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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 . 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 Q bitter ale famous for it’s very bitter and WHITE RED The base Oude Lambiek for G.’s , 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 . 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

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DE GLAZEN TOREN • Saison 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 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. Ardennes forest from a tiny farmhouse is light-bodied and offers a lingering and clean finish.(Cooperstown,NY) 6.9% 7oz. Aspen Glass $7.50 brewery very hard to find even in Belgium. balanced sweetness. (Milton, DE) 6.9% Goblet $7 8% alc. by volume, with a wonderfully 4% Pint $6 BEER PROJECT musty and characterful aroma. BEGYLE • Float On Grosse Bertha 8% Bell Glass $8 REVOLUTION Specialty release APA from our neighbors Belgian Imperial Hefeweizen. From the Every Day-Hero to the south. super small & exclusive Belgian brewpub. TRIPEL KARMELIET by Bosteels This smooth-drinking beer features a 7% Pint $6 Golden–bronze­­­ ale w/a creamy head. 7% Imperial Half Pint $9 blend of fruit-forward Sabro, El Dorado, Brewed w/ raw & malted barley, wheat, Centennial, Cascade, Citra, and Mosaic BELL’S • Two Hearted Ale DRIE FONTEINEN oats, & house yeast. Re­strain­­ed hop­pi­ness, hops alongside a soft mouthfeel. It’s Bell’s most bitter ale, beautifully­ copper Beersel Zwet.be Q ge­nerous spic­ing, fruity ba­na­na & vani­l­la brewed to enjoy for the long haul, even if colored, w/dense creamy head & full blast Brewed at De Proef for Drie Fonteinen. notes. Complexity & finesse! you’ve got a full day of heroics in mind. of hops! (Kalamazoo, MI) Dark beer (porter) with fermentation using 8% Goblet $10 4.3% Pint $5 7% Pint $6 traditional brettanomyces. PETRUS • Q 7% Bell Glass $8 FOUNDERS • All Day IPA NEW BELGIUM La Folie Nitro Cherry Chocolate Quad Naturally brewed with a complex array of New Belgium’s original wood-conditioned WESTMALLE • Dubbel By DeBrabandere. A perfect blend of the malts, grains and hops. Balanced for optimal beer, resting in French Oak barrels for 1-3 Dark brown malty double with a surpris- Quad, using 6 different types of roasted aromatics and a clean finish. The perfect years. With sour apple notes, dry efferves- ingly dry finish from Trappist Westmalle malts & delicious cherries. The nitrogen reward for an honest day’s work and the ul- cence, & earthy­ undertones. founded in 1831. adds great value, imparting more body and timate companion to celebrate life’s simple (Fort Collins, CO) 7% Goblet $12 creaminess, enhancing its drinkability. pleasures. (Grand Rapids, MI) 7% Goblet $7.50 8.5% Imperial Half Pint $10 4.7% Pint $5 KERKOM • Bink Bloesem ODELL • Brett Golden Sour Q BLAUGIES • Darbyste Brewed once a year and only available in Saison made with wheat and fermented BEGYLE A complex sour brett beer that is very Belgium April-October. 5 types of malts, with fig juice. A variant of the Belgian Can’t Find a Bitter Man unique in that it showcases a wild yeast, one type of Belgian hops, yeast, honey “Wit” or “Blanche” style, but a little drier An English Style Bitter with a light caramel clean lactic tartness, and complex wood and pear syrup create a fruity taste with and more substantial and flavorful. ‘‘‘‘‘um. malt body, cleansed with a dry toast finish. characters. This is a sipper to be enjoyed a slightly sweet tone and a long fruity and Darbyste is hand-brewed in small batches Easy drinking and sessionable. slowly and with a delectale meal. soft bittery aftertaste. by the impassioned, gifted Blaugies brew- 5% Pint $6 (Fort Collins, CO) 7.1% Imperial Half Pint $8 ers, a team of husband, wife, and son. 5.8% 7.5% 7oz Aspen Glass $7 McAUSLAN 9% Imperial Half Pint $9 HUYGHE • Averbode St. Ambroise Oatmeal Stout Nitro HALF ACRE • Wand Brewery Huyghe’s Certified Abbey Strong Brewed from 40% dark malts and roasted Brewed to hum, targeting resin and blazing Golden Ale. Resounding, sweet malt and ACHOUFFE • Houblon Chouffe forest fruits, using house 2-row, Vienna, Flavored