On Saturday, February 11the from Noon to 5 pm, Delilah's hosts its Fourteenth annual vintage beer festival. More than one hundred beers, primarily strong ale and live beers, from over 50 breweries will be tasted - side by side, for the first time ever in Chicago - many in multiple vintages.
Regionally, Three Floyds, Goose Island, Capital, Two Brothers, Half
Acre, New Holland, Central Waters, Bell's & Lakefront Brewing will be
represented, and many of these brewers will be in attendance.
Strong ales have been traditionally brewed during and for the winter and
early spring months and are quite suitable for aging - often being
brewed a year before release. Many of the ales for this tasting will be
sampled in vintage with a few vintage verticals and there will be an
emphasis on barrel aged beers - the J.W. Lees Harvest Ale, for instance,
will be available from the 2004 vintage aged in used Lagavulin Scotch
Barrels. There will be a King & Barnes Festive Ale from 1997 plus ten
vintages of Sierra Nevada's Bigfoot Barley Wine.
A very unique experience to sample all these strong beers together -
along with vintage dated brews including: Anchor Old Foghorn, Avery Hog
Heaven, Thomas Hardy's Ale, George Gale's Prize Old Ale, Scotland's
Skull Splitter, Portland Brewing Adam Barley Wine, Dogfish Head Immort
Ale, Trois Pistoles & La Fin Du Monde from Unibroue, Malheur Brut,
Capital Blonde Dopplebock - multiple vintages, Two Brothers Bare Tree
Weiss Wine, Maredsous 8, EKU 28, the French Belzebuth, Rogue Ales
Imperial Porter 2008. The cost is $20 for 20 sample tickets. Information
concerning each product will be available.
This tasting is a must. Feel free to call or email for more info.
(2771 N. Lincoln - (773) 472-2771)
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