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Cantillon Returns to Hopleaf! ZWANZE DAY SEPTEMBER 28! BELGIAN DRAFTS It's zwanzE week! BELGIAN DRAFTS LA TRAPPE • Puur VAN HONSEBROUCK << BELGIANS START AT LEFT DUVEL Single Fermented HzH Easy-drinking, fresh, hoppy, light Trappist Gueuze Fond Tradition Q BR. D’ABBAYE DU VAL DIEU Ale. Greenish golden body w/intense Very tart & authentic classic gueuze—30% H H Brewery staff at Duvel Moortgat have balsamic aroma— cypress, mint, bread, rice. wheat, 70% barley—spontaneously fer- Cuvée Speciale 800 Ans z enjoyed Duvel Single Fermentation for Spicy, light, & fresh, w/a nice bitterness. mented, oak-aged to perfection. Light Belgian Pale Ale dry hopped for 3 decades and have traditionally cold filtered weeks. Citrusy w/a light notes of apple, 4.7% 12oz Glass $7 5% 25cL (8.5oz) Glass $10 a small portion of this beer for sale, at a pear, and coriander. Limited! few select locations. Brewing and first CHIMAY • Dorée PALM • Spéciale 5.5% Goblet $12 fermentation take about 30 days; then the Mild and light in taste, w/floral aromas and Belgian Pale Ale made w/English hops, beer is tasted by the brewmaster and his HET NEST• Wild Card HzH a slight hint of smoked malt and a touch of French barley, Belgian yeast, & Cham- Q staff. Typical Duvel flavors and aromas are bitter. The taste is set by hops, a dash of pagne malt. Amber hued, but not heavy. Sour Blend-Raspberry already emerging, but the beer is lower in Apricot blond aged over a year with Lacto- lemon (citrus) and coriander. 5.2% Goblet $6 alcohol and carbonation, and the taste is bacillus in wood barrels. 4.8% 25cL (8.5oz) Glass $9 slightly lighter and crisper. BOKOR VANDER GHINSTE 6% Bell Glass $8 6.8% Goblet $8.50 GIRARDIN HzH Cuvée Des Jacobins Rouge Q Unblended Old Lambic Q Lovely red Flemish Sour Ale with balance BROUWERIJ VERHAEGHE DRIE FONTEINEN HzH The base Oude Lambiek for G.’s Gueuze, of malty sweetness & acidic sharpness. Duchesse de Bourgogne Q Beersel Zwet.be Q rarely released unblended. The exact time Made from spontaneously fermented Traditional Flemish red ale matured in Brewed at De Proef for Drie Fonteinen. when a lambic switches from jonge to oude, and barrel-aged beer (at least 18 mos.) oak casks; smooth with a rich texture and Dark beer (porter) with fermentation using based on the fermentation progress, is at the Cooled overnight in the coolship and then interplay of passion fruit, and chocolate, traditional 3 Fonteinen brettanomyces. and a long, dry and acidic finish. brewer’s/blender’s discretion. fermented and aged in large oak foudres. 7% Bell Glass $8 5% 7oz. Aspen Glass $8.50 5.5% 25cL (8.5oz) Glass $10 6.2% 7oz Aspen Glass $8 H H WESTMALLE • Dubbel LINDEMANS HzH • Oud Bruin Q BOON z Dark brown malty double with a surpris- West Flanders Brown beer blended w/ Oude Schaarbeekse Kriek Q Straight Young Lambic Q ingly dry finish from Trappist Westmalle Pure, rare, young, uncarbonated, unblend- lambic aged in oak for 18 months. Well-bal- One of the finest examples of 100%spon- founded in 1831. anced sourness & slight bitterness followed taneous fermentation fruit-Lambic. 400g ed, unsweetened lambic. Variations in 7% Goblet $12 each batch are determined by many factors: by a hint of sweetness.. of wild cherries per litre are fermented brewing season, foudre history, and the 5.5% 25cL (8.5oz) Glass $10 together w/a blend of young & old Lambic POPERINGS • Hommel Bier magic of wild yeast. Draft only. that's been aged in oak casks. Schaabeekse Hoppy, golden-bronze ale from a blend of 5% 7oz. Aspen Glass $8 BELGIANS CONTINUE >> is a variety of tart-acidic cherry which was pale malts & Brewers' Gold & Hallertau unique to the Lambic Region and always hops. Rose-like floweriness, orange-zesti- used for Kriek. The supply decreased ness & a late, spicy, cumin seed dryness. SERVED IN CARAFES substantially over the years and became 7.5% 25cL (8.5oz) Glass $9.50 WINE On Tap QUARTER (250mL) HALF (500mL) 750 (750mL) less common, making this a rare treat 6.5% 7oz Aspen Glass $10 BRASSERIE LEFEBVRE • Barbãr Deep blonde in colour, Barbãr’s creamy WHITE RED ST. FEUILLIEN • Saison head gives off a powerful aroma, unobtru- 2014 GRÜNER VELTLINER NV CÔTES DU RHÔNE Traditional Belgian farmhouse ale w/hints sively scented w/honey and accompanied by Pratsch Austria Les Vignerons D’Estézargues of melon & apricot. a bouquet of floral, spicy and citrus notes. 100% Certified Organic. Herbal, fresh & "From The Tank" Gard, France 6.5% Goblet $8.50 8% Goblet $9 spicy with notes of white pepper, apple & Garnet-colored wine offering aromas & citrus on the palate. It has the “rainwater flavors of smoky red fruit, violets, berries, MORE BELGIANS ON OTHER SIDE>> over rocks” minerality that’s desirable in & good Old World minerality all tied up w/ Austrian whites. Zippy acidity. 12% velvety tannins. 