Saturday – March 4, 2017 1:00-5:00pm & 6:00-10:00pm

Bottom Lounge 1375 W Lake Street – Chicago

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Please respect your fellow attendees and sample responsibly. Be aware of the ’s alcohol content by volume (abv). Inebriation will not be tolerated – you will be cut off and asked to leave.

Real ale, living ale, and cask ale all refer to beer that has been naturally carbonated by yeast still in the cask (or bottle) without any added C02. The yeast that fermented your beer have still been working at what they do best until days - or perhaps even less - prior to tasting your beer today. Beer that has not quite finished fermenting is added to a cask where the yeast completes its mission, and produces a gentle stream of natural carbonation. Finings, which attract yeast like a beer geek to a barleywine, are also added to the cask, and draw the yeast to the bottom when their job is finally complete. For this reason, casks sit in stillage for up to a week prior to serving, so as not to upset the contents. When you see a cellarman artfully tilt a cask during the event, this is to ensure these remnants remain on the bottom. All this magic works best at cellar temperature - about 52-54F. So, while you may be a bit chilly, rest assured that your beer is lounging in absolute comfort. Great real ale is bright with a gentle carbonation served at cellar temperature, but this is affected by the condition of the beer put into the cask, when the brewery filled the cask, and when the cask was delivered. Our cellarmen each have over a decade of experience at caring for real ale, and learned much of what they know from the legendary Mark Dorber at the White Horse in London, at the Great British Beer Festival, and our own Real Ale Festival in Chicago. They have been working all week to bring you the best real ale possible!

Chicago Beer Society appreciates Bottom Lounge working with us to continue to hold this event. Thanks Mike Miller, Natalie Meletsis, and all the Bottom Lounge staff. 3 Casks – Upstairs at Bottom Lounge Alphabetically by Brewery or Brewpub

Alarmist , Chicago IL alarmistbrewing.com 1. Golden Showers (American Blonde Ale) – A clean and delicate American Blonde Ale brewed with East Kent Goldings – 6.2% abv

Alter Brewing, Downers Grove IL alterbrewing.com 2. Alterior Motive IPA – Dry-hopped with Simcoe and Citra, aromas and flavors of tropical fruits like pineapple and mango. – 6.6% abv 3. Dan’s Brown (American Brown Ale) – Roasty, chocolate, toffee, and caramel – 5.8% abv

Around the Bend Beer Co., Chicago IL atbbeerco.com 4. Vera Pistachio Cream Ale – 5.2% abv

Blue Island Beer Co., Blue Island IL blueislandbeerco.com 5. Cosmic Dancer (Rye Pale Ale) – Light malt base, juicy citrus dry hop, and dry finish – 5.5% abv

BuckleDown Brewing, Lyons IL buckledownbrewing.com 6. Copper Pot Brown Ale (English Brown Ale) – 5.7% abv 7. London Ale (Mild) – 4.2% abv 4

Cervecerìa Cruz Blanca Brewery, Chicago IL rickbayless.com/restaurants/cerveceria-cruz-blanca 8. Winnow – Dark American Porter brewed with Chocolate bean husks. – 6.8% abv 9. El Train IPA (American IPA) – Unfiltered IPA dry-hopped with Citra, Simcoe, and Mosaic. – 7.0% abv

Emmett’s Brewing Co., West Dundee/Downers Grove/ emmettsbrewingco.com Palatine IL 10. Global Warmer (Spiced Dark Ale) – Chocolaty dark ale with ginger and raspberry. – 7.5% abv 11. Ugli Peace Keeper (Hoppy American Wheat) – Hoppy wheat ale with ugli fruit – 5.5% abv

