CU Beer Weekend; April 29

Seven Saints

Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous
Arrogant Bastard

Brewsday Tuesday: TBA
Whiskey Wednesday: Bourbon and Rye

Radio Maria

Rogue Mogul Madness
Stone IPA
Stone Pale
Stone Ruination
Lefthand 400# Monkey
Stone Smoked Porter
Stone Sublimely Self Righteous
Stone Cali-Belgique
New Holland Dragons Milk
Port Older Viscosity
Ommegang Abbey Double
Founders Double Trouble
Arcadia Cereal Killer Barleywine
Original Sin Cider
Blanche de Bruxelles
Wexford Irish Cream Ale
Moylans' Dragoons Dry Irish Stout
Liefmans Cuvee Brut
Flossmoor Station Pullman Brown
Wychwood Spring Ale
New Holland Imperial Hatter
Southern Tier Chokolat
North Coast Scrimshaw Pilsner
Dark Horse Too Cream Stout
La Trappe Dubbel
Ballast Point Tongue Buckler
PBR

Friday: Happy Hour with free appetizers 4:30 - 5:30,
Saturday: $6 John Daly's, Salsa Night at 10.
Sunday: $2 wells, $1.25 PBR; Bloody Mary Bar
Monday: 25% off bottles of wine; Random Beer Specials
Tuesday: 1/2 price wine by the glass
Wednesday: $1 off all beers on draft
Thursday: Chillax

Destihl

Champaign Blonde Ale
Bar Sinister Mild Ale
Belgian Pale Ale
Deadhead Double Red Ale
Black Angel Stout
Raspberry Wheat ale
Antiquity Rye Wine
Tripel
Quadrupel
Roadblock British Red ale
Baldock IPA
Frankengluten Belgian Sorghum Ale
Weissenheimer Hefeweizen

Crane Alley

Left Hand Sawtooth E.S.B. Nitro 5.3%
Jenlain St Druon de Seabourg 6.1%
Flying Dog Snake Dog IPA 7.1%
Luete Bokbier 7.5%
Victory Prima Pils 5.3%
Bells Batch 10,000 9.2%
Ballast Point Sculpin IPA 7.0%
Bell's Best Brown Ale 5.8%
Troubadour Magma 9.0%
Stone/Green Flash/Pizza Port Highway 78 Scotch Ale 8.8%
Stone Cali-Belgique IPA 6.9%
Lost Coast Tangerine Wheat 5.0%
Ommegang Belgian Pale Ale 6.2%
Stone Sublimely Self Righteous Ale 8.7%
Gulden Draak 10.5%
Weston's Stowfford Press Cider 6.0%
Mikkeller Big Worst Barleywine 18.5%
Ballast Point Bourbon Barrel Black Marlin Porter
PBR 4.2%


Blind Pig Brewery

Blind Pig Summer Ale
Blind Pig American Pale Ale
Blind Pig American Dark Ale
Blind Pig Apricot Wheat
Schlafly Pilsner; Maplewood, Missouri, Pilsener, 4.9% abv
Victory Golden Monkey; Downington, Pennsylvania, Abbey Tripel, 9.5% abv
Hofbrau Maibock; Munich, Germany, Heller Bock, 7.2% abv
Hofbrau Hefweizen; Munich, Germany, Germany Hefeweizen, 5.1% abv
Brasserie De La Senne Equinox; Belgium, Belgian Strong Ale, 8% abv
Petrus Old Bruin; Belgium, Sour Ale, 5.5% abv
Wychwood Wolf Rider; England, Bitter, 5.7%% abv
Tommyknocker Butt Head Bock; Idaho Springs, CO, Doppelbock, 8.2%
Stone IPA; Escondido, California, India Pale Ale, 7.9% abv
Guinness; Ireland, Dry Stout, 4.1% abv

Blind Pig

Rogue Juniper Pale Ale; Newport, Oregon, American Pale Ale, 5.2% abv
Left Hand Stranger Pale Ale; Longmont, Colorado, American Pale Ale, 5% abv
Avery White Rascal; Boulder, Colorado, Belgian White, 5.6% abv
Two Brothers’ Cane & Ebel; Warrenville, Illinois, American Strong Ale, 7% abv
Ommegang Hennepin; Cooperstown, New York, Saison, 7.7% abv
Flossmoor Station Black Magic; Flossmoor, Illinois, Black IPA, 7.5% abv
Founder’s Imperial Stout; Grand Rapids, Michigan, Imperial Stout, 10% abv
Left Hand Fade To Black; Longmont, Colorado, Smoked, 7.8%
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
Karmeliet Tripel; Belgium, Abbey Tripel, 8%
Celis Raspberry; Webberville, Michigan, Fruit Beer, 3.9% abv
Tucher Helles Hefe Weizen; Germany, German Hefeweizen, 5.3%
Lagunitas IPA; Petaluma, California, India Pale Ale, 5.7% abv
North Coast Scrimshaw; Fort Bragg, California, Pilsener, 4.4%
Rogue XS Imperial Red; Newport, Oregon, American Strong Ale, 9% abv
Stone 2007 Old Guardian; Escondido, California, Barleywine, 11.26% abv
Lindeman’s Framboise; Belgium, Lambic, 2.5% abv
Belhaven Scottish; Scotland, Bitter, 3.9%
Guinness; Dublin, Ireland, Dry Stout, 4.1% abv

Black Dog Smoke and Ale House

Left Hand Good Juju Pale-ish Ale-ish
Scotch de Silly Scotch Ale
Dark Horse Double Crooked Tree
Rogue Cask-Conditioned Chocolate Stout
Two Brothers Bare Tree Weiss Wine
Ommegang Rare Vos Amber Ale
New Holland Dragon's Milk
Left Hand Nitro Sawtooth Ale
Harviestour Bitter & Twisted

Opening Saturday...

Quality Beer

Anchor Liberty
Boulder Gazed and Infused
Lagunitas ipa
Stone ipa
Stone sublimely self-righteous
Two brothers cane and ebel
Two brothers domaine du page
Victory prima pils
Flossmoor station stationmaster wheat
Smuttynose old brown dog
Avery white rascal
Goose island pepe Nero
Pyramid apricot
Original sin
Founders dirty bastard
North coast old rasputin

Piccadilly

Weekend wine tasting: friday 4-7, Saturday 1-4 $3. 5 wines and 4 summer beers

CU Beer Club

Tuesday: May Happy Hour, Mike n' Molly's 6pm

Mark your calendar!

