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Day of the Living Ales This Saturday

February 26, 2015 by brian buckman

We're very excited to be participating in this year's Day of the Living Ales.  Here's the beer list, don't miss this:

5 Rabbit Cerveceria, Bedford Park IL   5rabbitbrewery.com Scotch Ale 6.5% abv2. Barrel Aged Vida y Muerte ("Muerzen" style ale) - With dulce de leche, cinnamon, tarragon. Aged in oak barrel. 5.2% abv
 

Crystal Lake Brewing Co, Crystal Lake IL    crystallakebrew.com Lakesider (American Märzen) - Chewy malt with an underlying hint of pine/floral hops. 5.3% abv4. Slalom King (American IPA with Rye) - Bold citrus aroma and flavor along with a firm maltiness, and a bit of dry rye spice. 7.5% abv
 

DESTIHL Brewery, Bloomington/Normal/Champaign IL   destihl.com Tripel with Pomegranate, Blueberry, and Cranberry 11% abv

Emmett'sBrewing Co. West Dundee/Palatine/Downers Grove IL   emmettsbrewingco.com English Brown (Northern English Brown Ale) 4.7% abv7. English Old Ale 8.7% abv

Flossmoor Station Brewing Co. Flossmoor, IL   flossmoorstation.com Anglo American Mild (English/American Mild Hybrid) - Higher ABV & American Hops; Medium malt flavor with hints of toasted oats, brown &  crystal malts. Very low spicy & earthy hop profile 5.2% abv

Forbidden Root Brewing Co. Chicago IL   forbiddenroot.com Sublime Ginger Radler - Wheat with ginger, key lime juice, honeybush and lemon soda.  Dry-spiced with fresh ginger & lime peel 3.2% abv10. Sublime Ginger with Peaches - Wheat ale with ginger, key lime juice, honeybush and peaches 3.8% abv

Goose Island - Clybourn   gooseisland.com Cran-Bruin (Flemish-style brown ale) - With cranberries, aged in oak for 11 months 5.2% abv12. Dark Mild (English style) 3.8% abv13. Iron Sickle (Belgian-style table beer) - Mixed Sacc/Brett/Lacto fermentations 3.5% abv

Goose Island - Fulton   gooseisland.com 6297 (Green Line with Experimental hop #6297) 5.4% abv15. Azteca (Belgian/Mexican spiced beer) - Rich sweetness, and finishes with a dry tea character. Faint pepper rounds out a nuanced cocoa base. 7% abv16. Earl (Green Line with Earl Grey tea) - Biscuit with faint notes of bergamot and citrus. 5.4% abv17. Fleurkin (Saison with hisbiscus kombucha and hibiscus) - It’s been almost 4 years, with some modifications we present a lighter version of Fleur with a harder rose color and growing tart/acidic finish. 6.5% abv18. My Shout (Sparkling Ale) - Easy drinking and soft with a dry smooth finish. 5.0% abv

Half Acre Beer Co, Chicago IL   halfacrebeer.com Lead Feather Black Ale - Toasted coconut and vanilla bean 5.9% abv20. Mango Habanero Space IPA 6.7% abv

Haymarket Pub & Brewery, Chicago IL   haymarketbrewing.com Winter Warmer  - Old Ale meets Imperial IPA, dry hopped with Citra. 10% abv

Illuminated Brew Works, Chicago IL   ibw-chicago.com Kallisti (Golden Ale) - Calypso hops and a razor-thin grist conspire to create a beer made only for the most beautiful. 7.4% abv

Imperial Oak Brewing, Willow Springs IL   imperialoakbrewing.com23. Abbey Obscuro (Belgian Stout) - Dry-spiced with Cacao nibs, Chipotle peppers, Vanilla beans, Cinnamon 8.5% abv

Lakefront Brewery, Inc. Milwaukee WI   lakefrontbrewery.com IPA with Belma Hops (American IPA) 7.0% abv25. Saison with Hibiscus & Chamomile 5.2% abv

Metropolitan Brewing, Chicago IL   metrobrewing.com Habanero Krankshaft Kolsch - Delicate Cologne style beer.  We added fresh habanero peppers because we aren’t German and don’t have to follow the Reinheitsgesundheitmeinfräulein.  Hopefully they provide some extra gemütlichkeit. 5% abv27. Heliostat Zwickel Lager (Dortmunder/Pils hybrid) - Zwickel style lager conditioned in a cask. Includes plenty of hausgeschmack for the Stammtisch. 5.7% abv Mickey Finn's28. Pat's Irish Red 4.5% abv29. Yorkie Bitter 4.0% abv

Off Color Brewing, Chicago IL   offcolorbrewing.com  Apple Blossoms - Gose w/apple blossoms and chrysanthemums 4.5% abv31. Bare Bear - Sahti w/juniper berries and wine staves 7.0% abv

Revolution Brewing, Chicago IL   revbrew.com  Brixton Bitter (English-style Ordinary Bitter) 3.7% abv33. Winter Woman (Imperial Brown) - Big, hoppy, brown ale 9.0% abv

Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery - Chicago   rockbottom.com  Mouldy Toad Brown (Brown Ale with cacao nibs) 6.8% abv35. Snow Cat (Belgian White IPA) 6.6% abv
RB-Lombard36. Chilsner (Chili Beer) -  Light, Spicy, Golden Beer, dry-chilied 5.5% abv
RB-Orland Park37. Erik the Red - Irish Red Ale (Malty Irish Red with subtle lemon pepper hops for balance) >6% abv38. Victim of Illusion - Imperial Golden Stout (Dark gold / light copper colored Imperial stout with cacao nibs, coffee, oats, and smoked malt) <6% abv
RB-Warrenville39. Doppelbock 8.7% abv

Solemn Oath Brewery, Naperville IL   solemnoathbrewery.com  Billy No-Mates (Irish Stout) 5.0% abv41. E-Ville (Dry-hopped American Brown Ale) 6.6% abv

Temperance Beer Co, Chicago IL   temperancebeer.com  Dubbel Stubble (Belgian dubbel) 7.2% abv43. Restless Years (pale ale with rye) 5.8% abv

Three Floyds Brewing Co, Munster IN  3floyds.com  Cimmerian Sabertooth Berzerker (Double IPA) 10% abv45. Yum Yum (American Pale Ale) 5.6% abv

Tighthead Brewing Co, Mundelein IL   tightheadbrewing.com  Coffee Boxcar Porter - Cold steeped coffee concentrate in cask 5.6% abv47. Irie IPA - Dry hopped in fermenter 7.8% abv

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February 26, 2015 /brian buckman
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