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Cantillon Returns to Hopleaf! ZWANZE DAY SEPTEMBER 28! Draft Cider & MEAD BELGIAN DRAFTS Q= Sour FARNUM HILL • Odd Crush VANDER MILL • Totally Roasted HUYGHE • Floris Passion VAL DIEU A unique cider collaboration. Made of Traditional hard apple cider steeped with Slightly golden colour, extraordinary white Cuvée Speciale 800 Ans Vermont apples from Woodchuck’s orchard VM’s own cinnamon roasted pecans that head. A tiny hint of sour from the passion Light Belgian Pale Ale dry hopped for three partners, and New Hampshire bittersweet bring vanilla, cinnamon, and a nuttiness fruit evens out this otherwise sweet and weeks. Citrusy with light notes of apple, cider apples, harvested at their peak on to this product that makes it a truly unique refreshing aperitif style ale. pear, & coriander. Limited! Farnum Hill. Dry, local, unique, delicious cider. Totally Roasted is semi-sweet with a 3.6% 25cL (8.5oz) Glass $8.50 5.5% Goblet $12 with food. (Lebanon, NH) tart finish.(Spring Lake, MI) 5.4% Goblet $9 6.8% Goblet $6 LA TRAPPE • Puur ST. BERNARDUS • Wit Easy-drinking, fresh, hoppy, light Trappist A traditional Belgian white beer. Very pale B. NEKTAR MEADERY VIRTUE • Old Spot Ale. Greenish golden body w/bright white and quite hazy. In aroma, it has a wheaty, Zombie Killer Cherry Cyser Named for the Gloucester Old Spot thick head. Intense balsamic aroma— apple-like, tartness; herbal-spicy notes Cherry Cyser (mead & cider) made with pigs who live on their farm in Fennvillle, cypress, mint, bread, rice. Spicy, light, & with coriander and orangey fruitness and Michigan tart cherry juice, apple cider & Michigan, Old Spot is an unfiltered English fresh, w/a nice bitterness. honeyish sweetness. Very refreshing! star thistle honey. Sweet, but balanced pub-style cider with ripe apple aromas, a 4.7% 12oz Glass $7 5.5% Goblet $8.50 nicely w/the tart cherries. (Ferndale, MI) bit of funk, and a wonderfully dry finish. 6% Imperial Half Pint $8.50 (Fennville, MI) CHIMAY • Dorée DE LA SENNE• Zinnebir 7.8% 7oz Aspen Glass $5.50 Mild and light in taste, w/floral aromas and Golden blond Ale, malty, with fine bitter a slight hint of smoked malt and a touch of ness and a long aftertaste. Scent is comp- bitter. The taste is set by hops, a dash of lex, developing a fruity-hop intenseness. lemon (citrus) and coriander. SERVED IN CARAFES 5.8% Imperial Half Pint $8 4.8% 25cL (8.5oz) Glass $9 QUARTER (250mL) HALF (500mL) 750 (750mL) WINE On Tap DE RANKE• XX Bitter GIRARDIN XX Bitter or Extra Extra Bitter is a blond, Unblended Old Lambic Q bitter ale famous for it’s very bitter and WHITE RED The base Oude Lambiek for G.’s Gueuze, strong flavour. XX is made with pale pilsner malt and loads of Brewers Gold 2014 GRÜNER VELTLINER NV CÔTES DU RHÔNE rarely released unblended. The exact time when a lambic switches from jonge to oude, and Hallertau hop flowers. A perfect Pratsch Austria Les Vignerons D’Estézargues based on the fermentation progress, is at combination that has been nationally and 100% Certified Organic. Herbal, fresh & "From The Tank" Gard, France the brewer’s/blender’s discretion. internationally praised. This ale has been spicy with notes of white pepper, apple & Garnet-colored wine offering aromas & 5% 7oz. Aspen Glass $8.50 a real trendsetter for the current comeback citrus on the palate. It has the “rainwater flavors of smoky red fruit, violets, berries, of bitter ales in Belgium. Only whole leaf over rocks” minerality that’s desirable in & good Old World minerality all tied up w/ SLAAPMUTSKE hops are used. Austrian whites. Zippy acidity. 12% velvety tannins. 40% Grenache, 35% Syrah, Old style Kriek Q 6% Imperial Half Pint $9 Quarter $ 11. Half $21. 750mL $27. 15% Carignan, 10% Mourvedre. 13.5% Flemish Old Style Sour with cherries HET NEST• Wild Card Sour Quarter $ 11. Half $21. 750mL $27. 5% Bell Glass $6 2017 RIESLING TROCKEN Blend-RaspberryQ Weingut Dr.Heyden Estate Germany 2016 PINOT NOIR LINDEMANS Raspberry Blond Ale aged over a year with From the limestone terroir of the Op- Meta Willamette Valley, Oregon Straight Young Lambic Q Lactobacillus in wood barrels. penheim slope. Pretty white peach and This wine boasts a beautiful nose of black Pure, rare, young, uncarbonated, unblend- 6% Bell Glass $8 apricot aromas perfume this fruity dry cherry, dried raspberry, black tea, & earth. ed, unsweetened lambic. Variations in Riesling. Etherial and light in texture with Tannins are fine and silky, and the finish is each batch are determined by many factors: HET NEST• Wild Card Sour a zippy mouthfeel and delicate red apple, long, luscious, and deep with a core of ripe brewing season, foudre history, and the Blend-ApricotQ quince and honey flavors. Easy drinking, fruit and fresh, balanced acidity. 