Beer ~ Liquor ~ Others
Draft Beer
Brooklyn Brewery ~ Lager 5.2%, 12oz ~ $5
This lager from Williamsburg is amber colored with a touch of floral hops, medium carbonation and a toasty carmel malt on the finish.
Goose Island ~ Matilda, Belgian Style Strong Pale Ale 7%, 12 oz ~ $6
Chicago made bourbon colored ale that has hints of clove and vanilla, subtle hops, lacey malt and a dry finish.
Bottle Beer ~ domestic
J.K. Scrumpy Organic Solstice Cider ~ Farmhouse Cider 6.9%, 5 oz ~ $5 or 22 oz ~ $14
This Michigan Cider is slightly sweet with nice tannins and hints of clove, cinnamon and plum skin. One of the best domestic ciders available.
Vanberg & DeWulf Lambrucha ~ Lambic & Kombucha 3.5%, 5 oz ~ $6 or 750 ml ~ $17
This unique beverage combinines hand-selected house lambics that are at minimum one year old, and batches of specially brewed organic Belgian Kombucha tea. Tart, slightly sparkling, and good for you!
Allagash ~ Fluxus, American Style Saison 8.3%, 750ml ~ $27
This beer is brewed differently every year in commemoration to the expansion of this Maine brewery. This 09 vintage is brewed with sweet potatoes, black pepper and a generous dose of hops. Papaya, citrus and pepper dominate the palate and the finish has a mild honeysuckle sweetness.
Metropolitan Brewing ~ Dynamo Copper Lager 5.6%, 12 oz ~ $5
Brewed right here in Chicago, this lager is golden orange in color with hints of apricot and butterscotch. Light in body, not too hoppy or malty…a great session beer.
Three Floyds Brewing Company ~ Rabbid Rabbit, Saison Ale 9%, 22 oz ~ $19
The latest seasonal from Munster Indiana, this light bodied saison has mild carbonation, hints of chamomile and oranges with an earthy bitter finish.
Two Brothers Brewing Company ~ Long Haul Session Ale, English Style Bitter 4.2%, 12 oz ~ $5
Amber colored seasonal ale from a local Illinois brewery, aged in French oak foudres. Mild flavors of oak and hops, nicely balanced and created to drink more than one.
Great Lakes Brewing Company ~ Dortmunder Gold Lager 5.8%, 12 oz ~ $5
Hands down, one of the best domestic lagers available! This Ohio brewery is a world champion gold medal winner for a reason. Smooth malt and fruity hops, slight toastiness, overall light bodied and dry finish.
Brooklyn Brewery ~ Brooklyner-Schneider Hopfen-Weisse, Weizenbock 7.8%, 750 ml ~ $21
This is collaboration between old friends, Garret Oliver from Brooklyn Brewery and Schneider brewmaster Hans-Peter Drexler. Hazy and golden, fruity banana and mild wheat notes, finishing with a hint of tangerine
The Lost Abbey ~ Lost and Found Abbey Ale, Belgian Style Dubbel 8%, 750 ml ~ $16
A deep garnet colored ale that is brewed with a raisin puree from this California brewery; balanced dark fruit characteristics with a touch of malt and yeast and a dry finish.
North Coast Brewing Company ~ Brother Thelonious, Belgian-style Abbey Ale 9%, 12 oz ~ $6
This California dark strong ale offers hints of chocolate, black fruits, a little brown sugar and grassy hops
Brooklyn Brewery ~ Black OPS, Russian Imperial Stout 10.7%, 750 ml ~ $37
Only 940 cases of this beer produced from the highly reputable Williamsburg brewery. Aged 4 months in bourbon barrels, with a secondary bottle fermentation using Champagne yeast. Creamy, silky and jet black…flavors of caramel, vanilla and smoke.
Ommegang ~ Rare Vos, Belgian Style Dark Ale 6.5%, 12oz ~ $6
Copper colored and creamy with hints of orange blossom and spice from this NY brewery. Incredibly smooth finish with a touch of malt and sourdough.
