Alcohol in the news; Normal decision has no effect on Champaign project

From the News Gazette

Normal decision has no effect on Champaign project

CHAMPAIGN – Champaign developer Cody Sokolski said Normal's termination of a redevelopment agreement with his company has "no bearing whatsoever" on the M2 on Neil project in downtown Champaign.

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Why do we care?

BankChampaign has already moved into space on the first floor, but the long-touted Destihl Restaurant & Brew Works, which would occupy the anchor space at Church and Neil streets, has yet to open.

"Destihl has already started construction," said Sokolski, the chief executive officer of One Main Development. "They wanted to get it done in three to four months."

Three to four months... puts it around January-February. Last year showed promise for Destihl opening, since they had a booth (possibly the most popular one) at the Urbana Beer and Chili thing. however, they were absent from this year.

Alcohol in the news: Urbana Beer and Chili cook off

From Wand 17

Beer tasting and chili cook-off in Urbana

Not a great story.

Thousands... "GET THIS MORE THAN 150 Types of beer"

Seriously, more than 150 types is newsworthy?

From WICD 15 ABC

Beer and Chili fire it up

URBANA - What's better than a beautiful fall day? A beautiful fall day along with some cold beer and hot chili. At least, that's what more than two-thousand people think.

Urbana's ninth annual international beer-tasting and chili cook-off attracted about 2500 people to the downtown area today.

Participants can sample up to 150 different types of beer from all over the world. In addition, nine different chili teams competed in the chili cook-off which represented roughly twelve different types of chili. BEER AND CHILI Fire It Up

Saturday, October 9 2010, 05:29 PM CDT

CU Beer Weekend; October 8

It's a busy weekend for beer drinkers.

Seven Saints

Spaten Oktoberfest
Founders Breakfast Stout

Tuesday: Brewsday Tuesday, Avery the Kaiser Imperial Oktoberfest, 22oz $6. Fat Tire pint $2
Wednesday: Whiskey Wednesday, Irish

Radio Maria

1) Pyramid Apricot
2) Southern Tier Pumking
3) Rogue Somer Orange Honey Wheat Ale
4) Bell’s HopSlam
5) Arcadia HopMouth Double IPA
6) New Holland El Mole Ocho
7) Great Divide Espresso Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout
8) Arcadia Jaw Jacker
9) Southern Tier Jahva Stout
10) Ommegang 3 Philosophers
11) Avery Anniversary Seventeen
12) Boulder Beer Company Oak Aged Mojo Risin’
13) Delirium Dark Brown
14) Left Hand Fade To Black
15) Brasserie Blanche de Bruxelles
16) North Coast Old No. 38 Stout
17) North Coast Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout
18) Petrus Oak Aged Pale
19) Victory Storm King
20) Nogne Porter
21) Port Wipeout IPA
22) Southern Tier Oak Aged Un*Earthly IIPA
23) Krusovice Pils
24) Capital Imperial Weizen-Doppelbock
25) Southern Tier Mokah
26) Hofbrau Original Lager
27) PBR

Friday: Happy Hour with free appetizers 4:30 - 5:30; Southern Tier Oak Aged Un*Earthly, $5 tulip
Saturday: $6 John Daly's, Salsa Night at 10.
Sunday: $2 wells, $1.25 PBR; Bloody Mary Bar
Monday: 25% off bottles of wine; Board Game Monday; Softball Beer Specials
Tuesday: 1/2 price wine by the glass
Wednesday: $1 off all beers on draft
Thursday:$5 Mojitos, Caipirinhas, and Brazilian Cosmos; Open Decks: local dj's perform.

