North Coast Brewing Tappings & More!

We have developed many long term relationships with breweries in our nearly 27 year history. One of the longest is with The North Coast Brewing Company of Ft. Bragg, California. Thursday Nov 29 we’ll be celebrating their 30th anniversary with a visit by co-founder Doug Moody and his wife Deborah. On tap will be Red Seal, Old Rasputin, Old 38, Old Stock, and our last two kegs of Brother Thelonious—this is your last chance for this beer. In addition we’ll be popping open some rare vintage bottles of Barrel Aged Old Rasputin XX and Grand Cru. There will even be glassware giveaways with purchase: Red Seal and Old 38 pint glasses, and Brother T goblets! We’ll be in the South bar room at 7pm—come join us in a toast to a true pioneering craft brewery!

Into The Wild Tapping

Tapping Allagash’s very first spontaneously fermented Coolship Red Ale, called Into The wild. 6pm Wednesday Nov 14

SUNDAY! Special Tappings

Tapping Sunday morning, partnering with Half Acre to bring in some world class brewers and beers that are not available in our region. Get them while you can. They will not last long. We may never see these again!

Bunker, Terrarium — Dry-hopped IPA
Jackie O’s, Solt — German-style Gose
Half Acre/TRVE, Path of Nomad — Oak, blackberry Wild Ale
Holy Mountain, King’s Head — Barrel aged oat Double Brown Ale
Referend, Berliner Messe-Gloria — Oak Aged Berliner/Lambic
TRVE, Ancient Bole — Mixed culture Foeder-aged Saison

Special Tapping—Toppling Goliath!

Join us and Toppling Goliath at 7pm Thursday October 18 for the tapping of Mornin’ Delight, their new American Imperial Stout brewed with maple syrup and coffee ! Yowza!

ZUNDERT —US Launch of the newest Trappist Beer

As is required to be an Authentic Trappist Ale, this beer is brewed by the monks of the Zundert Trappist Monastery, located among the forests and pasture lands of the Netherlands. Be among the first to try this newest Trappist beer! Zundert—the “slightly unruly” Trappist ale—will be $10/bottle. (And it will be Trappist Bottle Day—all other bottles $2 or $4 off depending on format.)  NOTE! EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. THE DATE NOW SHOWN IN TENTATIVE. Check back in to be sure.

Garrett Oliver’s Ghost Bottle Night

Garrett Oliver, the illustrious brewmaster of Brooklyn Brewery brings his special project beers to share with us!  He refers to them as “Ghost Bottles” and they are not available commercially. Some are barrel-aged. All will be very special. This is a ticketed event upstairs in the private party room, $15, proceeds going to RAICES. Space is very limited so don’t delay! Tickets available at https://ghostbottle.bpt.me

Duvel 100

Deliria Release Party

Allagash Rare Beer Share

Allagash and Hopleaf have been friends since all of our early days! Allagash Brewmaster Jason Perkins joins us Sunday afternoon 1-4. We’ll have three Allagash on tap —White, Belfius, Little Sal—plus rare bottles at special prices.

The Belgian Beer Project’s US Launch

The Brussels Beer Project is coming to Chicago and launching their US presence at Hopleaf! It’s a new urban brewery injecting new energy into the Belgian beer world and collaborating with other breweries all over the world! Sebastian Morvan (Owner) and Max Pecsteen (Export Director) will join us in the evening. We’ll have 6 of their beers on tap. Be among the first to experience BBP!

What is the Brussels Beer Project? “It’s a collaborative project using co-creation to become more innovative & daring and to bring fresh air into a sometimes conservative Belgian craft brewing scene. With their new urban brewery, situated in the heart of a Brussels neighborhood, they move on to the next level in co-creation by inviting brewers from all around the world to come experiment with them and push the boundaries of beer. They brew about 30 new recipes and about 750,000 bottles every year.”

During the day they’ll be at Half Acre collaborating on a beer, and then afterwards coming to Hopleaf!

We’ll be tapping:
Delta Pale Ale– Saison/IPA hybrid 6.5%
Grosse Bertha– Belgian Hefeweizen 7%
Babylone– Bread bitter/ESB style. The first beer to be made with recycled bread. 7%
Red My Lips– Belgian session/pale 4.7%
Jungle Joy– A passion fruit & mango dubbel 6.6%
True & False– Imperial blond stout (?!) crazy! 8.3%