CU Beer Weekend Dec. 4

Winter seems close, today is cold. The 10 day outlook on Weather.com doesn't have highs above 39, with some lows in the teens. So, it's going to be cold. That calls for beer. It calls for a winter warmer, or something thick, and with a relatively high ABV so that at least you feel warm.

7 Saints

Rotating taps:

Southern Tier Old Man Winter
Rogue Yellow Snow

Wednesday: Whiskey Wednesday, this week, Irish
Thursday: Beer Class, 9pm (or 9:30) $10


Radio Maria

1. Ename Belgian Trippel $6
2. Allagash White $4
3. Two Brothers Red Eye Coffee Porter $5
4. Two Brothers Heavy Handed IPA $4
5. Dark Horse Scotty Karate $4
6. Ballast Pointe Sculpin IPA $6
7. Avery The Czar Imperial Stout $4
8. Left Hand Polestar Pilsner $4.5
9. Scaldis Bush Ambree $5
10.Kulmbacher Eisbock $5
11.Green Flash Imperial IPA $5
12.Green Flash Hop Head Red $5
13.Unibroue La Terrible $6.5
14.DogfishHead 90 MIn IPA $4
15.Three Floyd's Pride N' Joy $4
16.Guinness $4
17.North Coast Old Rasputin $5.5
18.Goose Island Bourbon County Stout $7
19.Petrus Blonde $6.5
20.Schlafly's ESB $4
21.Capital Autumnal Fire $4
22.Capital Wild Rice $3
23.Arcadia Jaw Jacker $4
24.Dark Horse Perkulator Dopplebock $5
25.Coney Island Albino Python $6
26.Kapuziner Weissbier $5
27.New Holland Golden Cap $2.25

You'll note Goose Island Bourbon County Stout '09 is on tap. I had a glass of it on Tuesday, and it's awesome.

Friday: Happy Hour 4:30 - 5:30. Arcadia Jaw Jacker $3. DJ at 10, $3 Smirnoff drinks
Saturday: $3 Bacardi and $6 Bacardi Mojitos, Salsa Night at 10.
Sunday: $2 wells, $1.25 beer (no PBR this week)
Monday: 25% off bottles of wine
Tuesday: 1/2 price wine by the glass
Wednesday: $1 off all beers on draft.
Thursday: $1 off house specialty cocktails

Jan 17, North Coast Brewing Company beer dinner, with brewery rep Brad Fuller.

Blind Pig

Left Hand Warrior IPA; Longmont, Colorado, India Pale Ale, 6.8% abv
Left Hand Fade To Black; Longmont, Colorado, Foreign Stout, 8% abv
Rouge XS Imperial Porter; Newport, OR, Imperial Porter, 8.2% abv
Avery The Czar; Boulder, Colorado, Imperial Stout, 10.77% abv
North Coast Brother Thelonious; Fort Bragg, California, Belgian Strong Ale, 9% abv
Unibroue La Terrible; Canada, Belgian Strong Ale, 10.5%
Port Brewing High Tide IPA; San Marcos, California, India Pale Ale, 6.5% abv
Flying Dog Raging Bitch; Frederick, Maryland, India Pale Ale, 8% abv
Fullers London Pride; England, Premium Bitter, 4.7% abv
Delirium Noël; Belgium, Belgian Strong Ale, 10% abv
Blue Moon; Golden, Colorado, Belgian White, 5.4% abv
Krusovice Imperial 12°; Bohemian Pilsener, Czech Republic, 5% abv
Stella Artois; Belgium, Pale Lager, 5.2% abv
Pabst Blue Ribbon; San Antonio, Texas, Pale Lager, 5% abv
Dark Horse Boffo Brown; Marshall, Michigan, Brown Ale, 5.5%
Two Brothers Red Eye Porter; Warrenville, Illinois, Imperial Porter, 9.2% abv
Summit Horizon Red Ale; St. Paul, Minnesota, Amber Ale, 5.7%
Lagunitas IPA; Petaluma, California, India Pale Ale, 5.7% abv
Duchesse De Bourgogne; Belgium, Sour Ale, 6.2% abv
Tucher Helles Hefe Weizen; Germany, German Hefeweizen, 5.3% abv
Lindemans Framboise; Belgium, Lambic, 2.5% abv
Piraat; Belgium, Belgian Strong Ale, 10.5% abv
Left Hand Milk Stout (Nitro); Longmont, Colorado, Sweet Stout, 5.3%
Guinness; Dublin, Ireland, Dry Stout, 4.1% abv

The Brewery (the Piglet)