Sunday, main dining room is rented for a wedding reception, tapas and bar will be open.
Wednesday, the entire restaurant is rented until 9 pm for a private party. It will open after for late night tapas and drinks

Blind Pig

Dieu du Ciel! Rigor Mortis Canada, Quadrupel, 10.5% abv
Two Brothers’ Cane & Ebel Warrenville, IL, American Strong Ale, 7% abv
Two Brothers’ Heavy Handed Tettnang Warrenville, IL, India Pale Ale, 6.7% abv
Unibroue La Terrible Canada, Belgian Strong Ale, 10.5% abv
Capital Oktoberfest Middleton, Wisconsin, Märzen, 5.5% abv
Ayinger Oktober Fest-Märzen Germany, Märzen, 5.8% abv
Samuel Adams Octoberfest Boston, Massachusetts, Märzen, 5.3% abv
Berghoff Oktoberfest Monroe, Wisconsin, Märzen, 5.2% abv
Fuller’s London Pride England, Premium Bitter, 4.7% abv
Delirium Tremens Belgium, Belgian Strong Ale, 8.5% abv
Blue Moon Golden, Colorado, Belgian White, 5.4% abv
Duchesse de Bourgogne Belgium, Sour Ale, 6.2% abv
Stella Artois Belgium, Pale Lager, 5.2% abv
Pabst Blue Ribbon Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Pale Lager, 5% abv
Rogue John John Hazelnut Newport, Oregon, Brown Ale, 5.6%
Rogue Chatoe Creek Newport, Oregon, Fruit Beer
Tucher Helles Hefe Weizen Germany, German Hefeweizen, 5.3%
Lagunitas IPA Petaluma, California, India Pale Ale, 5.7% abv
Bitburger Premium Pils Germany, Classic German Pilsener, 4.8%
Two Brother’s Bitter End Warrenville, Illinois, American Pale Ale, 5.2% abv
Schlafly Pumpkin Maplewood, Missouri, Spice Ale, 8% abv
Lindeman’s Framboise Belgium, Lambic, 2.5% abv
Belhaven Scottish Scotland, Bitter, 3.9%
Guinness Dublin, Ireland, Dry Stout, 4.1% abv

Sept 17-October 3: Oktoberfest, four rotating taps of Oktoberfest style (Märzen) beers

October 21: Goose Island Invasion, five special release Goose Island brews

Blind Pig Brewery (the Piglet)

Blind Pig Hard Cider
Blind Pig Oatmeal Stout
Blind Pig American Pale Ale
Blind Pig Hefeweizen
Schlafly Pilsner Maplewood, Missouri, Pilsener, 4.9% abv
Founder’s Breakfast Stout Grand Rapids, Michigan, Imperial Stout, 8.3% abv
Southern Tier Pumking Lakewood, New York, Spice Ale, 9% abv
Schlenkerla Rauchbier German, Smoked, 5.1% abv
Victory Storm King Downington, Pennsylvania, Imperial Stout, 9.1% abv
Breckenridge Agave Wheat Denver, Colorado, Wheat Ale, 4.2% abv
Dogfish Head Raison D’Etre Milton, Delaware, Belgian Strong Ale, 8% abv
Avery The Kaiser Boulder, Colorado, Märzen, 10.03%
Dogfish Head 90 Minute Milton, Delaware, Imperial IPA, 9% abv
Guinness Ireland, Dry Stout, 4.1% abv

Sunday: Trivia Night; 7-9pm, win gift cards
Wednesday: Mug Night, buy a mug and get $2 off draught beer

Crane Alley

Morland's Old Speckled Hen 5.2%
Petrus Oak Aged Pale Ale 7.3%
Avery IPA 6.0%
Victory Prima Pils 5.3%
Southern Tier Chokolat 11.o%
Mikkeller Big Worse Barleywine 12.0%
Franziskaner Hefe Weizen 5.0%
Warsteiner Oktoberfest 5.9%
Jenlain Ambree 7.0%
Left Hand Sawtooth 5.3%
Founders Dirty Bastard Scotch Ale 8.3%
Southern Tier Pumking 9.0%
North Coast Red Seal Ale 5.8%%
Avery Kaiser Imperial Oktoberfest 9.7%
Dark Horse Sapient Trip 8.5%
PBR 4.2%