Chambana Craft Beer Pub Crawl , Sunday, May 22, starting at Crane Alley at 4, then heading around Urbana and Champaign until at least 9pm.

Alcohol in the news; Illini Inn changes hands

From the News Gazette

Illini Inn Changes Hands

The Illini Inn on campus has new owners.

John Rinkenberger Jr., who owns the Village Inn Pizza Parlor in west Champaign, purchased the tavern at 901 S. Fourth St., C, with friend Sean Ackerson. The two have owned the upstairs pizza joint, Stone Baked Pizza, for the last three years, and Rinkenberger said it made sense to buy the bar too.

"The main draw for us is, we like things with tradition and things that have had a good name in the past," said Rinkenberger, who grew up in Urbana and attended Illinois State University. "We're very excited to own it."

The Illini Inn, one of the older bars on campus, is known for its "Mug Club," in which members traditionally chug their first mug of beer while other patrons in the bar cheer them on.

Right now, no food is served at the bar. That will change.

"We are planning on putting a full-scale menu in the bar," he said. Items like pizza, calzones and sandwiches will be made available, probably when students return to campus in late August, he said.

The Illini Inn is a small bar; the capacity is 75. No major renovations are planned, however; in the future, the new owners plan to update the bathrooms.

"We're a place to hang out and talk. ... to talk to your buddy about what went on during the day," Rinkenberger said.

The pizza business, located on the second floor, is known mostly for its pizza sold by the slice during the late hours.

Rinkenberger said he plans to continue operating Village Inn Pizza.

also in the same article

Now Open

Destihl Restaurant & Brew Works is now open in downtown Champaign.

The long-awaited restaurant on the south side of M2, at 301 N. Neil St., opened to the public Wednesday after a soft opening a few days earlier.

The 9,000-square-foot "gastrobrewery," as owner Matt Potts has called it, is the second location for Destihl, which started in Normal.

The menu features steaks, seafood, pizzas, sandwiches, salads and more. Beer is brewed on-site, and diners can view the operation from the dining area. The brewery is releasing 17 beers for the opening.

Construction began in the fall after several delays, including repair work needed on M2 following the fire that burned down the Metropolitan Building across the street.

The Champaign restaurant is open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday. Brunches are offered on the weekend. Destihl can be reached at 356-0301 or http://www.destihl.com.

Two other restaurants, an Irish pub and a Mongolian-style stir-fry, are planned for the north side of M2. Those building permits were issued last week by the city of Champaign.

CU Beer Weekend; April 22, Easter

Do you have reservations for your Easter Brunch yet? Brunches in town include Radio Maria, and Emerald City. Call them now if you don't have reservations yet.

Seven Saints

Arrogant Bastard
Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous

Brewsday Tuesday: Stone Oaked Arrogant Bastard $3
Whiskey Wednesday: Irish

Radio Maria

Rogue Mogul Madness
Stone IPA
Stone Pale
Stone Ruination
Stone 14th Anniversary Emperial Ale
Stone Smoked Porter
Stone Sublimely Self Righteous
Stone Cali-Belgique
New Holland Dragons Milk
Port Older Viscosity
Ommegang Abbey Double
Ofallon Hemp Hop Rye
Arcadia Cereal Killer Barleywine
Original Sin Cider
Blanche de Bruxelles
Wexford Irish Cream Ale
Moylans' Dragoons Dry Irish Stout
Liefmans Cuvee Brut
Flossmoor Station Pullman Brown
Two Brothers Northwind Stout
New Holland Imperial Hatter
Southern Tier Chokolat
North Coast Scrimshaw Pilsner
(I'm not sure what I'm putting on here)
Flossmoor Station Station Master Wheat
Ballast Point Tongue Buckler
PBR

Friday: Happy Hour with free appetizers 4:30 - 5:30,
Saturday: $6 John Daly's, Salsa Night at 10.
Sunday: $2 wells, $1.25 PBR; Bloody Mary Bar
Monday: 25% off bottles of wine; Random Beer Specials
Tuesday: 1/2 price wine by the glass
Wednesday: $1 off all beers on draft
Thursday: Chillax

Destihl

Champaign Blonde Ale
Bar Sinister Mild Ale
Belgian Pale Ale
Deadhead Double Red Ale
Black Angel Stout
Raspberry Wheat ale
von Linne Apricot Wheat Ale
Antiquity Rye Wine
Tripel
Quadrupel
Roadblock British Red ale
Baldock IPA
Frankengluten Belgian Sorghum Ale
Jacob's Ladder American Brown Ale
All-the-Wiser Imperial Hefeweizen
Downstate Pale Ale

Blind Pig Brewery

Blind Pig American Pale Ale
Blinid Pig American Dark Ale
Blind Pig Hard cider
Blind Pig Apricot Wheat
Schlafly Pilsener
Avery IPA
Hofbrau Maibock
Hofbrau Hefeweizen
Brasserie De La Senne Equinox
Petrus Old Bruin
Wychwood Wolf Rider
Dark Horse Reserve Special Black Bier
Boulevard Tank 7
Guinness

Sunday: Trivia Night, 7pm
Tuesday/Wednesday: Mug Club $2 off craft with purchase of mug

Crane Alley

Left Hand Sawtooth E.S.B. Nitro 5.3%
Jenlain St Druon de Seabourg 6.1%
Flying Dog Snake Dog IPA 7.1%
Luete Bokbier 7.5%
Victory Prima Pils 5.3%
Bells Batch 10,000 9.2%
Ballast Point Sculpin IPA 7.0%
Bell's Best Brown Ale 5.8%
Troubadour Magma 9.0%
Stone/Green Flash/Pizza Port Highway 78 Scotch Ale 8.8%
Stone Cali-Belgique IPA 6.9%
Lost Coast Tangerine Wheat 5.0%
Ommegang Belgian Pale Ale 6.2%
Stone Sublimely Self Righteous Ale 8.7%
Gulden Draak 10.5%
Weston's Stowfford Press Cider 6.0%
Mikkeller Big Worst Barleywine 18.5%
Ballast Point Bourbon Barrel Black Marlin Porter
PBR 4.2%