13.5% magic of wild yeast. Draft only. Apricot blond aged over a year with Lacto- approachable and food friendly. 12.5% Quarter $12. Half $22. 750mL $28. 5% 7oz. Aspen Glass $8 bacillus in wood barrels. Quarter $12. Half $22. 750mL $28. 6% Bell Glass $8 VAN HONSEBROUCK 2017 SANGIOVESE DI TOSCANA Gueuze Fond Tradition Q BROUWERIJ VERHAEGHE 2017 CHARDONNAY Poggio Anima Toscana, Italy Pure traditional gueuze aimed at connois- Sean Minor Four Bears From mature vines in a single vineyard in Duchesse de Bourgogne Q seurs. The taste of a true gueuze based Sonoma, California the Colle Senesi. Dark ruby. Aromas of iris, Traditional Flemish red ale matured in on a blend of young & old lambics. Fruity Light golden hue and aromas of apple, rosemary, lavender, bright red cherries & oak casks; smooth with a rich texture and apple aromas w/a very dry in the finish. pear, tropical citrus & pineapple. Subtle mint. Youthful, easygoing palate offers juicy interplay of passion fruit, and chocolate, notes of cardamom, cinnamon & vanilla cherry, white pepper & clove hints alongside 5% 25cL (8.5oz) Glass $10 and a long, dry and acidic finish. 6.2% 7oz Aspen Glass $8 spice. On the entry, crisp vibrant flavors of pliant tannins.100% Sangiovese. 14% DE RANKE• Franc Belge guava, pear & green apple integrate w/a Quarter $ 11. Half $21. 750mL $27. Spéciale Belge-style beer: a soft malty touch of minerality and a medium body BOON flavour, which resembles the taste of a bis- Oude Schaarbeekse Kriek Q mouth feel. Full and lengthy finish. 13.5% cuit due to the lightly coloured malts (pils, VERMOUTH One of the finest examples of 100%spon- Quarter $ 11. Half $21. 750mL $27. pale ale and munich) that are used and taneous fermentation fruit-Lambic. 400g ATXA VINO VERMOUTH ROJO the very moderate lever of alcohol. Bitter of wild cherries per litre are fermented but delicate flavour, thanks to the use of together w/a blend of young & old Lambic ROSÉ Destlerias Acha Spain Fuggles-hops, a variety of Kent Golding. Enjoy as an aperitif over ice or straight up that's been aged in oak casks. Schaabeekse It’s a unfiltered, unpasteurised beer with is a variety of tart-acidic cherry which was 2018 ROSADO Viña Galana w/a slice of orange or lemon. Traditional only whole hopcones. Vermouth is a fortified & aromatized wine unique to the Lambic Region and always Albacete, Spain 5.2% Imperial Half Pint $9 Estate grown grapes grown on a high macerated w/herbs, fruits and roots. Atxa used for Kriek. The supply decreased plateau with cold winters and hot dry is made in accordance with an old family substantially over the years and became PALM • Spéciale less common, making this a rare treat summers produce a rosado of light pink recipe with botanicals including wormwood, Belgian Pale Ale made w/English hops, 6.5% 7oz Aspen Glass $10 color, intense fruity aromas of strawberry gentian, & cherry. Notes of licorice and wild French barley, Belgian yeast, & Cham- and a smooth, well balanced palate. 100% herbs framed by bitter components and a pagne malt. Amber hued, but not heavy. ST. FEUILLIEN • Saison Tempranillo. 12.5% markedly wild berry fruit.15% 5.2% Goblet $6 Traditional Belgian farmhouse ale w/hints Quarter $10. Half $19. 750mL $25 4oz Glass $7 of melon & apricot. BOKOR VANDER GHINSTE Oud Bruin Q 6.5% Goblet $8.50 West Flanders Brown beer blended with LEFFE • Blonde What's a Quarter? lambic aged in oak for 18 months. Well-bal- 1 Sunny color, slightly clovy aroma, re- Quarter = /3 bottle anced sourness & slight bitterness followed strained fruity palate, nutty creamy texture. 2 Hopleaf’s Draft Lines Half = /3 bottle by a hint of sweetness. 6.6% Goblet $7.50 750mL = full bottle are maintained by 5.5% 25cL (8.5oz) Glass $10 MORE BELGIAN & CRAFT INSIDE >>> Q= Sour = Chicagoland Celebrating 27 years in 2019 belgian DRAFTS Q= Sour Craft DRAFTS = Chicagoland DE GLAZEN TOREN • Saison OUD BEERSEL DOGFISH HEAD OMMEGANG • Pale Sour Q d’Erpe Mere Gerookt Fumme Sour Blend Grand Cru Q Slightly Mighty Elegant, drinkable sour. Unique in that it’s Special edition of Saison d’Erpe Mere. Beersalis Tripel Blended w/young Lambic. A lo-cal IPA that is slight in cals and carbs not wood-aged. Aged over several months Blended w/a portion of Aecht Schlenkerla 8% 25cL (8.5oz) Glass $8 with mighty hop flavor! Brewed with lo- in stainless tanks, new batches blended Maerzen and brewed using artesian water, cally-grown barley, and a touch of monk with older ones until the optimal balance of barley and wheat malts, Belgian candy FANTÔME• Saison fruit that delivers body and complexity but flavors is reached. Fine interplay of sweet sugar, hops, & yeast. Smoky, dry, hoppy, Fruity, complex saison beer from the adds zero calories or carbs, Slightly Mighty & sour; soft mouthfeel w/delicate body fruity, & slightly veiled beer.