Goose Island Beer Co., Chicago IL gooseisland.com 12. Fulton Street Blend (Golden Ale with Coffee) – Balanced malt backbone of toast and caramel, enhanced with fruit and roast character contributed from the unique Burundi origin Coffee. – 5.2% abv 13. Quadraphonic (Winter Quadrupel) – Rich candied sugar and a sweet backbone balance an ample ester to finish off this soul warming, velvety Quadrupel – 10.5% abv 14. Scotch Ale (Scotch Ale) – It's a surprise… – 8.5% abv 15. The Company Man ( ) – Dunkel lager brewed with coffee kiln malt. Tasting notes: Coffee like flavor that comes from coffee kiln malt, slightly malty with an earthy/ woodsy hop finish from experimental hop 472. – 5.0% abv LAST CALL: 20 mins before end of session TAPS OFF: 15 mins before end of session 5 Hailstorm Brewing Co., Tinley Park IL hailstormbrewing.com 16. Cumulus Northeast Style IPA (American IPA) – Brewed with Oats and Wheats, hazy, soft mouthfeel, like drinking hop juice. Triple dry hopped, twice in the fermenter, a third time in the cask – 6.3% abv

Half Acre Beer Co., Chicago IL halfacrebeer.com 17. Vanilla Baume (Rye Stout) – A handsomely hopped rye stout with loads of chocolate and coffee notes and a heaping of vanilla bean for a well-rounded sensory experience. – 7.0% abv 18. Daisy Cutter with Mosaic & Centennial (American Pale Ale): Our classic pale ale given an expressive face-lift with a hop hardy tag- team of Mosaic and Centennial. A real chugger. – 5.2% abv

Hand of Fate Brewing Co., Petersburg IL handoffatebrewing.com 19. Loopy4Lupulin (Imperial IPA) – tropical and dank East Coast style murky IPA – 8.0% abv 20. Wee Heavenly (Strong Scotch Ale) – caramel, dark fruit, boozy – 10.1% abv

PLEASE SAMPLE RESPONSIBLY & INTELLIGENTLY. INEBRIATION WON’T BE TOLERATED AND YOU MAY BE ASKED Hopvine Brewing Co., Aurora IL TO LEAVE. hopvinebrewingcompany.org 21. Mastadon IPA – A Midwest IPA with some toasted malt notes, a caramel malt backbone and Cascade and Centennial hops. Fruity, floral, grapefruit, and pine. – 6.5% abv 6

Lakefront Brewery, Milwaukee WI lakefrontbrewery.com 22. Hop Jockey Double IPA (Imperial IPA) – Sweet and alcoholic with a well-rounded malt body – 9.3% abv 23. Beerline Barleywine (Barleywine) – Light toffee flavor with subtle hop presence. Caramel sweetness and a dry finish– 11.8% abv

Metropolitan Brewing, Chicago IL metrobrewing.com 24. Magnetron Kellerschwarz Black Lager – Traditional clean & light schwarzbier with hints of chocolate & roast – 5.8% abv 25. Orange Blossom Iron Works (Dusseldorf ) – Dusseldorf- style brown ale, cellar conditioned with orange blossoms – 5.5% abv

Mickey Finn's Brewery, Libertyville IL mickeyfinnsbrewery.com 26. Yorkie Bitter (Standard Bitter) – Dry-hopped with Styrian Celeia in FV – 4.2% abv 27. Pineapple Express Double IPA (Imperial IPA) – Dry-hopped with Denali in FV – 8.3% abv

LAST CALL: 20 mins before end of session TAPS OFF: 15 mins before end of session 7 Miskatonic Brewing Co., Darien IL miskatonicbrewing.com WARNING: 28. Angry Mob Mild (English Mild) – 4.5% abv Some beers may 29. Wise Fool IPA (American IPA) – 7.0% abv be taken offline to reserve quantities for the later session

One Trick Pony Brewery, Lansing IL ponybrewing.com 30. Warlander (Imperial IPA) – Brewed with American 2-Row, Caramel, and Munich malts, spiked with a healthy addition of Piloncillo sugar. Loads of Warrior & Citra hops for bittering and flavor, topped with Cascade for aroma. – 10.0% abv

