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BELGIAN DRAFTS ZWANZE WEEK SUNDAY BELGIAN DRAFTS Q LA TRAPPE • Puur LINDEMANS HzH << BELGIANS START HzH= Zwanze Day Features = Sour Easy-drinking, fresh, hoppy, light Trappist Straight Young Lambic Q Ale. Greenish golden body w/intense Pure, rare, young, uncarbonated, unblend- PALM • Spéciale BOON HzH balsamic aroma— cypress, mint, bread, rice. ed, unsweetened lambic. Variations in Belgian Pale Ale made w/English hops, Oude Schaarbeekse Kriek Q Spicy, light, & fresh, w/a nice bitterness. each batch are determined by many factors: French barley, Belgian yeast, & Cham- One of the finest examples of 100%spon- pagne malt. Amber hued, but not heavy. 4.7% 12oz Glass $7 brewing season, foudre history, and the taneous fermentation fruit-Lambic. 400g magic of wild yeast. Draft only. 5.2% Goblet $6 of wild cherries per litre are fermented CHIMAY • Dorée together w/a blend of young & old Lambic 5% 7oz. Aspen Glass $8 BOKOR VANDER GHINSTE Mild and light in taste, w/floral aromas and Q that's been aged in oak casks. Schaabeekse a slight hint of smoked malt and a touch of VAN HONSEBROUCK Cuvée Des Jacobins Rouge is a variety of tart-acidic cherry which was bitter. The taste is set by hops, a dash of Gueuze Fond Tradition Q Lovely red Flemish Sour Ale with balance unique to the Lambic Region and always lemon (citrus) and coriander. Very tart & authentic classic gueuze—30% of malty sweetness & acidic sharpness. used for Kriek. The supply decreased Made from spontaneously fermented 4.8% 25cL (8.5oz) Glass $9 wheat, 70% barley—spontaneously fer- substantially over the years and became mented, oak-aged to perfection. and barrel-aged beer (at least 18 mos.) less common, making this a rare treat Cooled overnight in the coolship and then GIRARDIN HzH 5% 25cL (8.5oz) Glass $10 6.5% 7oz Aspen Glass $10 fermented and aged in large oak foudres. Unblended Old Lambic Q DE RANKE• Franc Belge HzH 5.5% 25cL (8.5oz) Glass $10 DRIE FONTEINEN• Zwet.be The base Oude Lambiek for G.’s Gueuze, Spéciale Belge-style beer: a soft malty • Oud Bruin HzH Brewed at De Proef for Drie rarely released unblended. The exact time flavour, which resembles the taste of a bis- Q when a lambic switches from jonge to oude, West Flanders Brown beer blended w/ Fonteinen. Dark beer (porter) with cuit due to the lightly coloured malts (pils, lambic aged in oak for 18 months. Well-bal- fermentation using traditional 3 Fonteinen based on the fermentation progress, is at the pale ale and munich) that are used and brewer’s/blender’s discretion. anced sourness & slight bitterness followed brettanomyces. 7% the very moderate lever of alcohol. Bitter by a hint of sweetness.. 6.5% Bell Glass $8 5% 7oz. Aspen Glass $8.50 but delicate flavour, thanks to the use of 5.5% 25cL (8.5oz) Glass $10 Fuggles-hops, a variety of Kent Golding. ST. FEUILLIEN • Saison SLAAPMUTSKE HHz It’s a unfiltered, unpasteurised beer with BR. D’ABBAYE DU VAL DIEU Traditional Belgian farmhouse ale w/hints Old style Kriek only whole hopcones. of melon & apricot. Flemish Old Style Sour with cherries Cuvée Speciale 800 Ans HzH 5.2% Imperial Half Pint $9 6.5% Goblet $8.50 5% Bell Glass $6 Light Belgian Pale Ale dry hopped for 3 weeks. Citrusy w/a light notes of apple, BELGIANS CONTINUE >> pear, and coriander. Limited! LEFFE • Blonde Sunny color, slightly clovy aroma, re- 5.5% Goblet $12 strained fruity palate, nutty creamy texture. 