Unofficial St. Patrick's Day starts March 5th in Champaign
From WAND NBC 17
Nice of the news crew to take video of empty cans on the street, instead of actually cleaning it up.
No Greenman in this one.
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Monday, March 1, 2010
CU Bars in the News, CU Tweetup at Jupiters at The Crossing
CU Tweetup at Jupiters at the Crossing
From the News-Gazette
I'm on the last page with BrandonD. It's a poofy shirt I'm wearing... jeez.
From the News-Gazette
I'm on the last page with BrandonD. It's a poofy shirt I'm wearing... jeez.
CU Bars in the News, White Horse Inn calling it quits again
White Horse Inn calling it quits again
From the News-Gazette.
(Sat, 2/27)
From the News-Gazette.
(Sat, 2/27)
I didn't know it closed, let alone reopened.CHAMPAIGN – Tonight's the last call at the White Horse Inn.
The venerable Campustown watering hole is closing today after a year-and-a-half resurrection.
Mattis is Aidas Mattis, one of the bar partners.He also said he felt the bar's location, at Second and Green streets, was too far from the center of Campustown.
Plus, Mattis said, the city of Champaign has been applying pressure to campus bars in hopes they'll raise their entry age to 21.
"We were getting raided every other weekend," he said. "If they're looking for something, they're going to find something."
Tim Hoss Jr., a partner with Mattis in the White Horse, said the business "has just been a steady bleed" since reopening in the late summer of 2008.So that one's closed.
CU Bars in the News; University, cities getting set for annual 'Unofficial' event
University, cities getting set for annual 'Unofficial' event
From the News-Gazette
Highlights/what to expect in the community:
From the News-Gazette
Highlights/what to expect in the community:
Campus bars also will not be allowed to open before 11 a.m. on Friday. The orders will be in effect only for Unofficial, Schweighart said. Bars also may not serve pitchers or shots of undiluted alcohol, and all drinks must be served in a plastic or paper cup.Schweighart is Mayor Jerry Schweighart of Champaign, he is also the city liquor commissioner.
So, if you want to get drunk, go to downtown Urbana. Bunny's, Rose Bowl, Legion, Iron Post, (or my favorite) Crane Alley.Urbana Mayor Laurel Prussing on Wednesday announced "emergency order plans" for an area between Oregon Street on the north, Nevada Street on the south, Goodwin Avenue on the west and Lincoln Avenue on the east.
The two liquor licenses in that area – Canopy Club, 708 S. Goodwin Ave., U, and Rosati's Authentic Chicago Pizza, 701 S. Gregory St., U – are not allowed to open before 11 a.m. March 5.
The Urbana rules also prohibit serving shots or undiluted drinks from 11 a.m. March 5 until 2:30 a.m. March 6. Pitchers are not allowed to be served in that area of Urbana from 1 to 2:30 a.m. March 6.
The UI will have security staff stationed in large lecture halls, Kaler said, and will be checking students upon entrance to ensure they are not drunk and not carrying alcohol into class.At least they aren't on furlough that day.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
CU Bars in the News; actually it's the city council
Champaign City Council votes to reject federal police grant
I don't see how they turn this down, it seems like a nice investment in the city. Get money for something that makes them money.
Yes, I believe most police functions are revenue streams for the city/county/state.
CHAMPAIGN – The city council on Tuesday denied a federal grant that would have added an estimated $11,392 to the city's budget to expand underage-drinking enforcement in Champaign.Wow, I'm really surprised they turned it down. Busting people for underage-drinking seems to be a revenue stream for the city.
The grant would have funded three years of extra enforcement targeting underage consumption of alcohol.It would have paid for cops, to go out and do a job they are supposed to do anyway.
Prior to the vote, council member Tom Bruno said he would vote against acceptance of the grant because it raises questions about "the morality of accepting federal grant money for local purposes."Apparently tea baggers have infiltrated city council to the point where they think federal money is bad.