Specials for the weekend of April 22nd

Beef Ragout Nachos – Slow simmered ragout of hanger steak over tri-color tortilla chips with white cheddar béchamel and roasted jalapenos. $11.95

Salmon Cakes – Pan seared citrus-roasted salmon cakes over jasmine rice with mesculin mixed field greens, apple-horseradish coleslaw and roast jalapeno cream sauce. $13.95

Pork Gribiche – Grilled bone-in pork chop with gribiche over herb-roasted new potatoes. Served with capers, cornichons and mesculin mixed field greens. $18.95

Black Dog Smoke and Ale House

Left Hand Sawtooth Ale
Rare Vos Amber Ale
Two Brothers Monarch Wit
Schlafly Pilsner
Southern Tier Hop Sun
Avery Maharaja
Harviestoun Bitter and Twisted

Blind Pig

Rogue Juniper Pale Ale; Newport, Oregon, American Pale Ale, 5.2% abv
Left Hand Stranger Pale Ale; Longmont, Colorado, American Pale Ale, 5% abv
Gouden Carolus Hopsinjoor; Mechelen, Belgium, Belgian Strong Ale, 8% abv
BluCreek Blueberry; Madison, Wisconsin, Fruit Beer, 4% abv
Ommegang Hennepin; Cooperstown, New York, Saison, 7.7% abv
Flossmoor Station Black Magic; Flossmoor, Illinois, Black IPA, 7.5% abv
Flying Dog Double Dog; Frederick, Maryland, American Pale Ale, 11.5% abv
Left Hand Good Juju Ginger; Longmont, Colorado, Spice Ale, 4%
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
Sierra Nevada Ovila Dubbel; Chico, California, Abbey Dubbel, 7.5%
Two Brothers’ Ebel’s Weiss; Warrenville, Illinois, German Hefeweizen, 4.9% abv
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%
Founder’s Centennial IPA; Grand Rapids, Michigan, India Pale Ale, 7.2% abv
Stone 2010 Old Guardian; Escondido, California, Barleywine, 11.26% abv
Lindeman’s Framboise; Belgium, Lambic, 2.5% abv
Belhaven Scottish; Scotland, Bitter, 3.9%
Guinness; Dublin, Ireland, Dry Stout, 4.1% abv


Next weekend is Dark Lord Day. Also the Peoria Jaycees International Beer Festival. There are some good offerings () but if you are going, you'll want to do the VIP package... sadly, sold out.

Destihl, the new brewery in town

Kridz, Matt, and I went to Destihl in Champaign last night.

First, lets clear up some rumors. I've heard several people claim they don't want to go there because it's a "chain". This is only the second restaurant/brewery opened by Destihl. If you are concerned that you are supporting a "chain" restaurant, then you should also boycott any Nieto bars (7 Saints, Guidos, Jupiters, Billy Barooz, Jupiters at the Crossing, Highdive, and Cowboy Monkey). If ownership of more than one bar makes it a chain, then you should also avoid going to the Blind Pig and the Blind Pig Brewery. Heck, you can also skip going to Esquire Lounge and Black Dog Smoke and Ale House.

This place isn't a chain, there are things that are common at both restaurants, but it is far from a chain. There are several "chain" brewery restaurants out there: Rock Bottom, Ram, Gordon Biersch, Hops, Granite City... some are good, some aren't. Granite City is one of my least favorites, but even if one opened up in town, it would do well. Regardless of the chain status, each Rock Bottom brewery produces their own beer, and several of them win awards each year at the Great American Beer Fest, and at other places.

Again, Destihl isn't a chain.

Now, down to our experience.

When we arrived (without reservations, at about 6 pm) we were immediately able to find a place for the three of us to sit at the bar. As a tall table in the bar area became available, we moved to that. You can sit in either the very large dining area, or sit in the bar, I'm more of a sit in the bar kind of guy.

The dining area looks huge. It looks like it will have one of the largest seating areas in downtown. Only Jim Goulds might have a larger seating area, but I'm not sure. There is also a private room that can accomodate parties of up to about 16. They can probably accomodate larger parties in either the bar area, or in the dining area (I'd recommend calling for reservations).

The place seemed very clean. It was bright and inviting. The brewhouse itself was right near the front door, by the bar area, just reinforcing that they make their own beer.

When we sat at the bar, we each ordered three 4-oz sizes of beer, Matt got the Tripel, Quadrupel, and Deadhead Double Red Ale; Kridz got the Black Angel Stout, Roadblock British Red Ale, and the Von Linne Apricot Wheat Ale; I got the Antiquity Rye Wine, Jacob's Ladder American Brown Ale, and the All-the-Wiser Imperial Hefeweizen. All the beers in sample size range from $1.25 to $2, which isn't a horrible deal. They also have one ounce glasses and can give you a taste of each of the beers. Their menu currently lists 16 beers.

When we moved to the table, we ordered some appetizers. Everyone so far had raved to me about the beer battered bacon. So, I ordered that. Kridz got the deviled eggs, and Matt got the pretzels. The bacon was really good, it wasn't like sex in my mouth (like I figured it would be, but I probably had too high of expectations) but it was really good. The bacon was kind of peppery and felt a bit greasy, but I guess deep fried bacon will do that. The deviled eggs were outstanding, there was bacon in it, and that made it great. The pretzels are stadium style, and there are two of them; they came with a delicious mustard and a nacho sauce that tasted really good (I'm assuming it's not from a can). I saved the rest of the mustard, which was sweet and tangy, for my fries later. The pretzels came across, to me, as slightly doughy, but still good.

To eat, I got the Wagyu burger. It's a half pound, and it's only like $12 (or something close) that's a good value. I ordered it medium rare. I think it came with a form of bleu cheese on it. There was also tomato, lettuce and onion (I removed the tomato and lettuce), and a side of fries. It also came with barbecue sauce, if you want to "western" your burger. I used that sauce for my fries. There was a similar tangy note between the bbq and mustard. They were both good on the fries. I shared part of my burger with Kridz, Matt, and the Rick, and they all seemed to enjoy it. It was very good... but, the bun seemed a little dry to me. Also, one side of the burger appeared to be well done when I bit into it, and the other side seemed a little less than medium rare. It was good meat, as if I just squeezed the bun a bit, grease with some redness would come dripping out.