6.6% Goblet $7.50 SERVED IN CARAFES ST. BERNARDUS • Wit A traditional Belgian white beer. Very pale DE GLAZEN TOREN WINE On Tap QUARTER (250mL) HALF (500mL) 750 (750mL) and quite hazy. In aroma, it has a wheaty, apple-like, tartness; herbal-spicy notes Saison D’Erpe Mere A dry, hoppy, fruity and slightly veiled WHITE RED with coriander and orangey fruitness and honeyish sweetness. Very refreshing! beer. Unusual for this style, there are no 2014 GRÜNER VELTLINER NV CÔTES DU RHÔNE herbs or spices to create its fruity and spicy Pratsch Austria Les Vignerons D’Estézargues 5.5% Goblet $8.50 profile. Spicy Hallertau hops and complex 100% Certified Organic. Herbal, fresh & "From The Tank" Gard, France saison yeast create the deep flavors in this spicy with notes of white pepper, apple & DE RANKE• XX Bitter Garnet-colored wine offering aromas & XX Bitter or Extra Extra Bitter is a blond, refreshing and effervescent beer. 6.9% citrus on the palate. It has the “rainwater flavors of smoky red fruit, violets, berries, bitter ale famous for it’s very bitter and 6.9% Imperial Half Pint $8.50 over rocks” minerality that’s desirable in & good Old World minerality all tied up w/ strong flavour. XX is made with pale Austrian whites. Zippy acidity. 12% velvety tannins. 40% Grenache, 35% Syrah, BRUSSELS BEER PROJECT pilsner malt and loads of Brewers Gold H H Quarter $ 11. Half $21. 750mL $27. 15% Carignan, 10% Mourvedre. 13.5% and Hallertau hop flowers. A perfect Grosse Bertha z Belgian Imperial Hefeweizen. From the 2017 RIESLING TROCKEN Quarter $ 11. Half $21. 750mL $27. combination that has been nationally and internationally praised. This ale has been super small & exclusive Belgian brewpub Weingut Dr.Heyden Estate Germany 2016 PINOT NOIR 7% Bell Glass $6 From the limestone terroir of the Op- a real trendsetter for the current comeback Meta Willamette Valley, Oregon of bitter ales in Belgium. Only whole leaf penheim slope. Pretty white peach and This wine boasts a beautiful nose of black DRIE FONTEINEN HzH hops are used. 6% apricot aromas perfume this fruity dry cherry, dried raspberry, black tea, & earth. Beersel Zwet.be Q Riesling. Etherial and light in texture with Tannins are fine and silky, and the finish is 6% Imperial Half Pint $9 Brewed at De Proef for Drie Fonteinen. a zippy mouthfeel and delicate red apple, long, luscious, and deep with a core of ripe Dark beer (porter) with fermentation using DE LA SENNE• Zinnebir HzH quince and honey flavors. Easy drinking, fruit and fresh, balanced acidity. 13.5% traditional 3 Fonteinen brettanomyces. approachable and food friendly. 12.5% Golden blond Ale, malty, with fine bitter Quarter $12. Half $22. 750mL $28. ness and a long aftertaste. Scent is com-p 7% Bell Glass $8 Quarter $12. Half $22. 750mL $28. lex, developing a fruity-hop intenseness. 2017 SANGIOVESE DI TOSCANA WESTMALLE • Dubbel 2017 CHARDONNAY Poggio Anima Toscana, Italy 5.8% Imperial Half Pint $8 Dark brown malty double with a surpris- Sean Minor Four Bears ingly dry finish from Trappist Westmalle From mature vines in a single vineyard in HET NEST• Wild Card HzH founded in 1831. Sonoma, California the Colle Senesi. Dark ruby. Aromas of iris, Sour Blend-RaspberryQ Light golden hue and aromas of apple, rosemary, lavender, bright red cherries & 7% Goblet $12 pear, tropical citrus & pineapple. Subtle Raspberry Blond Ale aged over a year with mint. Youthful, easygoing palate offers juicy Lactobacillus in wood barrels. notes of cardamom, cinnamon & vanilla cherry, white pepper & clove hints alongside KERKOM •Bink Bloesem HzH spice. On the entry, crisp vibrant flavors of pliant tannins.100% Sangiovese. 