"Probably going to be doing"?But council member Deborah Frank Feinen, who voted to accept the grant, said she would have been comfortable accepting the federal funds.
"We had an opportunity to pay for something that we're probably going to be doing anyway," Feinen said.
I don't see how they turn this down, it seems like a nice investment in the city. Get money for something that makes them money.
Yes, I believe most police functions are revenue streams for the city/county/state.
Friday, January 22, 2010
CU Beer Weekend Jan 22
Seven Saints
On Tap:
Southern Tier Old Man Winter
Founders Red's Rye
Wednesday: Whiskey Wednesday, Half off Canadian + Micro
Thursday: Beer Class, $10, 9:30pm
Radio Maria
Draft Beers as of 01/17/10
1. WitKap Pater Belgian Trippel $6
2.
3. Two Brothers Red Eye Coffee Porter $5
4. Dark Horse Beat Your Wheat $5
5. Dark Horse Scotty Karate $4
6. New Holland Cabin Fever $4
7. Founders Breakfast Stout $5
8. North Coast Scrimshaw Pils $5
9. Scaldis Noel Bush Ambree $6
10.Capital Eisphyre $5
11.Green Flash Imperial IPA $5
12.Green Flash Hop Head Red $5
13.Unibroue La Terrible $6.5
14.Victory Hop Devil IPA $4
15.North Coast La Merle $6
16.North Coast Old No. 38 Stout $4
17.Southern Tier Oat $4
18.Goose Island Bourbon County Stout $7
19.Lost Abbey Angel's Share $7
20.Arcadia ESB $4
21.Capital Autumnal Fire $4
22.Original Sin Hard Cider $4
23.Unibroue Ephemere $5
24.Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Urbock $5
25.Coney Island Lager $6
26.Allagash White $4
27.PBR $2.25
Friday: Happy Hour 4:30 - 5:30. DJ at 10, $3 Smirnoff drinks
Saturday: $3 Bacardi and $6 Bacardi Mojitos, Salsa Night at 10.
Sunday: $2 wells, $1.25 PBR
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
Blind Pig
Boulder Never Summer; Boulder, Colorado, Spice Ale, 6% abv
Great Divide Hibernation Ale; Denver, Colorado, Old Ale, 8.7% abv
BrewDog/Stone Brewing Bashah; Scotland, American Strong Ale, 8.6% abv
Capital Eisphyre; Middleton, Wisconsin, Eisbock, 10% abv
Left Hand Widdershins; Longmont, Colorado, Barleywine 8.8% abv
Port Brewing Older Viscosity; San Marcos, CA, American Strong Ale, 12%
Lost Abbey The Angel’s Share BrandyBarrel; San Marcos,CA,Barleywine,12.5% abv
New Holland Cabin Fever; Holland, Michigan, Brown Ale, 6% abv
Fullers 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
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
Rogue Mocha Porter; Newport, Oregon, Porter, 5.1%
Avery New World Porter; Boulder, Colorado, Porter, 6.7% abv
Duchesse De Bourgogne; Belgium, Sour Ale, 6.2%
Lagunitas IPA; Petaluma, California, India Pale Ale, 5.7% abv
Lost Abbey Gift of the Magi; San Marcos, CA, Bière de Garde, 10% abv
Tucher Helles Hefe Weizen; Germany, German Hefeweizen, 5.3% abv
Lindemans Framboise; Belgium, Lambic, 2.5% abv
La Caracole Saxo; Belgium, Belgian Ale, 8% abv
Wexford Irish Cream Ale; England, Irish Ale, 5%
Guinness; Dublin, Ireland, Dry Stout, 4.1% abv
Cask: New Holland Mad Hatter IPA
Blind Pig Brewery (the Piglet)