Matt got a chorizo and mushroom pizza. Wait, Matt DESTROYED a chorizo and mushroom pizza. The crust is very thin. You definitely aren't going to be filled up on crust. He was either hungry, or the thing was great. I'd guess a combination. I had a bit of the chorizo, which seemed to be like a spicy sloppy joe. The mushrooms were good too, although Kridz thought they looked burned.

Kridz got a cheese pizza. She had filled up on the appetizers, and was able to only eat a slice or two of the pizza. Again, very thin crust. She liked it, but was full from part of a pretzel, beer battered bacon, two deviled eggs, and about 12 ounces of beer (not counting the beer we had before at Radio Maria).

There are several televisions in the bar area, and the staff was very accomodating in finding the Bulls game for us.

As we were watching the end of the game, the booth nearest us got what looked to be carrot cake. There were three guys at the booth, and this piece of cake was the biggest I've ever seen. Seriously, it was a huge friggin piece of cake. It was three layers, and it looked like each guy there could eat a layer, and not want any more than that.

After I finished my three beer samplers, I ordered the Bar Sinister Mild Ale. If you aren't a very well seasoned beer drinker, this will probably be the beer you'll want to drink. If you like Bass, or Newcastle, or just aren't that willing to expiriment, this will be a good one for you. If you are a light beer drinker, you'll probably want to drink the Champaign Blonde Ale. Matt later ordered the Frankengluten Belgian Sorghum Ale. (If you have celiac's this is the beer for you). We didn't really like this beer too much. It had a weird flavor to it, that reminded me of... lipstick.

The cost for me and Kridz, including 6 samples of beer, a pint of the Mild, two appetizers, a pizza, and a Wagyu burger was around $50. That's not horrible for what all we got. When we left, I was uncomfortably full. So that's a good sign.

Sadly, the bartenders need some training on what they are pouring, why they are pouring it that what, and how to pour. In each tap area, they have the really cool glass rinsing station. So each glass is presented after being freshly rinsed. I heard one of the bartenders tell a patron that it was done "to chill the glass". Not once did any of them mention that it was for helping head retention. I corrected our server and told him it was to fill any pits in the glass, which are areas that can trap air and cause the beer to excessively foam.

The next issue I had with the bartenders is that they continually stuck the nozzel of the tap into the beer as it was filling. Sure, the inside of the tap is where the beer flows through, but the outside is where dust, lint, dirt, and other crap goes after you get it wet and sticky.

I discussed with someone else, that it was odd that we didn't know any of the bartenders. Downtown Champaign has several bars, and most of the bartenders have worked at other bars before (or concurrently) and we didn't recognize any of them.

So, don't avoid Destihl because you think it might be a chain, it's not. The food is good, and plentiful. The beer is good. The staff needs a little more training. But it's a good place to go for around $50 for an evening.

Alcohol in the news; New Bill could help Microbreweries in illinois

From Wicd/fox

New Bill Could Help Microbreweries in Illinois

with... me

Doesnt' seem to be a transcript.

Alcohol in the news; Whet your whistle, 4.20

From WCIA 3, Illinoishomepage.net

Whet your whistle 4.20

Whet Your Whistle Wednesday welcomes Brian Bowman from Sunsinger Wine and Spirits.

The wines were from California and Crete. One was Alexakis Malvasia Aromatica, the other was (possibly) vangrieve de rose.

Sunsinger is closed on easter so if you want some wine from them for Sunday, you must go by Saturday

Alcohol in the news; Eagle Rare at Seven Saints

from the Buzz

Eagle Rare at Seven Saints

Seven Saints does whiskey so, so damn good. One of the things that makes them way up there for whiskey in CU is their reserve barrels. They had a hand-selected barrel of Buffalo Trace that then became their own Seven Saints reserve, and next on the list is Eagle Rare. So I could have a basis for comparison, I gave their regular 10 year a taste.

Eagle Rare is a bourbon owned by the Buffalo Trace Company, which also makes a whole slew of other whiskeys. It doesn't have a whole lot of rye in it, so it has a lot of sweetness and toasty, warm flavors instead of the spice and bite of high-rye bourbons.

The color in the glass is a warm, golden amber color. The nose has a toasted caramel scent with some burnt leafy, oak qualities and some citrus. The drink starts sweet and woody and kinda spikes into this grain and charcoal flavor that's done incredibly well. Then the drink blossoms into a sugary, vanilla sweetness that coats the whole mouth at the end of the drink. It develops lightly but lingers with a very sweet finish.

Overall, it was a little sugary sweet for me in the finish, but with a few drops of water, some of that was subdued, and it became a fantastic whiskey. It's very sippable and offers some great flavors.

Good review, and it's a good whiskey. Eagle Rare is one of my favorites, probably because of the sugary sweet finish.

Alcohol in the news; Two India Pale Ales

From the buzz

Two India Pale Ales

This week I plan on focusing on two IPAs that I happened upon at our local watering hole: Seven Saints.

The first goes by the name 2X IPA by Southern Tier Brewing Company. This brew is a prime example of an IPA done right; it runs at a solid 8.2% ABV and is very smooth with subtle tones of bitterness. This beer has a clean finish and doesn't leave any filmy residue like most ultra bitter beers do. The 2X IPA is two times the fun of most beers coupled with a high alcohol content and flavor; it's a brew to be revered.

The second brew, Stone IPA, is another wonderful beer that stands at 6.9% ABV and is much better suited for the seasoned IPA drinker and favors the bitter-lover in all of us. This is a very bitter beer that leaves a dry, filmy residue that helps the overall flavors of the brew to linger on your palate and allow you to enjoy this IPA a while after your last sip.

By all means, I was satisfied by both beers quite reasonably, but I must give my final accolades to the 2X IPA by Southern Tier for finding a way to cram both high alcohol by volume and tons of flavor into one bottle. So cheers to good beer and amazing sliders (gotta love Seven Saints!)