40% Grenache, 35% Syrah, Quarter $ 11. Half $21. 750mL $27. 15% Carignan, 10% Mourvedre. 13.5% FRIDAY SEPT. 27 2017 RIESLING TROCKEN Quarter $ 11. Half $21. 750mL $27. •FEATURED TODAY: ABBEYS & STRONG BELGIANS• Weingut Dr.Heyden Estate Germany 2016 PINOT NOIR Zwanze Day is tomorrow Sept. 28—Cantillon returns! — From the limestone terroir of the Op- Meta Willamette Valley, Oregon Huge Belgian Tap takeover with rareties and food specials too—Flemish Stew! penheim slope. Pretty white peach and This wine boasts a beautiful nose of black AND: ALL BOTTLED BELGIANS $2 OFF ALL WEEK!—SEE THE BOTTLE MENU. apricot aromas perfume this fruity dry cherry, dried raspberry, black tea, & earth. HzH Q Riesling. Etherial and light in texture with Tannins are fine and silky, and the finish is = New for Zwanze Week! = Sour a zippy mouthfeel and delicate red apple, long, luscious, and deep with a core of ripe ST. BERNARDUS • Wit LEFFE • Blonde quince and honey flavors. Easy drinking, fruit and fresh, balanced acidity. 13.5% A traditional Belgian white beer. Very pale Sunny color, slightly clovy aroma, re- approachable and food friendly. 12.5% Quarter $12. Half $22. 750mL $28. and quite hazy. In aroma, it has a wheaty, strained fruity palate, nutty creamy texture. Quarter $12. Half $22. 750mL $28. apple-like, tartness; herbal-spicy notes 6.6% Goblet $7.50 2017 SANGIOVESE DI TOSCANA with coriander and orangey fruitness and 2017 CHARDONNAY Poggio Anima Toscana, Italy honeyish sweetness. Very refreshing! PETRUS HzH Sean Minor Four Bears From mature vines in a single vineyard in 5.5% Goblet $8.50 Nitro Cherry Chocolate Quad Sonoma, California the Colle Senesi. Dark ruby. Aromas of iris, By DeBrabandere. Nitro Cherry & Choc- Light golden hue and aromas of apple, rosemary, lavender, bright red cherries & HUYGHE • Averbode HzH olate is a perfect blend of the Quadrupel, pear, tropical citrus & pineapple. Subtle mint. Youthful, easygoing palate offers juicy Brewery Huyghe’s Certified Abbey Strong using 6 different types of roasted malts & notes of cardamom, cinnamon & vanilla cherry, white pepper & clove hints alongside Golden Ale. Resounding, sweet malt and delicious cherries. The nitrogen adds great spice. On the entry, crisp vibrant flavors of pliant tannins.100% Sangiovese. 14% a pleasant hop character from carefully value, imparting more body and creami- guava, pear & green apple integrate w/a Quarter $ 11. Half $21. 750mL $27. selected hops and dry hopping. ness, enhancing its drinkability. Cheers! touch of minerality and a medium body 7.5% 7oz. Aspen Glass $8.50 8.5% CHECK THIS!:Imperial Half Pint $10 mouth feel. Full and lengthy finish. 13.5% VERMOUTH MAREDSOUS • Brune 8 STRAFFE HENDRIK Quarter $ 11. Half $21. 750mL $27. ATXA VINO VERMOUTH ROJO Mahogany color, sherry, allspice, & warm Heritage 2014 HzH Destlerias Acha Spain dark caramel aromas. Mild smoky roasted ROSÉ A special version of the S.H. Quadrupel, Enjoy as an aperitif over ice or straight up grain & dark fruit notes in the palate. Hints of a 1-year oak-barrel-aged beer. Available 2018 ROSADO Viña Galana w/a slice of orange or lemon. Traditional tobacco & wood; soft background sourness. in limited edition. The taste and fragrance Albacete, Spain Vermouth is a fortified & aromatized wine 8% Goblet $8.50 of the beer are very complex and evolve Estate grown grapes grown on a high macerated w/herbs, fruits and roots. Atxa through the years. The combination of the plateau with cold winters and hot dry is made in accordance with an old family TRIPEL KARMELIET by Bosteels quad's spiciness and bitterness with the sub- Golden–bronze ale w/a creamy head. summers produce a rosado of light pink recipe with botanicals including wormwood, tle taste of wine and wood from the barrels Brewed w/raw & malted barley, wheat, oats, color, intense fruity aromas of strawberry gentian, & cherry. Notes of licorice and wild is inimitable. Licorice & dark fruits like rai- & house yeast. Re strain ed hop pi ness, ge- and a smooth, well balanced palate. 100% herbs framed by bitter components and a sins, prunes & figs can also be discovered. Tempranillo. 12.5% nerous spic ing, ba na na & vani l la notes. markedly wild berry fruit.15% 11% 25cL (8.5oz) Glass $12 Quarter $10. Half $19. 750mL $25 4oz Glass $7 8% Goblet $10 . belgians Craft DRAFTS Q= Sour = Chicagoland Celebrating 27 years in 2019 << CONT. FROM OTHER SIDE • SURLY Hell SPITEFUL • Alley Time MARZ • Wet Hop Not unlike a Zwickel Bier from Germany. Pale Ale brewed with Pilsen malts and a This experimental brew is Marz' first wet KWAK by Bosteels Filtered & fermented w/lager yeast. Amer- Aro mas of wheat beer w/hints of bubble- single addition of Simcoe hops, perfect for hop beer, with Mackinac hops grown by ican hops takes a back seat to the Pils malt sharing those expletive-heavy stories with a Land Locked Hops in Loda, IL.