Blind Pig Porter
Blind Pig Hefeweizen
Blind Pig Pale Ale
Blind Pig Belgian Pale Ale
Dupont Avec les Bons Voeux; Belgium, Saison, 9.5% abv
Veltins Pilsener; Germany, Classic German Pilsener, 4.8% abv
Avery Old Jubilation; Boulder, Colorado, English Strong Ale, 8% abv
Scaldis Noël; Belgium, Belgian Strong Ale, 12% abv
Goose Island Bourbon County Stout; Chicago, Illinois, Imperial Stout, 13% abv
Southern Tier Krampus; Lakewood, New York, European Strong Lager, 9% abv
Heilemans Old Style; Woodridge, Illinois, Pale Lager, 5% abv
Left Hand Warrior IPA; Longmont, Colorado, India Pale Ale, 6.8% abv
Kulmbacher Eisbock; Germany, Eisbock, 9.2% abv
Guinness; Ireland, Dry Stout, 4.1% abv
Sunday: 7-9 Trivia
Crane Alley
Bitburger Pilsner 4.9%
Moylan's Spiced Christmas Lager 6.0%
Lefthand Milk Stout (Nitro) 5.2%
Bell's Special Double Cream Stout 6.1%
Three Floyds Pride & Joy 5.0%
Southern Tier Old Krampus 9.0%
Port Brewing Santa's Little Helper 10.5%
Weihenstephaner Hefe Weizen 5.4%
Guinness 4.2%
Gulden Draak 10.5%
Lost Abbey Ten Commandments 9.0%
Ridgeway Santa's Butt Winter Porter 6.0%
Pabst Blue Ribbon 4.7%
Two Brothers Prairie Path Golden Ale 5.3%
Moylan's Moylander Imperial IPA
Dogfish Head 60 Min Ipa 6.0%
Coming Soon
Left Hand Warrior IPA
St Louis Framboise
Goose Island Bourbon County Stout 13.0%
Mendocino Red Tail Ale
Bells Java Stout
Avery New World Porter 6.7%
Lost Abbey Gift Of The Magi
Avery Mephistopheles 16.8%
Dark Horse Raspberry Ale 4.5%
Wexford Irish Cream Ale
St Bernardus Pater 6
St Bernardus Prior 8
Great Divide Hercules IPA
Specials for the weekend of Jan 22nd
PORK LOIN -Marinated pork loin with carmelized apples, onions, and fennel served with rum-butter and fufu
SALMON BURGER - House made salmon burger with roasted red peppers and jalepeno aioli served with french fries
BLACKENED CHICKEN SALAD - Grilled blackened chicken breast on romaine lettuce with corn, black beans, red peppers, onions, and croutons all tossed in ancho-ranch dressing
Cowboy Monkey
Friday: Neoga Blacksmith, 10pm, $5
Saturday: Molehill, 9:30 pm, $5
Tuesday: Open Mic, 10 pm
Wednesday: Salsa, 10pm
Thursday: Breathe, 9:30pm, $5
Highdive
Friday: DJ Delayney $5, 10pm
Saturday: DJ $5, 10pm; $5 Long Island, $5 Vegas Bombs, $4 Captain Morgan drinks, $4 Jose Cuervo drinks
Tuesday: Open Mic Sessions, 9pm, $5
Canopy Club
Friday: The Gold Motel, 6:30, $10 in advance
Saturday: Snowsera, 6pm, $7
Sunday: Pizza, Pitcher & a Movie, 6, 8, & 10pm movies
Monday: One Dollar Wild Mondays with Jobu, $1 beer and well
Tuesday: Trivia Diner: Live Game Show/The Piano Man
Wednesday: Rave to the Grave: Dance Night, $3 Red Bull mixed drinks and bombs
Thursday: Strange Arrangement, 10pm, $5
Black Dog Smoke & Ale House
Hoping to get tap list
Mike n' Molly's
Hoping to get tap list
On Tap:
Southern Tier Old Man Winter
Founders Red's Rye
Wednesday: Whiskey Wednesday, Half off Canadian + Micro
Thursday: Beer Class, $10, 9:30pm
Radio Maria
Draft Beers as of 01/17/10
1. WitKap Pater Belgian Trippel $6
2.