Odd statement in the third graph, "much better suited for the seasoned IPA drinker and favors the bitter-lover in all of us". That really doesn't make much sense, is it for the seasoned IPA drinker, or all of us?

I find it hard to compare a double IPA to a single IPA. Doubles have more malt and usually are more balanced, singles have a tendency to have more hops forward profile. (Pales sometimes can be the most bitter, as there is much less malt used).

Alcohol in the news; Extra on tap episodes #29 and #30

from Extra 92.1

Extra on tap episodes #29 and #30

Episode #29

AY give a little history on Belgium Beers and then shares one of his favorites.

(he's talking about yeast strains, pretty much taking my theory of beer and food)

Episode #30

What Harry Eyeball? You have to hear about this beer! listen now...

Alcohol in the news; Taste the Skittles rainbow

from the buzz

Taste the skittles rainbow

Jello shots, martinis and more: Vodka is a versatile liquor that blends well with almost any mixer. But it’s Friday night and nothing seems to match the thirst you have built up after a long week. The solution? Infuse your vodka with skittles.

Skittles, a rainbow of goodness in a bag, have been found to add a little extra something missing from just plain old vodka. Those fruity little morsels are comprised mostly of sugar and dissolve with little effort, passing on their flavors into your drink of choice.

For special occasions, you can separate into special color combos: Illini orange for game day, green for Unofficial, red for Valentine’s Day, etc. You should also apply to the team that has to fulfill the rider for Ozzy Osbourne (see: Wayne’s World II).

Alcohol in the news; Whet your Whistle, 4.13

From WCIA, Illinois Homepage.net

Whet Your Whistle 4.13

Andy Borbely, of Seven Saints, is here for today's Whet Your Whistle.

Andy talks about whiskey, the distilling process, the aging process, and the barrelling process.

The first is Buffalo Trace White Dog (white whiskey). Next is Montana Whiskey. Next is Rogue Chatoe.

Alcohol in the news; 38 tickets issued in bar checks

From the news-gazette

38 tickets issued in bar checks

CHAMPAIGN -- State and Champaign police issued 38 citations earlier this month as part of the Operation Campus Tap program.

According to a police report, officers visited five bar locations and one street location in Champaign on April 9-10.

Officers issued 32 citations for possession and purchase of alcohol by minors, five citations for possession of alcohol on pubic property and one citation for the presence of a minor in a liquor establishment.

Here's the rundown:

It's Brother's, 11

Red Lion, 10

streets on campus, 8

Firehaus, 7

Fire Station, 1

Chester Street Bar, 1

CU Beer Weekend; April 8, Mom's Weekend

Where are you drinking this weekend?

Happy Mom's weekend.

Seven Saints

Stone Cali-Belgique
Arrogant Bastard
Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous

Tuesday: Brewsday Tuesday, Stone Levitation
Wednesday: Whiskey Wednesday, Scotch

Radio Maria

Rogue Mogul Madness
Stone IPA
Stone Pale
Stone Ruination
Stone 14th Anniversary Emperial Ale
Stone Smoked Porter
Stone Sublimely Self Righteous
Stone Cali-Belgique
Southern Tier Cuvee 3
Port Older Viscosity
Ommegang Abbey Double
Ofallon Hemp Hop Rye
Arcadia Barrel Aged Shipwreck Porter
Original Sin cider
Blanche de Bruxelles
Wexford Irish Cream Ale
Moylans' Dragoons Dry Irish Stout
Liefmans Cuvee Brut
Flossmoor Station Pullman Brown
Two Brothers Northwind Stout
New Holland Imperial Hatter
Founders KBS
North Coast Scrimshaw Pilsner
Weihenstephaner Korbinian Doppel Bock
Flossmoor Station Station Master Wheat
Ballast Point Tongue Buckler
PBR

Friday: Happy Hour with free appetizers 4:30 - 5:30,
Saturday: $6 John Daly's, Salsa Night at 10.
Sunday: $2 wells, $1.25 PBR; Bloody Mary Bar
Monday: 25% off bottles of wine; Random Beer Specials
Tuesday: 1/2 price wine by the glass
Wednesday: $1 off all beers on draft

Blind Pig

1. Stone IPA
2. Stone Pale Ale
3. Stone Double Dry Hop Sublimely Self Righteous Ale
4. Stone Sublimely Self Righteous Ale
5. Stone Cali-Belgique IPA
6. Stone Levitation Ale
7. Arrogant Bastard Ale
8. Oaked Arrogant Bastard Ale
9. Stone Double Dry Hop Ruination IPA
10. Stone Ruination IPA
11. Stone Smoked Porter
12. Stone Smoked Porter w/Chipolte
13. Stone Smoked Porter w/Vanilla Beans
14. 2010 Stone Old Guardian Barley Wine Style Ale
15. 2007 Stone Old Guardian Barley Wine Style Ale
16. 2011 Stone Old Guardian Belgo Barley Wine Style Ale
17. 2010 Stone Imperial Russian Stout
18. Highway 78 Collaboration
19. Stone Smoked Porter Aged in Bourbon Barrels
20. 2010 14th Anniversary Emperial IPA
21. 2010 Double Bastard Ale
22. 2010 Double Bastard Ale Aged w/Chipolte Peppers
23. Arrogant Bastard aged in a Bourbon Barrels
24. Cask: Stone IPA

(no word on when the taps are changing out)

Blind Pig Brewery

Blind Pig American Pale Ale
Blind Pig Raspberry Wheat
Schlafly Pilsner; Maplewood, Missouri, Pilsener, 4.9% abv
Schlafly Hefeweizen; Maplewood, Missouri, Wheat Ale, 3.9% abv
Smutty Nose Old Brown Dog; Portsmouth, NH, Brown Ale, 5.7% abv
Flossmoor Station Zephyr Golden; Flossmooor, Illinois, Golden Ale, 5% abv
Dieu Du Ciel Route Des Epices; Canada, Spice Ale, 5% abv
Bells Third Coast; Kalamazoo, Michigan, Barley Wine, 10.2% abv
Two Brothers’ Monarch Wit; Warrenville, Illinois, Belgian White, 4.5% abv
Avery New World Porter; Boulder, Colorado, Porter, 6.7%
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale; Chico, California, American Pale Ale, 5% abv
Guinness; Ireland, Dry Stout, 4.1% abv