Specials

Ground Lamb Kebabs – Seasoned lamb with roasted peppers and onions served with spiced pita and mint pesto. $17.95

Beef Ragout - Slow cooked beef and vegetables over linguine with garlic toast. $12.95

Grilled Chicken - Grilled boneless chicken breast with asparagus au gratin, herb smashed potatoes and herb compound butter. $14.95


Black Dog Smoke and Ale House

North Coast Scrimshaw Pilsner
Avery White Rascal, Schlafly Hefeweizen
Rogue John John Hazelnut Brown Nectar
New Holland Black Hatter IPA
Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout
Harviestoun Ola Dubh Special Reserve 18

Check your calendars

Saturday: Urbana International beer tasting and chili cook-off; $5 in advance (get them today) tickets are at Canopy Club, Exile on Main Street, Crane Alley, Blind Pig, Family Pride Convenience Store.

Saturday: Cuervo Games. Registration is from 2:30 to 4 (if you didn't signup on line). Go downtown Champaign, you can't miss it.

After the games, lots of bars will be having Cuervo specials, just wander around and see what's good.

Saturday: CU Bags Tourney. Also downtown Champaign, it's the place that looks like a lot of people playing bags.

Beer in the news; international Beer Tasting and chili cook-off offers something for everyone

From the Buzz

International Beer Tasting and chili cook-off offers something for everyone

Urbana’s International Beer Tasting and Chili Cook-Off is an event that features beers from around the world and some of the best tasting chili that the community has to offer. In its ninth year, the annual festival, which features a chili competition, food from local vendors and beer samples, will culminate all that is great about the fall season this Saturday, Oct. 9.

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... over 150 beers will be featured from around the world. Each 4 ounce sample will run you 75 cents, essentially costing you only $3 for each pint of specialty beer. Representatives from featured breweries will be on hand to answer questions during the samplings.

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The event is held rain or shine, gates open at 3 p.m. and the first 500 people get a free sampling glass. It will take place at the intersection of Main Street and Broadway Avenue. Tickets are $5 before-hand and can be purchased at Canopy Club, Exile on Main Street, Family Pride Convenience Store, Crane Alley, The Blind Pig Brewery and http://jaytv.com/. Tickets will also be available at the festival for $7.

It's no, Great Taste of the Midwest, but it's an ok beer event.

CU Beer Weekend; October 1

Tonight in Monticello, from 5:30 to 8:30, in downtown Monticello is Beer-apalooza. Not sure if there will be any great beers, but there's "free beer" with purchase of a souvenir stein. (Free beer in Illinois is a total of 6 ounces)

Seven Saints

Rogue John John Hazelnut
Founders Breakfast Stout

Tuesday: Brewsday Tuesday, Two Brothers Atom Smasher, 22oz $6. Fat Tire pint $2
Wednesday: Whiskey Wednesday, Micro

Radio Maria

Draft Beers as of 09/20/10

1. Founders Cerise $4
2. Southern Tier Pumking $6
3. Rogue Somer Honey Wheat $4
4. Bells HopSlam IPA $5
5. Arcadia HopMouth $5
6. New Holland Mole Ocho $6
7. Great Divide Expresso Oak Aged Yeti Imperial Stout $5
8. Arcadia Jaw Jacker $4
9. Southern Tier Javaa Stout $6
10.Ommegang 3 Philosophers $6
11.Avery Seventeen Anniversary $5
12.Boulder Beer Company Oak Aged Mojo Risin $5
13.Delirium Dark Brown $6
14.Mikkeller Warrior IPA $6
15.Brasserie Blanche de Bruxelles $5
16.North Coast Old No. 38 $4
17.North Coast Old Rasputin $6
18.Two Brothers Oak Aged Domain Dupage $4.5
19.Victory Storm King $5
20.Nogne Porter $6
21.Port Wipeout IPA $4.5
22.Southern Tier Oak Aged Un*Earthly $6
23.Victory Prima Pils $4.5
24.Capital Imperial Dopplebock $5
25.Founders Nemesis 2010 $6
26.Weihenstephaner Weissbier $5
27.PBR $2.25