3. Two Brothers Red Eye Coffee Porter $5
4. Dark Horse Beat Your Wheat $5
5. Dark Horse Scotty Karate $4
6. New Holland Cabin Fever $4
7. Founders Breakfast Stout $5
8. North Coast Scrimshaw Pils $5
9. Scaldis Noel Bush Ambree $6
10.Capital Eisphyre $5
11.Green Flash Imperial IPA $5
12.Green Flash Hop Head Red $5
13.Unibroue La Terrible $6.5
14.Victory Hop Devil IPA $4
15.North Coast La Merle $6
16.North Coast Old No. 38 Stout $4
17.Southern Tier Oat $4
18.Goose Island Bourbon County Stout $7
19.Lost Abbey Angel's Share $7
20.Arcadia ESB $4
21.Capital Autumnal Fire $4
22.Original Sin Hard Cider $4
23.Unibroue Ephemere $5
24.Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Urbock $5
25.Coney Island Lager $6
26.Allagash White $4
27.PBR $2.25
Friday: Happy Hour 4:30 - 5:30. DJ at 10, $3 Smirnoff drinks
Saturday: $3 Bacardi and $6 Bacardi Mojitos, Salsa Night at 10.
Sunday: $2 wells, $1.25 PBR
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
Blind Pig
Boulder Never Summer; Boulder, Colorado, Spice Ale, 6% abv
Great Divide Hibernation Ale; Denver, Colorado, Old Ale, 8.7% abv
BrewDog/Stone Brewing Bashah; Scotland, American Strong Ale, 8.6% abv
Capital Eisphyre; Middleton, Wisconsin, Eisbock, 10% abv
Left Hand Widdershins; Longmont, Colorado, Barleywine 8.8% abv
Port Brewing Older Viscosity; San Marcos, CA, American Strong Ale, 12%
Lost Abbey The Angel’s Share BrandyBarrel; San Marcos,CA,Barleywine,12.5% abv
New Holland Cabin Fever; Holland, Michigan, Brown Ale, 6% abv
Fullers 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
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
Rogue Mocha Porter; Newport, Oregon, Porter, 5.1%
Avery New World Porter; Boulder, Colorado, Porter, 6.7% abv
Duchesse De Bourgogne; Belgium, Sour Ale, 6.2%
Lagunitas IPA; Petaluma, California, India Pale Ale, 5.7% abv
Lost Abbey Gift of the Magi; San Marcos, CA, Bière de Garde, 10% abv
Tucher Helles Hefe Weizen; Germany, German Hefeweizen, 5.3% abv
Lindemans Framboise; Belgium, Lambic, 2.5% abv
La Caracole Saxo; Belgium, Belgian Ale, 8% abv
Wexford Irish Cream Ale; England, Irish Ale, 5%
Guinness; Dublin, Ireland, Dry Stout, 4.1% abv
Cask: New Holland Mad Hatter IPA
Blind Pig Brewery (the Piglet)
Blind Pig Porter
Blind Pig Hefeweizen
Blind Pig Pale Ale
Blind Pig Belgian Pale Ale
Dupont Avec les Bons Voeux; Belgium, Saison, 9.5% abv
Veltins Pilsener; Germany, Classic German Pilsener, 4.8% abv
Avery Old Jubilation; Boulder, Colorado, English Strong Ale, 8% abv
Scaldis Noël; Belgium, Belgian Strong Ale, 12% abv
Goose Island Bourbon County Stout; Chicago, Illinois, Imperial Stout, 13% abv
Southern Tier Krampus; Lakewood, New York, European Strong Lager, 9% abv
Heilemans Old Style; Woodridge, Illinois, Pale Lager, 5% abv