Sunday: Trivia Night, 7pm
Tuesday/Wednesday: Mug Club $2 off craft with purchase of mug

Crane Alley

STONE PALE ALE
STONE IPA
STONE SMOKED PORTER
STONE RUINATION IPA
STONE OAKED ARROGANT BASTARD
STONE ARROGANT BASTARD
STONE/GREEN FLASH/PIZZA PORT SCOTCH ALE
STONE CALI-BELGIQUE IPA
STONE SUBLIMELY SELF RIGHTEOUS ALE
STONE BOURBON BARREL IMPERIAL STOUT
STONE BELGO OLD GUARDIAN
STONE LEVITATION ALE
STONE DOUBLE BASTARD
PBR
Left Hand Sawtooth E.S.B. Nitro 5.3%

Black Dog Smoke and Ale House

Stone Cali-Belgique
Two Brothers Monarch Wit
Stone Oaked Arrogant Bastard
Stone Sublimely Self Righteous
Stone Smoked Porter w/Chipotle
Left Hand Nitro Milk Stout

Cask: Stone Smoked Porter

Sun Singer

Featured:

Avery new World Porter
Avery Redpoint Amber
Bell's Expedition
Buffalo Bill's Orange Blossom
Capital Tett Doppelbock
He'brew Genesis Ale
Hofbrau maibock
Moretti La Rossa Doppelbock
O'fallon 'Sticke it to the Man' alt
Stone Levitation
Stone Pale
Stone IPA
Stone Ruination
Oaked Arrogant Bastard
Arrogant Bastard
Stone Smoked Porter
Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous

Piccadilly

Weekend wine/beer tasting: Friday 4-7, Saturday 1-4, $3, NQN Picada 15 White Blend, Little Stone Petite Sirah, Ch.Puech-Haut "Prestige" 2009, DeBortoli Emeri Pink Moscato.Stone Levitation, Stone Ruination, Arrogant Bastard, Stone Smoked Porter


Apparently the Piccadilly at the Crossing is closing on April 16. Through then, wine over $20 will be 20% off.

Days of the Beer, April 8

The beer for today is Dieu du Ciel Aphrodite.

On April 8, 1820; a peasant named Yorgos Kentrotas discovered the Aphrodite of Milos (Venus de Milo). The statue was found in two main pieces, the upper torso, and the covered legs. He also found pieces of the upper left arm and a hand holding an apple.

Venus was the Roman goddess of love, Aphrodite is the Greek version of her.

The statue is of marble and stands 6 foot, 8 inches tall. It is believed to be the work of Alexandros of Antioch. It is on display at the Louvre in Paris.

Yes, it's the naked girl with no arms.

As to the beer:

Dieu du Ciel is located in Montreal, Canada.

Black ale with aromas and flavours of vanilla, dark chocolate, bourbon and roasted malt. The vanilla and cocoa marry nicely, without out-competing each other, to produce a surprisingly well balanced beer. This beer is mildly hoppy, but the cocoa introduces a touch of bitterness. Its colour may be intimidating, but it is a very smooth beer within reach of most beer drinkers. This highly appreciated dessert beer is brewed with organic fair-trade cocoa and first rate vanilla beans.

The beer is 6.5% abv. It has a 100 score on ratebeer. In Canada, the beer is called Aphrodisiaque, but due to American labeling laws, it can't be called that, because there's a chance that some idiot would think that a beer named Aphrodisiaque would actually let them make a girl horny.

So, for the discovery of Aphrodite of Milos, have an Aphrodite.

(It's one of my favorite beers)

(It's available in bottles at Radio Maria and other places throughout CU)

Days of the Beer, April 6

The beer for today is Lightning Brewery Old Tempest Ale.

On April 6, 1861, the first performance of The Tempest (incidental music, Op. 1) by Arthur Sullivan, debuted at the Leipzig Gewandhaus. The music was to accompany Shakespeare's play The Tempest.


As to the beer:

Lightning Brewery is located in Poway California.

The Old Tempest Ale is our award-winning UK strong ale. A bold aroma of sherry, dried fruit, and hearty maltiness exudes from a thin, off-white head. A warm fermentatino produces a rich, smooth, and slightly spicy flavor that masks the high alcohol content, perceived as gentle warming. Unfiltered by definition, subtle complexities enhance this bold and flavorful beer which only gets better with age.

The beer is 9.5% ABV.

So, for the first performance of The Tempest incendental music by Arthur Sullivan, have a Lightning Brewery Old Tempest Ale.

Alcohol in the news; Whet your Whistle, 4.6

From WCIA 3 Illinoishomepage.net

Whet Your Whistle 4.6

Sam Samet, of Piccadilly at the Crossing, is here for today's Whet Your Whistle.

Also Brian McKay from Artmart is there.

Little Stone Petite Sirah paired with a french cows milk cheese. Also they pair it with an Italian Salami.

Next is Four Vines Petite Sirah. That is paired with an aged Dutch Gouda. Finally they pair it with chocolates from Black and White Confections in Gibson City.

Days of the Beer, April 5

The beer for today is Emerald City Beer Company Dottie's Seattle Lager.

On April 5, 1994; Kurt Cobain died. On April 5, 2002; Layne Staley died.

Kurt Cobain was the lead singer of the Seattle based band, Nirvana. He died of a gunshot wound, listed as Suicide by shotgun.

Layne Staley was the lead singer of the Seattle based band, Alice In Chains. Staley died of a probable overdose.

Cobain's body was discovered several days after his death, it took more than two weeks before Staley's body was discovered.


As to the beer:

Emerald City Beer Company is located in the old Rainier Brewery.

A copper colored session lager made almost exclusively from ingredients grown right here in Washington.

The beer is 4.9% ABV. I don't know why they called it Dottie's.

So, for two of the singers who made the Seattle sound of grunge, if you can find it, have a Dottie's Seattle Lager. The beer is pretty much only available around the Seattle area.

Days of the Beer, April 4

The beer for today is Dixie Blackened Voodoo Lager.