14% 6% Bell Glass $8 Brewed once a year and only available in guava, pear & green apple integrate w/a Belgium April-October. Five types of Quarter $ 11. Half $21. 750mL $27. HET NEST• Wild Card HzH touch of minerality and a medium body Q malts, one type of Belgian hops, brewing mouth feel. Full and lengthy finish. 13.5% Sour Blend-Apricot water, yeast, honey from Sint-Truiden and VERMOUTH Apricot blond aged over a year with Lacto- Quarter $ 11. Half $21. 750mL $27. pear syrup from Vrolingen create a fruity ATXA VINO VERMOUTH ROJO bacillus in wood barrels. taste with a slightly sweet tone and a long Destlerias Acha Spain 6% Bell Glass ROSÉ $8 fruity and soft bittery aftertaste. Enjoy as an aperitif over ice or straight up 7.1% Imperial Half Pint $8 2018 ROSADO Viña Galana w/a slice of orange or lemon. Traditional BROUWERIJ VERHAEGHE Albacete, Spain Vermouth is a fortified & aromatized wine Duchesse de Bourgogne Q HUYGHE • Averbode HzH Estate grown grapes grown on a high macerated w/herbs, fruits and roots. Atxa Traditional Flemish red ale matured in Brewery Huyghe’s Certified Abbey Strong plateau with cold winters and hot dry is made in accordance with an old family oak casks; smooth with a rich texture and Golden Ale. Resounding, sweet malt and summers produce a rosado of light pink recipe with botanicals including wormwood, interplay of passion fruit, and chocolate, a pleasant hop character from carefully color, intense fruity aromas of strawberry gentian, & cherry. Notes of licorice and wild and a long, dry and acidic finish. selected hops and dry hopping. and a smooth, well balanced palate. 100% herbs framed by bitter components and a 6.2% 7oz Aspen Glass $8 7.5% 7oz. Aspen Glass $8.50 Tempranillo. 12.5% markedly wild berry fruit.15% Quarter $10. Half $19. 750mL $25 4oz Glass $7 BELGIANS CONTINUE >> . Q= Sour = Chicagoland Celebrating 27 years in 2019

belgians CONT. FROM OTHER SIDE HzH= Zwanze Day Features Q = Sour = Chicagoland Craft DRAFTS

POPERINGS • Hommel Bier TRIPEL KARMELIET by Bosteels 18TH STREET THREE FLOYDS Hoppy, golden-bronze ale from a blend of Golden–bronze­­­ ale w/a creamy head. Lake Street Express Zombie Dust pale malts & Brewers' Gold & Hallertau Brewed w/raw & malted barley, wheat, oats, A refreshing session IPA with floral hop Medium-bodied single hop pale ale show- hops. Rose-like floweriness, orange-zesti- & house yeast. Re­strain­­ed hop­pi­ness, ge­ aromas, fruity hop flavors with a bitter casing Citra hops from the Yakima Valley. ness & a late, spicy, cumin seed dryness. nerous spic­ing, ba­na­na & vani­l­la notes. finish.(Hammond, IN) 6.4% Pint $7 7.5% 25cL (8.5oz) Glass $9.50 8% Goblet $10 4.5% Pint $6.50 THERE BE DRAGONS BRASSERIE LEFEBVRE • Barbãr PETRUS HzH BEGYLE Royal Blood Q Deep blonde in colour, Barbãr’s creamy Nitro Cherry Chocolate Quad Can't Find a Bitter Man A lambic-inspired blend of 3-year, 2-year head gives off a powerful aroma, unobtru- By DeBrabandere. A perfect blend of the An English Style Bitter with a light caramel & 1-year old Chasing Harvest Ale aged sively scented w/honey and accompanied by Quad, using 6 different types of roasted malt body, cleansed with a dry toast finish. wild in Pinot Noir French oak barrels. a bouquet of floral, spicy and citrus notes. malts & delicious cherries. The nitrogen Easy drinking and sessionable. From one of the smallest production brew- 8% Goblet $9 adds great value, imparting more body and 5% Pint $6 eries in the world! Limited! (Otango, NZ) creaminess, enhancing its drinkability. 