Beers in The Hopleaf Bar gets its name from Bottles Hopleaf Pale Ale, brewed by the Simonds Farsons Cisk Brewery in Michael’s an- cestral Malta. Michael & Louise purchased the former liquor store and tap room in February 1992, and bit by bit trans formed it into what you see today: one of Chicago’s best “beer bars”. Thank you for helping us celebrate our 25th year! Promoting great beers since1992. CONTENTS PAGES BELGIUM Various . .2-7 Saisons . .4 Lambics . .7-9 Trappists & Abbey-Styles . .10-12 NORTH AMERICA Belgian-Styles . .13-14 Beers, Ciders & Meads in bottles Craft Beers . .15-17 smaller than 750 ml are $2 off; EUROPE . .18-19 750s are $4 off. CIDERS & MEADS . .20-21 Explore our bottle selection SPIRITS . .23 & save a couple bucks! Menu as of July 15, 2019 Prices and details are subject to change. 24 belgians GOUDEN CAROLUS DE BRASSERIE HUYGHE by Brouwerij Het Anker—probably Delirium Tremens Belgians Belgium’s oldest still-operating brewery. 11.2 oz . $10. Ambrio 11.2 oz . $9. Strong blonde ale w/excellent Using only Belgian hops, this sweet/dry balance. A very rewarding Mechelen Brown-style ale is rich discovery. 8.5% w/sweet caramel & raisin notes. Delirium Nocturnum inBottles 8% 11.2 oz . $10. Very well-balanced dark ale w/sweet DUVEL by the Moortgat Brewery LUCIFER by Brouwerij Het Anker Carolus Classic 11.2 oz . $9. aromatic nose. Triple-ferment ed using 11.2 oz. $8. 11.2oz . $8.50 Strong, deep copper-red color, 3 different yeast strains & 5 different 750ml . $20. After bouncing around a bit, this brand complex aroma, warm finish. 8.5% A Classic! This strong golden ale is has found a home at Het Anker. Fruity malts. Raisin, bittersweet chocolate & surely one of the world’s most beau ti ful and spicy, crisp and refreshing. Not Cuvée Van de Keizer Blauw aniseed flavors. Long finish deve loping 330ml . $12. & ele gant beers. Pro di gious creamy unlike Duvel in style ....and name! 8% into a hoppy aftertaste. 8.5% Brewed once a year to celebrate the head, a cham pagne sparkle, notes of HALVE MAAN pear & a dry finish. Ferment ed three VAN STEENBERGE birth of Charles V; an award-winning This is the last active brewery in the times, bottle-con ditioned and suitable Piraat 11.2 oz . $10. Belgian Strong Dark Ale that pours a histo ri cal city of Bruges. The town for cellaring. 8.5% Hoppy interpretation of strong golden deep ruby brown w/a velvety beige ale w/lots of Saaz character. Gold-to- head. The sweet, aromatic notes of archives first mention the brewery in DEUS Brut Des Flanders bronze; spicy hop aroma; creamy nutty wood, yeast, plums, caramel & spice in 1546. Since 1856, the famous 750ml . $45. pa late; fruity dry in the warming finish. the nose are borne out in the taste: brewing family Maes-Vanneste has The true champagne of bottled beers. 10.5 % dark caramel, light molasses, dates, owned the brewery. Ex tra ordi na ry sparkling ale, fermented Atomium Premier plum, tobacco & clove all grace the Brugse Zot 33cl . $8. in the bot tle, follow ed by the tradition - tongue and contribute to a rich, satis - Brewed w/4 malts & 2 aromatic hop Gran Cru 11.2 oz . $7.50 fying flavor balanced between sweet, varieties, it’s fruity & refreshing. 6% al “remuage et dégorge ment” in the 6 grains: barley, spelt, rye, corn, wheat tart & bitter notes. “Cuvée van der Cham pagne region of France. Fabu - & buck wheat. Hazy orange/amber, Straffe Hendrik Keizer’ translates to “Gran Cru of the lous ly aro ma tic, it tingles on the flavor ed w/hops, coriander & orange Brugs Tripel Emperor”! 11% ton gue w/carbonation and has a fine zest. 8% 11.2 oz . $8.50 dry finish. 11.5% Cuvée Van de Keizer Rood Hazy golden color, sweet malt, spice, Gulden Draak 11.2 oz. $10. 750ml . $20. and lots of yeast. A bit spritzy. 9% POPERINGS (Golden Dragon) The flagship of this Strong blond ale launched in 2008 for Hommelbier 11.2 oz . $8.50 Straffe Hendrik fa mous brewery. Dark brown triple ale the 10th anniversary of their Cuvée Hoppy, gold en-bronze top-fermented with a creamy head, natural malt, Brugs Quadrupel van de Keizer Blauw. Pours hazy gold - 11.2 oz. $9. ale from a blend of winter, summer & toffee like sweet ness, hoppy accents. en-orange w/a bright white head and aro matic pale malts; soft water, from Barley wine strength at 10.5% Rich, intense dark Belgian ale. Brewed effervescent carbonation. Slightly spicy w/a subtle blend of specialty malts to the brew ery’s own well; Brewers’ Gold Monk’s Cafe 11.2 oz . $7.50 aroma, w/notes of hay, honey, citrus. & Hal ler tau hops. Rose-like flow eri - give the ale an extremely dark color & a Brewed as an exclusive private label for Sweet & malty initially, w/mild orange chewy, malty complex character. 