Allagash ~ Curieux, barrel aged Ale 11%, 750 ml ~ $ 32
Aged in Jim Beam barrels for 8 weeks this powerful Portland Maine ale offers hints of vanilla, oak and bourbon. Amazing!
Schmaltz Brewing Company ~ Coney Island Albino Python, White Lager 6%, 22 oz ~ $ 9
A light bodied white lager from NYC with a touch of malt, brewed with ginger, fennel, and orange peel.
Goose Island ~ Sofie, sparkling ale 6.5%, 22 oz ~ $15
Belgian style farmhouse ale, this limited production beer from Chicago is crisp and grassy, tons of citrus and a lovely straw color and a dry finish. Get it while you can.
Lagunitas ~ Maximus IPA 5.7%, 12 oz ~ $7
Golden American IPA from California with intense hops and toasty grain characters, complex and balanced with lacey malt.
New Holland Brewing Company ~ Dragons Milk, American Strong Ale 9%, 12 oz ~ $7
The “Crown Jewel” of this Michigan brewery’s high gravity craft beer…it is aged in oak barrels and offers complex flavors of vanilla and a rich caramel malt.
Bottle Beer ~ import
De Leyerth Brouwerijen ~ Urthel Hop-It, Belgian Blonde IPA 9.5%, 11.2 oz ~ $8
Light amber color, well integrated hops and balanced citrus with a touch of bitterness makes this Belgian beer superior.
Brasserie Dupont ~ Avril, Saison Farmhouse Ale 3.5%, 750 ml ~ $16
This Belgian “Table Beer” is a light golden color with generous carbonation and a yeasty, earthy mustiness that is quintessential for this style. Notes of lemon and wildflowers…finishes dry and clean.
Brauerei Michael Plank ~ Plank, Bavarian Dunkler Weisseinbock 7.5%, 16.9 oz ~ $11
Pours a dark crimson brown with notes of purple grapes and chocolate. Slightly sour up front that develops into a subtle smokiness and finishes dry, an impressive German Weissenbock!
Morland Brewery ~ Old Speckled Hen, English Pale Ale 5.20%, 12 oz ~ $5
Dry and hoppy, amber in color and offering subtle flavors of minerality and yeast, from the second oldest brewery in England.
Brauerei Hirt ~ Hirter Privat Pils, Pilsner 5.2%, 16.9 oz ~ $6
Golden yellow pilsner from Austria with balanced characters of hops and slight sweetness, light and crisp on the finish.
Brasserie Lefebvre ~ Hopus Ale, Belgian IPA 8.5%, 11.2 oz ~ $9
Billowing head and the sweet aroma of flowers and citrus from this Belgian beer. Bottled conditioned with tons of yeast with an earthy finish.
Sam Smith Old Brewery ~ Organic Lager 5%, 12 oz ~ $5
This English brewery has given us a classic lager with organic certification. Crisp and light, it shows delicate flavors of apple and bread with a little toasty malt on the finish.
Brouwerij De Regenboog ~ Wostyntje Mustard Ale, Belgian Dark Blond Ale 7%, 11.2 oz ~ $10
Dark candy sugar and mustard seeds are the star ingredients in this Belgian beer. Intense carbonation subsides to complex layers of spices, sweetness, and a balanced tartness.
Brouwerij Slaghmuylder ~ Witkap Pater, Single Abbey Ale 6%, 11.2 oz ~ $8
This Belgian pale ale is light bodied and full of apple citrus, spice and minerality. A nice foamy head and a touch of acid and cream from this bottled conditioned beer.
Schneider & Sohn ~ Aventinus, Weizenbock 8.0%, 16.9 oz ~ $8.50
This German Wheat Dopplebock has a dark ruby color, flavors of currant, banana and caramel malt. The hops are light and the finish lingers of dark fruits.
Brauerei Van Honsebrouck ~ St. Louis Framboise, 4.50%, 12.7 oz ~ $12
Sweeter style Belgian lambic made from raspberries, deep ruby red color, not too tart or syrupy…a perfect dessert beer.
