The Hopleaf Bar
5148 N. Clark St., Chicago 773-334-9851
Serving Better Beers, Wines & Spirits since 1992.
Belgian-inspired kitchen featuring our famous Mussels & Frites.No reservations—first come, first served!
Hopleaf is an adult venue—everyone must be 21 or over with valid ID to enter. Sorry: children (including infants) will not be admitted.
Upcoming Events
K4K Pour of the Week: Bavik-De Brabandere's Petrus 50/50 Blend
10/03-16 (maybe) Kwaktoberfest!
11/07—Belgian Fried Chicken Night (1st Mon. of month)
Recurring Reading, Storytelling, Performance Events:
Tuesday Funk (1st Tuesday of Month)
This One Woman (4th Monday of month)
Cassandra (4th Tuesday of month)
check out their own websites for details and to confirm dates.
Mon. Oct 3—the start of
KWAKTOBERFEST!
Special prices on Kwak in two sizes and two configurations of their signature Stirrup Glass! Kwaktoberfest runs at least through Sunday Oct 16.
Monday Nov 7—
it's Belgian-Fried Chicken Night with Kwak!
The First Monday of every month is Belgian Fried Chicken Night! You might not find fried chicken on many menus on Brussels, but you might wish that you did after tasting this! It's not historically a staple of the Belgian culinary scene, but we thought we'd change that. The preparation changes from month to month. October's preparation (pictured) "Fall BFC & Waffle" is:
Sweet Potato waffle, fall hash, spicy chicken—soaked in buttermilk and hot sauce—petite frisée salad, lemon tobasco pickle, sage/black peppercorn maple syrup w/a hint of kwak beer. Plus enjoy a Kwak with it in its signature Stirrup GlassItems below are a sampling of past events
Tues August 23 6pm —
Our Big Tuesday!— Meet-n-Greet with
Great Lakes' Pat Conway
...and...Meet-n-Greet with
The Lost Abbey's Tomme Arthur
...plus beers from Br. Dupont
Two Monsters of Beer in one night, and lots of terrific beers on tap!
At 6pm GLBC's co-owner Pat Conway will
share his favorite GLBC stories and a selection of year-round, seasonal, and limited releases. And a little later, TLA's brewmaster & co-founder Tomme Arthur will join us on the occasion of his collaboration with Belgium's Br. Dupont.
It's a Big Night!
On Tap:
Great Lakes:
Eliot Ness,
Oktoberfest,
Dortmunder Gold,
Barrel Aged Tripel Dog Dare
Dupont & The Lost Abbey: Deux Amis
Dupont:
Saison DuPont
Triompfbier
Posca Rustica
Monks Stout
The Lost Abbey:
10 Commandments
Hop Concept— Lemon & Grassy
Framboise AmarocaRoad to Helles
Track 8Avante
Thursday July 14, 7pm —
VanderGhinste Sour Family Values
Usually in bottles, all 3 on draft! Yay!
Mon. May 16, 7pm — Celebrating
Saison du BUFF — Meet-n-Greet with Stone/Victory/Dogfish Head's Greg Koch,
Bill Covaleski,
Sam CalagioneCelebrating Saison du BUFF— the special collaboration beer from Dogfish Head~Stone Brewing~Victory Brewing. (It’s a Saison of sorts: hellaciously herbaceous and hopefully contagious." )
These 3 friends will be hanging out, swapping stories, at Hopleaf around 7pm. Selections of Classics & Rarities available on draft & bottles from each Brewery!
Sam, Greg, and Bill formed the BUFF alliance (Brewers United for Freedom of Flavor) in 2003, intent on highlighting the passion & camaraderie of the American craft brew movement.
Hours & Party Info
Hours
Hopleaf is open 365 days of the year, at Noon every day (except as noted specifically)
BAR:
Sunday - Friday 12pm - 2am
Saturday 12pm - 3am
LUNCH:
Monday - Friday 12pm - 5pm
Sat. - Sunday 12pm - 4pm
DINNER:
Monday-Thursday 5pm - 11pm
Friday 5pm - 12am
Saturday 4pm - 12am
Sunday 4pm - 10pm
Private Parties
- Our private party room upstairs can accommodate up to 40 guests.
- It is available Sunday-Thursday 12 noon until 1 AM and Friday- Saturday 12 noon until 6. (NO SAT NIGHTS)
- Friday evening parties are now available with a $4000 minimum.
- A non-refundable fee of $200 is required to reserve the space.
- Full open bar (4 drafts, 50 beers in bottles, wines, spirits, & soft drinks) —$18 per person per hour.
- Food buffet packages can be discussed in person. Typically they run $15-$20 per person.
- Let us know if you'd like to book or have questions. Scroll down to contacts to do so.