11% ness from the bottle-condi tion ing, Philly’s Belgian food & beer mecca characteristics & pleasant spiciness/ orange-zestiness from the hops and a Monk’s Cafe; now available more wide - sharpness reminiscent of a tripel. Mod - DE BRABANDERE late, spicy, cumin-seed dry ness. Very ly. Oud Brun-style aged in oak casks. e rate hop bitterness & botanical notes Petrus Aged Pale Ale refreshing & cleans ing. Try it before a Classic sweetness balanced by tart, of coriander, cardamom, & citrus add 11.2 oz. $9. meal. (–M. Jackson) 7.5% sour, & funky old wine notes. 5.5% complexity. 10% 24-30 months in wood. Old-golden- hued. Oaky aroma w/hints of sherry & OUD BEERSEL Tripel 11.2 oz . $9. BOSTEELS Kwak 33cl . .$10. fruit, sourness in the finish. 7.3% Bersalis Tripel 11.2oz . $9. Named for innkeeper Pau wel Kwak, Aged at length in cellar & bottle, pours Blond tripel w/firm character from a hazy pale orange w/big candy & floral Petrus Oud Bruin who brew ed this beer start ing in 1791. 11.2 oz. $9. brew ery long known for their lambics. aroma. Complex array of fruit notes— A deep amber beer w/earthy aroma; Mahogany-colored; rich, soft, choco - The full-bodied taste of wheat malt hearty & warming. 8.4% inc. apricots, pears, & apples. 9% evolves from a fruity-bitter to a round latey notes, vanilla oakiness, dessert sweet taste. The spice notes come VERZET Oud Bruin 375ml . $12. apple fruiti ness, maybe passion fruit front in the finish. 9.5% 1 part ‘old’ beer that laid 1 yr. in wood and restrained acidity. Nice with duck. blended w/1 part ‘young’ beer of top 5.5% More Oud Beersel in Lambics, opposite fermentation. Blen ders taste each bar - Petrus Aged Red Ale rel in search of the perfect blend. Very 11.2 oz. $9. complex aroma. Flavors of green apple, Constructed from a base of Double red fruit, brett. & oak. Pleasantly sour Brown Ale, w/15% of Petrus Aged Notes: & refreshing. 6% Pale blended in to provide a dry • Please see our Wine List for bottled wines, and GREEN’S QUEST character & impart a slight sour our Draft Menu for our wines on tap. essence. Finally the brewer adds fresh • Many of our bottles are very rare and hard to get. We apolo gize if Enterprise Dry-Hopped Lager—Gluten-Free cherries, evident in the rich thick head. we’re temporarily out of something you were hoping to try. A perfect blend of sweet & sour w/a 500ml . $11. • Also, we do our best to stay accurate, but prices, bottle sizes and cherry undertone. Remarkably Brewed at the respected De Proef Brewery. Alcohol By Volume percentages (ABV) may change without notice. drinkable at 8.5% Pale golden w/a mix of citrus-floral sen sa - For your reference, here are approximate bottle size conversions: tions on the nose. Clean, crisp, light malt taste, but w/herbal, hoppy finish. Body & 250ml 8.5oz ~ 33cl 11.2oz ~ 330ml 11.2oz ≈ ≈ ≈ mouthfeel light & refreshing. Ingre dients: Belgians continue on 375ml 12.7oz ~ 500ml 17oz ~ 750ml 25.4oz ≈ ≈ ≈ Water, millet, buck wheat (soba), brown next pages>>> rice, sorghum, hops, yeast. 4.1% 2 3 belgians ALVINNE DEDOLLE BROUWERS Saisons Cuvée Freddy 33cl . $8.50 Arabier 11.2 oz . $11. The base beer for the Kerasus & the Light, citrusy, pale, hoppy. Strong gol - 3 belgian farmhouse Ales 3 Alvino, aged for 1 year in wine bar rels, den ale; sweetish w/hoppy aroma 8% is blended again before bottling with Oerbier 11.2 oz . $11. 1/3 fresh podge stout, just to soften BRASSERIE DUPONT Tourpes Brown Ale w/nice tartness & sweet 3 the tan nins. Aro ma full of sour fruits Classic agricultural brewery dating from 1850, set around a farm yard, in finish. Double dark $ smooth with w/notes of coffee, chocolate, balsa mi - the Dupont family since 1920. Still uses original cast iron brewing vessels. sweetness offset by licorice tones. 9% co, tannins, wood. Re freshingly sour, Saison Du Pont 330ml . $7.50 deep & complex— a mix of sour ness Oerbier Reserva 11.2 oz . $15. Herbal, hoppy, peppery fruitiness; rocky head. Long dry finish. 6.5% w/soft tannins, burn ed choco late, Occasional Availability. Specially reserved Oerbier aged in Bordeaux Moinette Blonde 33cl . $11. coffee, dry malt bitterness, tobacco. casks for 18 mos. Concentrated flavor Refreshing coppery blond ale w/many fine hop aromas thanks to its subtle Highly concentrated finish w/deli ci ous & alcohol. Rare & very limited. 13% balance between sweet, bitter & fruity. The selection of yeasts imparts its dry oaky red wine character.