Left Hand Warrior IPA; Longmont, Colorado, India Pale Ale, 6.8% abv
Kulmbacher Eisbock; Germany, Eisbock, 9.2% abv
Guinness; Ireland, Dry Stout, 4.1% abv
Sunday: 7-9 Trivia
Crane Alley
Bitburger Pilsner 4.9%
Moylan's Spiced Christmas Lager 6.0%
Lefthand Milk Stout (Nitro) 5.2%
Bell's Special Double Cream Stout 6.1%
Three Floyds Pride & Joy 5.0%
Southern Tier Old Krampus 9.0%
Port Brewing Santa's Little Helper 10.5%
Weihenstephaner Hefe Weizen 5.4%
Guinness 4.2%
Gulden Draak 10.5%
Lost Abbey Ten Commandments 9.0%
Ridgeway Santa's Butt Winter Porter 6.0%
Pabst Blue Ribbon 4.7%
Two Brothers Prairie Path Golden Ale 5.3%
Moylan's Moylander Imperial IPA
Dogfish Head 60 Min Ipa 6.0%
Coming Soon
Left Hand Warrior IPA
St Louis Framboise
Goose Island Bourbon County Stout 13.0%
Mendocino Red Tail Ale
Bells Java Stout
Avery New World Porter 6.7%
Lost Abbey Gift Of The Magi
Avery Mephistopheles 16.8%
Dark Horse Raspberry Ale 4.5%
Wexford Irish Cream Ale
St Bernardus Pater 6
St Bernardus Prior 8
Great Divide Hercules IPA
Specials for the weekend of Jan 22nd
PORK LOIN -Marinated pork loin with carmelized apples, onions, and fennel served with rum-butter and fufu
SALMON BURGER - House made salmon burger with roasted red peppers and jalepeno aioli served with french fries
BLACKENED CHICKEN SALAD - Grilled blackened chicken breast on romaine lettuce with corn, black beans, red peppers, onions, and croutons all tossed in ancho-ranch dressing
Cowboy Monkey
Friday: Neoga Blacksmith, 10pm, $5
Saturday: Molehill, 9:30 pm, $5
Tuesday: Open Mic, 10 pm
Wednesday: Salsa, 10pm
Thursday: Breathe, 9:30pm, $5
Highdive
Friday: DJ Delayney $5, 10pm
Saturday: DJ $5, 10pm; $5 Long Island, $5 Vegas Bombs, $4 Captain Morgan drinks, $4 Jose Cuervo drinks
Tuesday: Open Mic Sessions, 9pm, $5
Canopy Club
Friday: The Gold Motel, 6:30, $10 in advance
Saturday: Snowsera, 6pm, $7
Sunday: Pizza, Pitcher & a Movie, 6, 8, & 10pm movies
Monday: One Dollar Wild Mondays with Jobu, $1 beer and well
Tuesday: Trivia Diner: Live Game Show/The Piano Man
Wednesday: Rave to the Grave: Dance Night, $3 Red Bull mixed drinks and bombs
Thursday: Strange Arrangement, 10pm, $5
Black Dog Smoke & Ale House
Hoping to get tap list
Mike n' Molly's
Hoping to get tap list
Monday, January 18, 2010
CU Bars in the News; Silvercreek in Urbana
Silvercreek in Urbana
From WCIA, channel 3.
Silvercreek website.
Silvercreek is located at 402 N Race Street, in Urbana.
They are open:
Mon - Thurs: 11 - 3; and from 5 - 10.
Fri - Sat: 11 - 3; and from 5 - 11
Sunday: Brunch 10- 2:30; and from 5 - 10.
They claim 100 wines and 100 beers. Their beers include Goose Island Bourbon County Stout, North Coast Old Rasputin; Ayinger Brau-Weisse; Sprecher Black Bavarian; Founders Dirty Bastard; Three Floyds Robert the Bruce; and Great Divide Hercules.