Brasserie de Rochefort ~ Rochefort 8, Belgian Strong Dark Ale 9.2%, 11.2 oz ~ $11
Brewed by monks inside the Abbey of Notre-Dame de Saint-Remy, near the town of Rochefort. Our only trappist beer on the list, it pours a dark burgundy, light hops with complex notes of figs and chocolate.
Unibroue ~ Chambly Noire, Black Ale 6.2%, 750 ml ~ $12
This Canadian black ale is produced on the lees and refermented in the bottle, notes of coffee, roasted malt, and a long dry finish.
Brauerei Van Steenberge~ Piraat, Belgian IPA 10.50%, 11.2 oz ~ $8
Thick head, tons of texture, but light and tropical fruity palate makes this high alcohol beer a keeper all year round.
Charles Wells Bombiedier ~ English Bitter 5.2%, 16.0 oz ~ $8
Caramel colored English Ale with toasty malt and bready characteristics, floral hops and a touch of spice.
Schlenkerla ~ Helles Lager 4.30%, 16.9 oz ~ $7.50
This German beer is boiled in the same copper kettles and bottom fermented by the same yeast as the historic Schlenkerla Smoke beer, therefore it has prominent smokey flavors but not overpowering.
Brouwerij De Landtsheer ~ Malheur Brut Reserve Dark, Biere de Champagne 12%, 25.5 oz ~ $40
Dark body with prominent effervescence, also a rare expression of a beer brewed with champagne yeast and created in the style of methode Champenoise.
Brouwerij Verhaeghe ~ Duchess De Bourgogne, Flemish Red Ale 6%, 11.2 oz ~ $9
Sour and fruity ale from Belgium has deep copper color and robust flavors of currant and tart grapes.
Liquors
Scotch, Whiskey, & Bourbon
Bourbon ~
Makers Mark ~ 6
Kentucky Vintage ~ 8
Bulliet ~ 7
Black Maple Hill ~ 8
Whiskey ~
Powers, Ireland ~ 5
Stranahans, Colorado ~ 10
Beam Rye ~ 4
Templeton Rye ~ 7
Scotch ~
Lagavulin ~ 15
Highland Park 12 Year ~ 8
Highland Park 18 Year ~ 17
Aberlour ~ 9
Laphroaig Signatory Vintage 2001 ~ 10
Tequilla, Gin, Vodka, Rum & Absinthe
Vodka ~
Stoli ~ 5
Chopin ~ 9
Rum ~
Appleton White and Dark ~ 6
Kilo Kai ~ 6
Absinthe ~
St. George, California ~ 12
St. George Hemingway ~12 (Absinthe & Cava)
Tequila & Mezcal ~
Herradura Reposado ~ 7
El Tosoro Platinum ~ 8
Del Maguey “Chichicapa” ~ 8
Gin ~
Brokers ~ 5
Hendricks ~ 8
Ransom “Old Tom” ~ 8
Brandy, Cognac, & Grappa
Brandy ~
Aveleda Brandy, Portugal ~ 10
Cognac ~
Grateaud, Cognac ~ 8
Jean-Luc Pasquet, Cognac ~ 10
Grappa ~
Bertangolli Grappino, Italy ~ 6
Ransom Gewurtztaminer Grappa, Oregon ~ 10
Varvaki Tsikoudia, Crete ~ 6
Eau-de-Vie ~
Reisetbauer, Williams Pear ~ 7
Reisetbauer, Apricot ~ 7
Calvados ~
Roger Groult 8 year oak aged ~ 13
Dupont Fine ~ 8
Port, Dessert Wine, & Maderia
Madeira ~
Rare Wine Co. Historic Series
Sercial ~ Bual ~ Malmsey $6 each $9 tasting
Dessert Wine ~
Torbreck Muscat Blanc, Australia ~ 7
Port ~
Quinta do Noval 2003 LBV~$7
Other Liquors ~
Yellow Chartreuse ~ $10
Grand Marinier ~ $8
Averna Sambuca ~ $8
Baileys ~ 6
Kaluha ~ 6
No. 12 Ouzo ~ 6
Patron XO Cafe ~ 7