6.5% 7oz Aspen Glass $8 KWAK by Bosteels 8.5% Imperial Half Pint $10 DOVETAIL • Vienna Lager Aro­mas of wheat beer w/hints of bubble- Copper in color w/a warm 100% Vienna gum, vanilla, cloves &0 a touch of spirit. OMMEGANG • Pale Sour Q BLAUGIES • Darbyste HzH malt character & Styrian Golding hop finish. Elegant, drinkable sour. Unique in that it’s Smooth & spritzy, w/vanilla notes in the Saison made with wheat and fermented 5.1% 17oz Glass $7.50 palate. Sweet malt gives way to a dry finish. not wood-aged. Aged over several months with fig juice. A variant of the Belgian in stainless tanks, new batches blended 8% Goblet $9 • “Wit” or “Blanche” style, but a little drier FIRESTONE WALKER Pivo Pils with older ones until the optimal balance of and more substantial and flavorful. ‘‘‘‘‘um. Hallertau-grown­ Magnum hops as foun- flavors is reached. Fine interplay of sweet MAREDSOUS • Brune 8 Darbyste is hand-brewed in small batches dation; Spalter Select for floral aromatic­ & & sour; soft mouthfeel w/delicate body Mahogany color, sherry, allspice, & warm by the impassioned, gifted Blaugies brew- spicy herbal notes; dry-hopped w/German and clean finish.(Cooperstown,NY) dark caramel aromas. Mild smoky roasted ers, a team of husband, wife, and son. 5.8% Saphir for a touch of bergamot­ zest & 6.9% Goblet $7 grain & dark fruit notes in the palate. Hints of 9% Imperial Half Pint $9 lemongrass. (Paso Robles, CA) tobacco & wood; soft background sourness. 5.3% Pint $6.50 BELL’S • Two Hearted Ale 8% Goblet $8.50 ACHOUFFE • Houblon Chouffe Bell’s most bitter ale, beautifully­ copper Flavored by three different types of hops. McAUSLAN colored, w/dense creamy head & full blast OUD BEERSEL HzH This Belgian IPAe is appreciated for its pro- St. Ambroise Oatmeal Stout Nitro of hops! Sour Blend Grand Cru Q Intensely black ale carries strong hints of (Kalamazoo, MI) nounced bitterness combined with the fruity 7% Pint $6 Beersalis Tripel Blended with young tones of traditional Achouffe beers. espresso & chocolate. Oatmeal adds body Lambic. 9% 25cL (8.5oz) Glass $7 and a long-lasting mocha-colored head. NEW BELGIUM • La Folie Q 8% 25cL (8.5oz) Glass $8 5% Pint $7 A wood-conditioned beer, resting in BRASSERIE DUPONT French Oak barrels for 1-3 years. With FANTÔME• Saison Avec Les Bon Voeux ALLAGASH • White sour apple notes, dry effervescence, & ear­ Fruity, complex saison beer from the Traditional Belgian-style wheat beer, light Farmhouse ale w/a touch of honey sweet- thy undertones. (Fort Collins, CO) Ardennes forest from a tiny farmhouse & slightly­ cloudy w/a blend of spices. Long- ness, grassiness, a bit of hop bitterness, 7% Goblet $7.50 brewery very hard to find even in Belgium. some of the distinctive Dupont yeasty funk time Hopleaf mainstay! (Portland, ME) 8% alc. by volume, with a wonderfully & a nearly perfect amount of spritz. 5.1% Pint $6 REVOLUTION musty and characterful aroma.8% 9.5% 7oz Aspen Glass $7.50 Northeast Hero 8% Bell Glass $8 FOUNDERS • Mosaic Promise Engaging fruit-forward hop character joins DE DOLLE Oerbier HzH Mosaic hops and Golden Promise malt. an irresistibly silky finish in this hazy IPA. Brown ale with nice tartness and a sweet Pleasing aroma & hop flavor w/the tradi- Two separate dry hop additions, inc. Citra, finish. Smooth with sweetness offset by tional barley’s depth of flavor comprise this Cashmere, Galaxy, Mosaic, and Denali, licorice tones.9% clean, rich, golden beer. (Grand Rapids, MI) create a fusillade of American hop flavor. 5.5% Pint $6 Draft CiderS 9% Imperial Half Pint $8.50 7% Pint $7