Radicle Effect Brewerks, Rock Island IL rebrewerks.com 31. Pilgrim Warrior (English Strong Bitter) – Toffee, Bready, and Sweet Malt aromas; resin, cookie dough, slight bready flavors – 5.9% abv

Revolution Brewery, Chicago IL revbrew.com/brewery 32. Foxhole Tommy Belgian Black Imperial IPA – The name says it all - Black (from the use of Perla Negra) Imperial IPA fermented with Bastogne yeast and dry-hopped with 44 pounds of Cascade/Crystal in the FV – 8.5% abv

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Revolution Brewpub, Chicago IL revbrew.com/brewpub 33. Kazimierz (Grodziskie) – 100% oak-smoked wheat fermented with German Kölsch yeast – 3.6% abv 34. Handsworth Special Bitter: A Traditional British-style Bitter dry- hopped with East Kent Goldings in the FV – 4.9% abv

Rock Bottom Brewpub, Chicago IL rockbottom.com/locations/chicago 35. Irish Stout (Dry Irish Stout) – 4.9% abv 36. Red Line Espresso (Red Ale) – Red Ale with coffee and cocoa nibs – 5.9% abv

Rock Bottom Brewpub, Orland Park IL rockbottom.com/locations/orland-park 37. XX Dry Hopped –Brewed and dry hopped with Lemon Drop hops; citrus lemon aroma and flavor with a clean dry bitter finish – 5.0% abv 38. XXX Hard Core IPA (Imperial IPA) – Intense citrus, fruity, piney hops with a dry bitter finish – 9.4% abv

Solemn Oath Brewery, Naperville IL solemnoathbrewery.com 39. Bier der Toten Vienna Lager – Traditional German-style Vienna Lager. Rich toasted malt character delicately balanced by floral, grassy hop notes and a clean, smooth lager finish – 4.7% abv 40. Billy No-Mates Irish Stout – Clean roasted barley malt presence with light notes of coffee and dark fruit. Medium bodied with a bittersweet finish. – 5.0% abv

9 Spiteful Brewing, Chicago IL spitefulbrewing.com 41. Mrs. O'Leary's Chocolate Oreo Milk Stout: Milk and Cookies Making America Great Again – 7.0% abv

Temperance Beer Co., Evanston IL temperancebeer.com 42. Double Rye Barrel Aged Might Meets Right with Blackberries & Raspberries (Barrel Aged Stout) – Rich chocolate malts mellow and take on the flavors of the High West Double Rye barrels; oak, vanilla, caramel, and a touch of spice mesh with the added fruit – 11.1% abv 43. Escapist IPA with Fruit and Falconers Flight (IPA) – 4 types of aromatic hops with the right amount of bitter finish. Apricots and Falconers Flight hops added to cask. – 6.6% abv

3 Floyds Brewing Co., Munster IN 3floyds.com 44. Floy Division I (IPA) – Single hop IPA with a numbered (experimental) hop variety – 7.5% abv 45. Lazer Snake (Strong Pale Ale) – Pale ale crafted with Lazers – 7.0% abv

Tighthead Brewing Co., Mundelein IL tightheadbrewing.com 46. Chilly Water (American Pale Ale) – Wheat APA with Citra and Amarillo hops – 4.8% abv 47. Scarlet Fire (Red Ale) – Roasty Red Ale – 5.6% abv

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Two Brothers Artisan Brewing, Warrenville IL tightheadbrewing.com 48. Bare Tree with Peaches – Wheat Wine with 4 pounds of peach puree added to 2011 vintage; notes of bubblegum, honey, and spices – 11.0% abv 49. Pinball IPA – orange and lemon, juicy – 5.4% abv

White Oak Brewing, Normal IL whiteoak.com 50. Ex Post Facto (American Stout) – Aged in the cask with Coffee Hound Coffee – 7.0% abv 51. Bro…Do You Even IPA? (West Coast-Style IPA) – 7.5% abv