Blind Pig Oatmeal Stout
Blind Pig Belgian Pale Ale
Goose Island Honkers Ale; Chicago, Illinois, English Pale Ale, 5% abv
Veltins Pilsener; Germany, Classic German Pilsener, 4.8% abv
Wild Goose Snow Goose; Frederick, Maryland, English Strong Ale, 5.9% abv
Two Brothers Northwind; Warrenville, Illinois, Imperial Stout, 8.5% abv
Two Brothers Heavy Handed; Warrenville, Illinois, India Pale Ale, 6.7% abv
Dark Horse Scotty Karate; Marshall, Michigan, Scotch Ale, 9.75% abv
Heileman's Old Style; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Pale Lager, 5% abv
Victory Golden Monkey; Downington, Pennsylvania, Abbey Tripel, 9.5% abv
König Ludwig Weiss; Germany, German Hefeweizen, 5.5% abv
Guinness; Ireland, Dry Stout, 4.1% abv

Get there early, last week the house beer was gone by Friday night. I've been told the Oatmeal Stout is pretty good.

Sunday: 7-9 Trivia

Crane Alley

North Coast Scrimshaw Pilsener 4.4%
Big Sky Moose Drool Brown Ale 5.3%
Belhaven Wee Heavy Scottish Ale 6.5%
Lost Abbey Red Barn Saison 6.7%
Three Floyds Robert The Bruce 7.0%
Lindemans Pomme 4.0%
Southern Tier Imperial Oatmeal Stout 11.0%
Hoegaarden Belgian Wit 5.4%
Guinness 4.2%
Rogue Cap'n Sig's India Red Ale 6.2%
Monk's Cafe Flemish Sour Ale 5.5%
Two Brothers Red Eye Coffee Porter 9.2%
Pabst Blue Ribbon 4.7%
Left Hand Fade To Black Export Stout 8.5%
Great Divide Fresh Hop 6.1%
Avery DuganA IPA 8.5%

Coming Soon:

Schneider Weiss 5.4%
Founders Porter 6.5%
Old Speckled Hen
Chimay Tripel 8.0%
Erdinger Octoberfest Weizen 5.6%
Gulden Draak 10.5%
Great Divide Hibernation
Ridgeway Santa's Butt Porter
Ridgeway Bad Elf Winter Ale 6.0%
Three Floyds Gumballhead Wheat Ale 5.0%
Hebrew Origin Pomegranate Ale 8.0%

Monday: Chimay Beer Dinner, 7:30, tickets at Crane alley or contact Aaron@crane-alley.com
This weeks food specials:

Pork Loin-grilled pork loin over cherry risotto toasted almonds and whiskey maple syrup demi-glace

Tapenade Burger- housemade tapenade, applewood smoked bacon and feta cheese, served with fries

Creole Meatloaf- ground beef and andouille sausage with creole spiced meatloaf over spicy mashed potatoes and topped with a holy trinity sauce

Cowboy Monkey

Friday: Beat Kitchen $5, 10pm
Saturday: Snowsera, $5, 10pm
Tuesday: Open Mic, 10pm, $2.50 Magic Hat; $2.50 Leinenkugel Sunset Wheat; $2.50 Bacardi drinks
Wednesday: Salsa, 10pm
Thursday: Bluesjam, Free, 9pm

Highdive

Friday: DJ Delayney $5, 10pm
Saturday: DJ $5, 10pm; $5 Long Island, $5 Vegas Bombs, $4 Captain Morgan drinks, $4 Jose Cuervo drinks
Monday: 80's night 10pm Free
Wednesday: DJ A-Ron, $5, 10pm

Canopy Club

Friday: Laughing Prairie Dog Festival, $10 in advance, 8pm
Saturday: EOTO, $12 in Advance, 10pm
Sunday: Pizza + Pitcher and Movie, 6 pm Adventureland; 8 pm Jingle All the Way; 10 pm High Fidelity; ALSO Elmwood, $7 in advance, 7pm
Monday: Mayday Parade, $13 in advance, 6:30pm; Jobu, no cover, $1 beers and well
Tuesday: Trivia Diner: Live Game Show/The Piano Man
Wednesday: Physical Challenge: A Dance Party Getdown
Thursday: Fishing with Dynamite, $5, early; Fall Semester Showdown, $7, 10pm

other events:

Champaign Urbana Beer Club

next meeting is Wednesday Dec. 16 at Crane Alley 6:30pm. December theme is Anniversary or Holiday Beers.

My schedule is rather empty for this week.

Friday: Radio Maria Happy Hour, and probably try to get to Blind Pig Brewery for house beers
Saturday: free
Sunday: Hooters for football
Monday: free (don't think I can make the Crane Alley dinner)
Tuesday: free
Wednesday: free (unless pool team got wildcard for playoffs; then Jupiters 2)
Thursday: 7 Saints beer class