Friday: Happy Hour with free appetizers 4:30 - 5:30; Victory Storm King, $4 pint
Saturday: $6 John Daly's, Salsa Night at 10.
Sunday: $2 wells, $1.25 PBR; Bloody Mary Bar
Monday: 25% off bottles of wine; Board Game Monday; Softball Beer Specials
Tuesday: 1/2 price wine by the glass
Wednesday: $1 off all beers on draft; Frankly Wednesdays: All Frank Sinatra and Rat Pack every Wednesday late night
Thursday:$5 Mojitos, Caipirinhas, and Brazilian Cosmos; Open Decks: local dj's perform.

Sunday: German Wine Dinner, 6pm, $75

First Course:
Roasted Marrow, Toasted Brioche, Caramelized Shallots, Capers, Himalayan
Sea Salt
Raumland Sparkling Cassis NV

Second Course:
Grilled Sablefish, Fried Garlic, Pine nuts, Roasted Red Pepper Coulis,
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2006 Furst Muller Thurgau

Third Course:
Duck Breast, Duck Fried Frites, Popcorn Shoots, Black Truffle, Wildflower
and Balsamic Reduction
2007 JJ Prum Graacher-Himmelreich Riesling Kabinett
1998 Bert Simon Serriger Wurtzberg Riesling Spatlese

Fourth Course:
Beef Short Rib, Green Peppercorns, Cherry, Cauliflower Mousse, Charred
Rosemary
2005 Heger Estate Pinot Noir
2008 Meyer-Nakel Pinot Noir

Fifth Course:
Profiteroles, Honey Creme Chantilly, Poached Pluots, Blueberries
2003 Fritz Haag Juffer-Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese GoldKap

Blind Pig

Cask: Two Brothers' Cane & Ebel

Dieu du Ciel! Rigor Mortis; Canada, Quadrupel, 10.5% abv
Two Brothers’ Cane & Ebel; Warrenville, IL, American Strong Ale, 7% abv
Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier Dunkel; Germany, Dunkelweizen, 5.3% abv
Two Brother’s Heavy Handed Cascade; Warrenville, IL, India Pale Ale, 6.7% abv
Great Divide Hoss; Denver, Colorado, Märzen, 6.2% abv
Rogue Maierfest; Newport, Oregon, Märzen, 4.2% abv
Samuel Adams Octoberfest; Boston, Massachusetts, Märzen, 5.3 % abv
Erdinger Oktoberfest; Weizen Germany, German Hefeweizen, 5.7% abv
Fuller’s London Pride; England, Premium Bitter, 4.7% abv
Delirium Tremens; Belgium, Belgian Strong Ale, 8.5% abv
Blue Moon; Golden, Colorado, Belgian White, 5.4% abv
Duchesse de Bourgogne; Belgium, Sour Ale, 6.2% abv
Stella Artois; Belgium, Pale Lager, 5.2% abv
Pabst Blue Ribbon; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Pale Lager, 5% abv
Rogue Chipotle; Newport, Oregon, Spice Ale, 5.5%
Rogue Chatoe Creek; Newport, Oregon, Fruit Beer
Tucher Helles Hefe Weizen; Germany, German Hefeweizen, 5.3%
Lagunitas IPA; Petaluma, California, India Pale Ale, 5.7% abv
Bitburger Premium Pils; Germany, Classic German Pilsener, 4.8%
Two Brother’s Bitter End; Warrenville, Illinois, American Pale Ale, 5.2% abv
Schlafly Pumpkin; Maplewood, Missouri, Spice Ale, 8% abv
Lindeman’s Framboise; Belgium, Lambic, 2.5% abv
Belhaven Scottish; Scotland, Bitter, 3.9%
Guinness; Dublin, Ireland, Dry Stout, 4.1% abv

