, fiddleheads and goat cheese—paired with The Bitter End Pale Ale

Main Course: Suckling Pig with tatsoi and strawberry BBQ or Grilled Salmon with sweet onion mustard glaze, farro and Bordeaux spinach—paired with Domaine DuPage French Country Ale

Dessert: Vanilla clove Crème Brulee with caramelized bananas and poppy wafers—paired with Ebel’s Weiss Hefeweizen



Capital Brewery Night at Fizz Bar and Grill
Wisconsin's Capital Brewery will be highlighted during a special tasting at Lakeview's Fizz Bar & Grill on Monday, May 17 starting at 8pm. Its a free event.

Four Capital Brewery beers, including one specialty brew available one night only at Fizz, will be paired with a variety of sausage and cheese during the Wisconsin-themed tasting. Capital's brewmaster, Kirby Nelson, will make the trip from Middleton, Wisconsin for the event to discuss his creations along with fellow hop heads.



New "Slump Buster" Dark Mild Release at Flossmoor Station
"Slump Buster" English-style Dark Mild is a dark brown ale with a slight ruby hue. Malt flavors of caramel and slight roast make this mildly hopped beer perfect for the spring months. Come join us at Flossmoor Station for one!