by three different types of hops. barley, this intensely black ale carries strong a pleasant hop character from carefully hints of espresso & chocolate. Oatmeal adds malted oats and malted wheat alongside selected hops and dry hopping. This Belgian IPAe is appreciated for its pro- Simcoe, Amarillo and Mosaic hops for ex- nounced bitterness combined with the fruity body and a long-lasting mocha-colored head 7.5% 7oz. Aspen Glass $8.50 to this highly rated Stout. pressive mango, citrus and peach qualities tones of traditional Achouffe . with a stabilizing dankness. POPERINGS • Hommel Bier 9% 25cL (8.5oz) Glass $7 5% Pint $7 7.8% Goblet $6.50 Hoppy, golden-bronze ale from a blend of • pale malts & Brewers' Gold & Hallertau DE DOLLE • Oerbier ALLAGASH White Traditional Belgian-style wheat beer, light HAMMERHEART hops. Rose-like floweriness, orange-zesti- Brown ale with nice tartness and a sweet Flaming Longship ness & a late, spicy, cumin seed dryness. finish. Smooth with sweetness offset by & slightly­ cloudy w/a blend of spices. Long- time Hopleaf mainstay! (Portland, ME) Mildly smoked scotch ale. (Lino Lakes, MN) 7.5% 25cL (8.5oz) Glass $9.50 licorice tones. 8% Imperial Half Pint $6 9% Imperial Half Pint $8.50 5.1% Pint $6 ALVINNE • Cuvée Freddy DOVETAIL • Vienna Lager • Nose full of sour fruits w/coffee, chocolate, BRASSERIE DUPONT CIGAR CITY Good Gourd balsamico, wood. Refreshingly sour, deep Copper in color w/a warm 100% Vienna A liquid monument to the glory of the Avec Les Bon Voeux malt character & Styrian Golding hop finish. pumpkin, the most noble of all the gourds, & complex—a mix of sourness w/soft The strongest of Dupont’s farmhouse ales, this Imperial Pumpkin Ale is brewed with tannins, burned chocolate, coffee, dry malt but the alcohol isn’t all that detectable. A 5.1% 17oz Glass $7.50 cinnamon, Jamaican allspice, Zanzibar bitterness, & tobacco. Delcious dry oaky touch of honey sweetness, grassiness, a bit FIRESTONE WALKER • Pivo Pils cloves, nutmeg and vanilla to emulate the red wine character. Rich & elegant. of hop bitterness, some of the distinctive Hallertau-grown­ Magnum hops as foun- flavors of a decadent, piquant pumpkin pie. 8% Goblet $9 Dupont yeasty funk & a nearly perfect dation; Spalter Select for floral aromatic­ & The gourd is good, indeed. amount of spritz. (Tampa, FL) BRASSERIE LEFEBVRE • Barbãr spicy herbal notes; dry-hopped w/German 8.8% Imperial Half Pint $8.50 9.5% 7oz Aspen Glass $7.50 Deep blond with a creamy head. Powerful Saphir for a touch of bergamot­ zest & lemongrass. aroma scented w/honey and accompanied LA CARACOLE • Nostradamus (Paso Robles, CA) by a bouquet of floral, spicy and citrus notes. Very complex Wallonian brown ale; rich, 5.3% Pint $6.50 8% Goblet $9 warming, a bit piquant with licorice and mocha flavors, pear and toasted bread THREE FLOYDS KWAK by Bosteels background notes. Zombie Dust Medium-bodied single hop pale ale show- Aro­mas of wheat beer w/hints of bubble- 9.5% Imperial Half Pint $10 gum, vanilla, cloves &0 a touch of spirit. casing Citra hops from the Yakima Valley. Smooth & spritzy, w/vanilla notes in the GOUDEN CAROLUS 6.4% Pint $ palate. Sweet malt gives way to a dry finish. Cuvée Van De Keizer Blauw Cherry Canus Invertus 8% Goblet $9 Every year on the 24th of February, the This flemish-style red ale pays homage to a birthday of “Charles the fifth”, the Brewery little known sect of assassins. Slightly tart BELGIAN FRIED CHICKEN NIGHT! MAREDSOUS • Brune 8 brews the “Cuvée of the Emperor”. Refined with a subtle maltiness this beer is sure to Monday, Oct 7 Mahogany color, sherry, allspice, & warm complexity and intense aromas. Notes please. This go around 3F added cherries. Belgian Fried Chicken is the 1st Monday of of roasted malts, caramel and plums, its dark caramel aromas. Mild smoky roasted 7oz Aspen Glass $10 the Month, unless otherwise noted. grain & dark fruit notes in the palate. Hints of surprisingly soft and fruity aroma combines 6.5% a warm roundness with a refreshing taste. tobacco & wood; soft background sourness. Menu as of October 2, 2019 8% Goblet 11% 25cL (8.5oz) $8.50 $8.50 Please note: prices do not include tax.