ALVINNE • Cuvee Freddy HzH SCORCHED EARTH Seed Money ODELL • Brett Golden Sour Q & MEAD Nose full of sour fruits w/coffee, chocolate, New World Belgian-style Pale Ale, featuring A complex sour brett beer, unique in its balsamico, wood. Refreshingly sour, deep candy melon, strawberry, white grape, lem- showcasing of a wild yeast, clean lactic & complex—a mix of sourness w/soft ongrass, and sweet malt aromas & flavors B. NEKTAR MEADERY tartness, & complex wood characters. A tannins, burned chocolate, coffee, dry malt courtesy of some of Europe's hottest trends sipper; best enjoyed slowly & w/a meal Zombie Killer Cherry Cyser bitterness, & tobacco. Delcious dry oaky in hops—Hallertau Blanc and Huell Melon. . (Fort Collins, CO) Cherry Cyser (mead & cider) made with red wine character. Rich & elegant. 8% Super dry & refreshing! (Algonquin, IL) 7.5% 7oz Aspen Glass $7 Michigan tart cherry juice, apple cider & 10% Goblet $9 5.5% Goblet $6 star thistle honey. Sweet, but balanced nicely w/the tart cherries. HALF ACRE • Wand (Ferndale, MI) GOUDEN CAROLUS Brewed to hum, targeting resin and blazing 6% Imperial Half Pint $8.50 Cuvée Van De Keizer Blauw forest fruits, using house 2-row, Vienna, Award-winning Belgian strong dark ale. malted oats and malted wheat alongside SEATTLE • Spiced Peach Dark caramel, light molasses, dates, plum, Fermented w/cardamom and peach, this tobacco and clove all grace the tongue and Simcoe, Amarillo and Mosaic hops for ex- cider creates a comforting combination of contribute to a rich, satisfying, flavorful bal- pressive mango, citrus and peach qualities fruity, herbal, & spicy flavors perfect for ance between sweet, tart, and bitter notes. with a stabilizing dankness. 7.8% Goblet $6.50 any Chicago weather. (Seattle, WA) 11% 25cL (8.5oz) $8.50 6.5% Goblet $6 STRAFFE HENDRIK HAMMERHEART Flaming Longship FARNUM HILL • Odd Crush Heritage 2014 HzH A unique cider collaboration. Made of A special version of the S.H. Quadrupel, Mildly smoked scotch ale.(Lino Lakes, MN) VT apples from Woodchuck’s orchard a 1-year oak-barrel-aged beer. Limited 8% Imperial Half Pint $ 6 partners, and NH bittersweet cider apples, edition. Very complex, evolves through the harvested at their peak on Farnum Hill. years. Spiciness and bitterness with the sub- CIGAR CITY • Good Gourd Dry, local, unique, delicious with food. tle taste of wine and wood from the barrels A liquid monument to the glory of the Licorice & dark fruits like raisins, prunes & pumpkin, the most noble of all the gourds, (Lebanon, NH) figs can also be discovered. this Imperial Pumpkin Ale is brewed with 5.4% Goblet $9 11% 25cL (8.5oz) Glass $12 cinnamon, Jamaican allspice, Zanzibar VIRTUE • Old Spot cloves, nutmeg and vanilla to emulate the Dry Heirloom blended farmhouse cider. BELGIAN FRIED CHICKEN NIGHT! flavors of a decadent, piquant pumpkin pie. Monday, Oct 7 The gourd is good, indeed. (Fennville, MI) Menu as of September 29, 2019 (Tampa, FL) Belgian Fried Chicken night is the 1st Mon- 8.8% Goblet $8.50 7.8% 7oz Aspen Glass $5.50 Please note: prices do not include tax. day of the Month, unless otherwise noted.