On April 4, 1859; Bryant's Minstrels debuted "Dixie" in New York City in the finale of a blackface minstrel show.

The song is also known as "I Wish I was in Dixie" and "Dixie's Land". It is one of the most distinctively American musical products of the 19th century, and is possibly the best-known song to have come out of blackface minstrelsy. The song is likely the reason the word "Dixie" is a synonym for the southern United States.

According to some stories about the term, "Dixieland" was originally located on a farm in Long Island New York, owned by John Dixie. He befriend slaves prior to the civil war, and his place "Dixie's Land" became a sort of paradise to them. Later, the term was given to the south.

As to the beer:

Blackened Voodoo is a Schwarzbier. Dixie Brewing Company is located in New Orleans, Louisiana. It began production in 1907. The brewery was damaged during Hurricane Katrina. After it was dewatered, the complex was looted and much of the equipment was stolen.

Brewed for Dixie Brewing by Joseph Huber during the breweries renovation. Brewed in the EU as well.

Not much of a description.

Schwarzbier is a black lager style.

So, for the advent of the song "Dixie" done in blackface, have a Dixie Blackened Voodoo Lager, and think of the racist undertones in both the name and the origination of it.

Alcohol in the news; Mickey's hand grenades

From the buzz

Mickey's hand grenades
A drink that makes you think

The beer of choice for me this week is not technically a beer but one to be noted. Mickey’s is a malt liquor that you can find at most stores in the most common form of a 40 ounce green bottle. However, a smaller, less widely known, form of this beer can be found at about every other liquor store you go to; they are called hand grenades.

...

They come in six-packs and twenty-four packs and literally look and feel like little, glass hand grenades (hence the name). Now, aside from this delicious and highly alcoholic drink,

There's no real description of flavor, smell, or color, just about the things under the cap.

CU Beer Weekend; April 1

Where are you drinking this week, it's gonna be a busy one. This list will only be accurate for an even shorter period of time than normal.

Seven Saints

Lagunitas Brown Shugga
Smuttynose Big A IPA

Tuesday: Brewsday Tuesday, Stone IPA
Wednesday: Stone Kickoff event 5-8 pm; Whiskey Wednesday, Bourbon and Rye

Radio Maria

Rogue Mogul Madness
Port High Tide
Affligem Noel
New Holland Dragons Milk
Ommegang Abbey Double
Smuttynose Gravitation
Two Brothers Northwind Stout
North coast Pranqster
Southern Tier Cuvee 3
Goose Island Pepe Nero
Founders Backwoods Bastard
Ofallon Hemp Hop Rye
Southern Tier Gemini
Unibroue Ephemere
Blanche de Bruxelles
Wexford Irish Cream Ale
Moylans' Dragoons Dry Irish Stout
Liefmans Cuvee Brut
Avery Ellies Brown
Avery Mephistopheles
New Holland Imperial Hatter
Founders KBS
victory Prima Pils
Weihenstephaner Korbinian Doppel Bock
Flossmoor Station Station Master Wheat
Ballast Point Tongue Buckler
PBR

Friday: Happy Hour with free appetizers 4:30 - 5:30,
Saturday: $6 John Daly's, Salsa Night at 10.
Sunday: $2 wells, $1.25 PBR; Bloody Mary Bar
Monday: 25% off bottles of wine; Random Beer Specials
Tuesday: 1/2 price wine by the glass
Wednesday: $1 off all beers on draft
Thursday:Stone Taps and Tapas, 5-8pm

Blind Pig

Bells Two Hearted; Kalamazoo, Michigan, India Pale Ale, 7% abv
Boulder Hazed and Infused; Boulder, Colorado, American Pale Ale, 4.85% abv
Smutty Nose Robust Porter; Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Porter, 5.7% abv
Dark Horse Raspberry; Marshall, Michigan, Fruit Beer, 4.5% abv
Capital Maibock; Middleton, Wisconsin, Heller Bock, 6.2% abv
Capital Blonde Doppelbock; Middleton, Wisconsin, Doppelbock, 8% abv
Moylan’s Kilt Lifter; Novato, California, Scotch Ale, 8% abv
Flossmoor Station Pullman Brown; Flossmoor, Illinois, Porter, 6%
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
Karmeliet Tripel; Belgium, Abbey Tripel, 8%
Rogue Chocolate Stout; Newport, Oregon, Sweet Stout, 6.3% abv
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%
Flying Dog Snake Dog; Frederick, Maryland, India Pale Ale, 7.1% abv
Dark Horse One Oatmeal Stout; Marshall, Michigan, Sweet Stout, 8% abv
Lindeman’s Framboise; Belgium, Lambic, 2.5% abv
Left Hand Nitro Milk Stout; Longmont, Colorado, Sweet Stout, 5.3%
Guinness; Dublin, Ireland, Dry Stout, 4.1% abv

Thursday: Stone Brewing 24 tap takeover (see list in previous post)

Blind Pig Brewery

Blind Pig American Pale Ale
Blind Pig Dark Mild Ale
Blind Pig Raspberry Wheat
Schlafly Pilsner; Maplewood, Missouri, Pilsener, 4.9% abv
Franziskaner Hefe-Weissbier; Germany, German Hefeweizen, 5% abv
Smutty Nose Old Brown Dog; Portsmouth, NH, Brown Ale, 5.7% abv
Flossmoor Station Zephyr Golden; Flossmooor, Illinois, Golden Ale, 5% abv
Dieu Du Ciel Route Des Epices; Canada, Spice Ale, 5% abv
Bells Third Coast; Kalamazoo, Michigan, Barley Wine, 10.2% abv
Two Brothers’ Monarch Wit; Warrenville, Illinois, Belgian White, 4.5% abv
Breckenridge Vanilla Porter; Denver, Colorado, Porter, 4.7%
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale; Chico, California, American Pale Ale, 5% abv
Guinness; Ireland, Dry Stout, 4.1% abv

Sunday: Trivia Night, 7pm
Tuesday/Wednesday: Mug Club $2 off craft with purchase of mug

