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EventsMonday June 1—The Second Belgian-Fried Chicken Night. The First Monday of every month is Belgian Fried Chicken Night! Belgian fried chicken? Since fried chicken has not historically been a staple of the Belgian culinary scene, we thought we'd change that. We are offering confit-cooked and then Kwak Belgian Ale-battered and fried chicken thighs on a ramp-&-basil Belgian waffle, a Belgian endive & asparagus salad, confit potatoes, tasso lardons, radishes and scallions. Dots of Kwak siracha honey garnish the plate as well. You might not find fried chicken on many menus on Brussels, but you might wish that you did after tasting this! Paired with a Kwak served in its unique glass.News & AccoladesWe were awarded Michelin's Bib Gourmand for 2015 ! Happy to be in such nice company too!Our CB&J made the TheChicagoTraveler.com's Grilled Cheese ListThanks for the love, Thrillist!
http://www.thrillist.com/drink/chicago/the-11-best-beer-bars-in-all-of-chicago-thrillist-chicagoPast EventsFebruary 1—Super Stout Sunday! Our second year featuring permutations of Goose Island's Bourbon County Stout, plus some other guest stouts. Doors open at 12!February 4—Left Foot Charley Ciders tasting & meet-n-greet w/owner Bryan Ulbrich. Free samples of their new Michigan Ciders 'Cinnamon Girl' and 'Relic' .February 10—St Bernardus tappings and meet-n-greet with the brewery's Marco Passarella. Full spectrum of St.B beers will be on tap, we'll have some charcuterie to go with, you can eneter to win a Double Magnum (3 Liter) bottle of St Bernardus. And you can even keep your chalice! Free entry.February 16—Half Acre Jammy Jam: It's our birthdays! Multi-tap Takeover, Hopleaf's 23rd Anniversary!February 23—A History on Tap Tavern Talk "Drinking Up the Chicago Flag" with author and Northwestern University professor Bill Savage; Ray Daniels, Founder and Director of Cicerone Certification Program; Doug Hurst, Founder of Metropolitan Brewing; and our leader Michael Roper http://www.tavernhistory.com/events/tavern-talk/drinking-up-the-chicago-flag-star-3-4/ It's free but registration is required. Follow the link for that and more details.February 25—Michael teaches a Beer Class at the Chopping BlockFebruary 26—LaTrappe "Pour It Forward" Event
$20/ticket, proceeds to our local Helen C Peirce Elementary School. Tapping barrel-aged LaTrappe and auctioning or raffling off a painting by Brother Wolfgang, proceeds of which will go to two trappist-run schools in Uganda. Tickets available at pouritforward.bpt.me and at the door. See larger description above, higher up in the scroll.
March 8—Tappings & meet-n-greet w/Jerome Rebtez from BFM (Brewery Franches-Montagnes, Switzerland)April 13—Cider Rosé! On tap today and tonight the new and very limited rosé cider From Uncle John's Fruit House Winery (St.Johns, Mich.) It's the only American cider to feature the grandaddy Niedzwetzkyana apple. This strawberry-red cider is produced entirely from red-fleshed apples, including the Niedz., Geneva (a Quebec native cultivated in New York State), Redfield (another New York cross-breed derived from Niedzwetzkyana), and Watermelon. Clean tartness, an earthy flavor, and lingering tannins are the results of the blend. Cider Rosé is a benchmark example of rosé ciders in America and proof that complex, structured ciders can be produced without traditional English or French cider apples. This one should be on every cider drinker's bucket list. Quantity is very limited so come quick!Also April 13 A Monday special! Braised pork shoulder pierogis with house made kielbasa braised cabbage, green garlic mashed potatoes, Petrus Bruin sauce and spring pickle relish. Paired with Petrus Bruin. Yum. Get 'em while they last.April 27—Special Petrus Tapping. The favorite blend of the Brewmaster of Brouwerij de Brabandere is on tap today while supply lasts. Petrus 50/50 Blend combines 50% of the “Mother Beer” (the Aged Pale Ale) and 50% Aged Red, which is the Dubbel Bruin w/cherries added to create a balanced sweet-and-sour flavor. The Petrus Aged Pale is also on!
April 28—Tapping of Tart Hopfentea 2015. This is Hopleaf's collaboration beer with Perennial Brewing of St. Louis, Missouri! Started by brewing a traditional German Berlinerweiss (the style Napolean’s men called the Champagne of the North) it was then tweaked with a homemade tea blend to impart a slight apricot hue & botanical aromatics. Super-sessionable at 4.2% ABV. Brewery staffers will be in attendance as well as former Hopleaf employee and beer savant Drew Larson, who worked with Perennial's brewers to create the recipe! - Hours & Party InfoHours
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our Oak-Aged LaTrappe Party & Raffles—a benefit for 3 schoolsAt 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.