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News & Accolades
Delighted to be honored by Time Out Chicago in the company of so many fine establishments and people: https://www.timeout.com/chicago/bars/the-winners-of-the-2016-time-out-chicago-bar-awards
We were awarded Michelin's Bib Gourmand for 2016 ! Happy to be in such nice company too!
http://chicago.eater.com/2015/10/22/9593276/michelin-chicago-bib-gourmand-list-2016
Our CB&J made the TheChicagoTraveler.com's Grilled Cheese List
Thanks for the love, Thrillist!
http://www.thrillist.com/drink/chicago/the-11-best-beer-bars-in-all-of-chicago-thrillist-chicagoPast Events
7/7—Amazing Beer Pairing Dinner w/ Solemn Oath & The Bruery //
Tuesday July 7—
Beer Dinner with
Solemn Oath & The BrueryThere are beer dinners and there are very special beer dinners. This one is one of the latter. Patrick Rue, founder and beer savant from The Bruery does not get to Chicago very often so we are particularly honored to have him as our special guest. Along with local heroes, the aptly named John and Joe Barley, from Naperville's Solemn Oath Brewery, Patrick and those who attend will enjoy a great meal prepared with and paired with very special beers from both breweries. This is one not to miss! 5 Courses, 8 Beers, Prix Fixe menu (no substitutions) Tickets are $100 and are available at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1784315/
The Menu, (but see the ticket link above for complete details about the dishes):
Opening beer- Geriatric Hipster Club
1st - Tradewinds Triple paired with Prawn Salad
2nd - Pain Cave paired with Lamb Carpaccio
3rd - Honorable Presenter paired with Duck & Waffles
4th - Double pairing of Sour in the Rye and Metaphysm paired with Rabbit Roulade
5th - Beret paired with White Chocolate Cheesecake & Raspberry/Malted Milk Layer Cake
Closing beer - Big Box Make Magic
Eggs For Kids Benefit
Silent Auction Items!Eggs For Kids Benefit Brunch for Peirce School—see events below for details and link. Below are just a few of the amazing auction items graciously donated by friendly breweries & likeminded neighborhood businesses.
"Pour It Forward"—
our Oak-Aged LaTrappe Party & Raffles—a benefit for 3 schools
At 7pm Thursday Feb 26 Hopleaf will host a tasting of 4 different vintages
of LaTrappe Oak-Aged Quadrupel, for a mere $20 admission*.
Additionally, the first 30 people to arrive will also receive a full pour of a La Trappe beer. A $1 raffle ticket will give one lucky guest a bottle of one of these amazing beers to take home. And at the end of the evening guests are able to buy their La Trappe chalice for $5. And there will be the drawing for Brother Wolfgang's painting #6—raffle tickets for this are $20 a piece, and can be purchased at Hopleaf without attending the event. Please see below for an explanation of the charity.Tickets for the tasting can be purchased online or at the door.
(As this is in Hopleaf's upstairs bar, the room could reach capacity.)
Proceeds of raffles will go to the two Ugandan schools that
are neighbors of LaTrappe's daughter monastery there.
(See details below for the important painting raffle.)Proceeds of admission tickets will go to our local public elementary school,
Helen C Peirce on Bryn Mawr Ave.Brother Isaac, Prior of the abbey and director of the brewery, writes: Each Trappist monastery uses a part of its revenues for social and charitable purposes. For example, the PUUR run, an annual recreational running event which was organized last may on the grounds of our Koningshoeven abbey raised nearly 5,000 euros.
This money will be used to renovate the schools that are close to our daughter monastery in Uganda and to provide them with drinking water. During the last visit to Uganda, which the entire management of the brewery made, we were very touched by the deplorable state the schools were in. 30 children were in a hut with no windows or light.
The proceeds of Brother Wolfgang’s paintings will be used for these schools. There are two schools near the monastery in Uganda; a Catholic school and a Muslim school. We make no distinction. We will try to help both schools. Our daughter abbey in Uganda is itself so poor that they are not able to help these schools by their selves. That is why the brewery and the abbey will take this for their account. Also, we will try to teach the brothers of the monastery some more about agriculture. This is one of main ways of generating income in Uganda.
Brother Wolfgang is a monk at the LaTrappe abbey and he is a painter. His paintings have been auctioned or raffled in various locations in the US over the past year, with the proceeds going to help these Ugandan schools, which are in dire need of renovation and upgrading— the structures are small, rough, windowless and dark— they are especially in need of light. Which is appropriate: Brother Wolfgang's paintings are inspired by the Lux Perpetua, the everlasting light of God, shining through the darkness and adversity.
This painting is referred to as "#6", and it measures 39"x48". Please help us help the monks do this good thing! Raffle tickets are $20 a piece, and can be purchased from your server at the bar or at your table or at the event. We will be drawing the winning ticket at our LaTrappe party “Pour It Forward" on Thursday evening February 26, upstairs here at Hopleaf.