Crane Alley

North Coast Old Rasputin Imperial Stout 9.0%
Bells Hopslam Imperial IPA 10.0%
Flying Dog Snake Dog IPA 7.1%
Luete Bokbier 7.5%
Hofbrau Original Lager 5.4%
Bell's Batch 10,000 9.2%
Goose Island Dominique 8.5%
Smuttynose Old Brown Dog Ale 5.7%
Troubadour Magma 9.0%
Ballast Point Tongue Buckler 10.0%
Franziskaner Hefe Weizen 5.3%
Founder's Backwoods Bastard 10.2%
Ommegang Hennepin Saison 7.7%
Ommegang Chocolate Indulgence 7.0%
Silly Double Enghien 7.5%
Left Hand Stranger Pale Ale 5.0%
Mikkeller Big Worst Barleywine 18.5%
Avery New World Porter 6.7%
PBR 4.2%

Wednesday: Stone Brewing 14 tap takeover (see list in post below)

Black Dog Smoke and Ale House

Schlafly Hefeweizen
Southern Tier Hop Sun
Flossmoor Station IPA
St. Bernardus ABT 12
Rogue John John Dead Guy Ale
Port Brewing Midnight Sessions Lager
Arcadia Cereal Killer
Left Hand Nitro Milk Stout
Brasserie de Silly Double Enghien Blonde

(the first two replaced two of the others, but I'm not sure which)

CU Beer Club

Tuesday: April Happy Hour, Mike n' Molly's 6pm

Piccadilly

Weekend wine tasting: friday 4-7, Saturday 1-4 $3. 6 wines from Yalumba, and 4 spring beers

Sun Singer

Special this weekend:

Avery Redpoint Amber
Boulevard Irish Ale
Dixie lager
Great Divide Fresh Hop Pale
Sam Smith Winter Welcome

Featured:

Bell's Expedition
big Muddy Saluki Dunkeldog
Buffalo Bill's Orange Blossom
Capital Tett Doppelbock
Dixie Blackened Voodoo
He'brew Genesis Ale
Hofbrau Maibock
Laughing Dog CSB-ESB
Moretti La Rossa Doppelbock
O'Fallon 'Sticke It to the Man' Alt

Retail specials TODAY (friday) only

New Holland Imperial Hatter 22oz $6.99
Belle Glos Clarke & Telephone Pinot Noir 2008 $36.99

Stone coming to CU

Stone Week

There are four major kickoff events for Stone Brewing coming into CU. Here's the timeline and events.(Aaron Tyrell, the Stone Brewing Rep for Illinois will be at these events, along with the Texas rep; and Eric Puffer from Marketplace, the company distributing Stone downstate.)

The first event is at Seven Saints on Wednesday from 5 until 8.

Directly following, the fun switches to Crane Alley in Urbana from 8 until 11 for a 14 tap takeover.

Thursday kicks off at Radio Maria for Taps and Tapas, from 5 until 8. Taps and Tapas will feature 5 Stone beers paired with 5 tapas. The cost should be $20 for the pairing.

At 8 the fun moves across Walnut to the Blind Pig for their 24 tap takeover.

Seven Saints

still waiting on information on the Seven Saints event

Crane Alley

Stone Levitation
Stone Pale Ale
Stone Smoked Porter
Stone IPA
Stone Cali-Belgique IPA
Stone Ruination IPA
Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale
Arrogant Bastard Ale
Oaked Arrogant Bastard Ale
Highway 78 Scotch Ale (collaboration between Green Flash, Port, and Stone)
Stone Double Dry-Hopped Sublimely Self-Righteous Ale
Stone Imperial Stout Ages in Bourbon Barrels
2011 Old Guardian Belgo Barley Wine
2010 Double Bastard Ale

Radio Maria

Stone Pale Ale
Stone Smoked Porter
Stone IPA
Stone Cali-Belgique IPA
Stone Ruination IPA
Stone Sublimely Self-Righteous
Stone 14th Anniversary Emperial IPA

Blind Pig

Stone IPA
Stone Pale Ale
Stone Double Dry Hop Sublimely Self Righteous Ale
Stone Sublimely Self Righteous Ale
Stone Cali-Belgique IPA
Stone Levitation Ale
Arrogant Bastard Ale
Oaked Arrogant Bastard Ale
Stone Double Dry Hop Ruination IPA
Stone Ruination IPA
Stone Smoked Porter
Stone Smoked Porter w/Chipolte
Stone Smoked Porter w/Vanilla Beans
2010 Stone Old Guardian Barley Wine Style Ale
2007 Stone Old Guardian Barley Wine Style Ale
2011 Stone Old Guardian Belgo Barley Wine Style Ale
* 2010 Stone Imperial Russian Stout
Highway 78 Collaboration
* Stone Smoked Porter Aged in Bourbon Barrels
* 2010 14th Anniversary Emperial IPA
* 2010 Double Bastard Ale
* 2010 Double Bastard Ale Aged w/Chipolte Peppers
* Arrogant Bastard aged in a Bourbon Barrels
Cask: Stone IPA

* not available until 8 pm, the rest will be available at 3 pm *

Stone beers will be available for purchase at Sun Singer, Friar Tucks, Corkscrew, and Piccadilly.

Days of the Beer, April 1

The beer for today is Wallace Brewing Jack Leg Stout.

On April 1, 1885, Wallace Fitzgerald Beery was born. Beery was an actor, best known for his role of Sweedie, in The Champ, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor.

He appeared in more than 250 movies over a 36-year time. He died on April 15, 1949 at age 64.

His brother Noah Nicohlas Beery was also an actor. He was born on January 17, 1882. He died on April 1, 1946, also at age 64. Noah appeared in nearly 200 films and was probably best known for his role as Sergeant Gonzales in The Mark of Zorro.

The brothers appeared in 1923's Stormswept, with poster taglines claiming "Wallace and Noah Beery, The Two Greatest Character Actors on the American Screen".

As to the beer:

Wallace Brewing Company is located in Wallace Idaho. The brewery celebrates the town's mining past.

Cream Stout evolved from Irish Porters. Jackleg is smooth and as dark as the underground. The roasted coffee flavor and aroma come from chocolate and debittered black malts.

(I picked Jack Leg, as one of Wallace's last roles was in Big Jack).

So, for the Beery brothers, one who was born on April 1, and one who died on April 1, have a beer Jack Leg Stout from Wallace Brewing.