Sept 17-October 3: Oktoberfest, four rotating taps of Oktoberfest style (Märzen) beers

October 21: Goose Island Invasion, five special release Goose Island brews

Blind Pig Brewery (the Piglet)

Blind Pig Hard Cider
Blind Pig Oatmeal Stout
Schlafly Pilsner; Maplewood, Missouri, Pilsener, 4.9% abv
Sprecher Black Bavarian; Glendale, Wisconsin, Schwarzbier, 5.86% abv
Southern Tier Pumking; Lakewood, New York, Spice Ale, 9% abv
Schlenkerla Rauchbier; German, Smoked, 5.1% abv
Victory Storm King; Downington, Pennsylvania, Imperial Stout, 9.1% abv
Hofbräu Original; Germany, Dortmunder, 5.1% abv
Goose Island Matilda; Chicago, Illinois, Belgian Ale, 7% abv
Avery The Kaiser; Boulder, Colorado, Märzen, 10.03%
Dogfish Head 90 Minute; Milton, Delaware, Imperial IPA, 9% abv
Guinness; Ireland, Dry Stout, 4.1% abv

Sunday: Trivia Night; 7-9pm, win gift cards
Wednesday: Mug Night, buy a mug and get $2 off draught beer

Crane Alley

Morland's Old Speckled Hen 5.2%
Petrus Oak Aged Pale Ale 7.3%
Avery IPA 6.0%
Bells Octoberfest 5.8%
Great Divide Oak Aged Espresso Yeti 9.5%
Mikkeller Big Worse Barleywine 12.0%
Erdinger Oktoberfest Weissbier 5.7%
Spaten Optimator Doppelbock 7.2%
Jenlain Ambree 7.0%
Rogue Maierfest 5.2%
Founders Dirty Bastard Scotch Ale 8.3%
Arcadia Jaw Jacker Pumpkin Ale 6.0
North Coast Red Seal Ale 5.8%%
Avery Kaiser Imperial Oktoberfest 9.7%
Dark Horse Sapient Trip 8.5%
PBR 4.2%

Black Dog Smoke and Ale House

Erdinger Oktoberfest
Two Brothers Heavy Handed IPA
Dogfishead 90 Minute IPA
Petrus Aged Pale
New Holland Black Hatter IPA
Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout
Harviestoun Ola Dubh Special Reserve 18


Beer Club

Tuesday: Happy Hour at Mike n' Molly's, 6:30

Mark your calendars

October 9: Urbana International beer tasting and chili cook-off; $5 in advance, tickets are at Canopy Club, Exile on Main Street, Crane Alley, Blind Pig, Family Pride Convenience Store.

Beer Events; Urbana International Beer Tasting and Chili Cook Off

On Saturday, September 27, Jaytv.com is sponsoring the Downtown Urbana International Beer Tasting and Chili Cook Off.

It's scheduled to have more than 150 different beers.

Tickets are $5 in advance, you can get them online, at the Canopy Club, or by calling (800) 514-3849

The firt 500 people will receive a souvenir glass.

Unlike some other festivals, this one requires sampling tickets, which are 50 cents each, good for a 4 ounce sample.

There will also be a chili eating contest, a red hot chili pepper eating contest, and apparently seminars on different types of beer.

If you would like to volunteer, you can call Jannell Justice at (309) 208-3540 or email jannell@jaytv.com.

I may have to volunteer.

*edit* Do NOT order tickets online!!!

I ordered them and there was a $2.51 convenience fee per ticket. As I bought 2 tickets, I spent $1.02 more than if I got them the day of the event. If you did get tickets online, look for me and I'll buy you a sample on Saturday.