How have I not been here?
From WCIA, channel 3.
Silvercreek website.
Silvercreek is located at 402 N Race Street, in Urbana.
They are open:
Mon - Thurs: 11 - 3; and from 5 - 10.
Fri - Sat: 11 - 3; and from 5 - 11
Sunday: Brunch 10- 2:30; and from 5 - 10.
They claim 100 wines and 100 beers. Their beers include Goose Island Bourbon County Stout, North Coast Old Rasputin; Ayinger Brau-Weisse; Sprecher Black Bavarian; Founders Dirty Bastard; Three Floyds Robert the Bruce; and Great Divide Hercules.
How have I not been here?
Friday, January 15, 2010
CU Beer Weekend Jan 15
Seven Saints
On Tap:
Southern Tier Old Man Winter
Founders Red's Rye
Wednesday: Whiskey Wednesday, Scotch
Thursday: Beer Class, $10, 9:30pm
Radio Maria
1. WitKap Pater Belgian Trippel $6
2.
3. Two Brothers Red Eye Coffee Porter $5
4. Port High Tide IPA $5
5. Dark Horse Scotty Karate $4
6. New Holland Cabin Fever $4
7. Avery The Czar Imperial Stout $4
8. Victory Prima Pils $5
9. Scaldis Noel Bush Ambree $6
10.Capital Eisphyre $5
11.Green Flash Imperial IPA $5
12.Green Flash Hop Head Red $5
13.Unibroue La Terrible $6.5
14.Victory Hop Devil IPA $4
15.Victory Golden Monkey $5
16.Left Hand Milk Stout $4
17.Southern Tier Oat $4
18.Goose Island Bourbon County Stout $7
19.Petrus Blonde $6.5
20.Arcadia ESB $4
21.Capital Autumnal Fire $4
22.Original Sin Hard Cider $4
23.Unibroue Ephemere $5
24.Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Urbock $5
25.Coney Island Lager $6
26.Allagash White $4
27.PBR $2.25
Friday: Happy Hour 4:30 - 5:30. DJ at 10, $3 Smirnoff drinks
Saturday: $3 Bacardi and $6 Bacardi Mojitos, Salsa Night at 10.
Sunday: North Coast Brewing Company beer dinner, $40, 4 four courses; $2 wells, $1.25 PBR
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
Blind Pig
Avery Mephistopheles;Boulder, Colorado, Imperial Stout, 16.83% abv
Founders Bourbon Maple Porter;Grand Rapids, Michigan, Porter, ?% abv
BrewDog/Stone Brewing Bashah;Scotland, American Strong Ale, 8.6% abv
Capital Eisphyre;Middleton, Wisconsin, Eisbock, 10% abv
Left Hand Widdershins;Longmont, Colorado, Barleywine, 8.8% abv
Port Brewing Older Viscosity;San Marcos, California, American Strong Ale, 12% abv
Lost Abbey The Angel's Share Brandy Barrel;San Marcos, California, Barleywine, 12.5% abv
New Holland Cabin Fever;Holland, Michigan, Brown Ale, 6% abv
Fullers 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
Krusovice Imperial 12;Czech Republic, Bohemian Pilsener, 5% abv
Stella Artois;Belgium, Pale Lager, 5.2% abv
Pabst Blue Ribbon;Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Pale Lager, 5% abv
Rogue Mocha Porter;Newport, Oregon, Porter, 5.1% abv
Avery New World Porter;Boulder, Colorado, Porter, 6.7% abv
Duchesse de Bourgogne;Belgium, Sour Ale, 6.2% abv
Lagunitas IPA;Petaluma, California, India Pale Ale, 5.7% abv
He'Brew Jewbilation 13;San Fancisco, California, American Strong Ale, 12% abv
Tucher Helles Hefe Weizen;Germany, German Hefeweizen, 5.3% abv
Lindemans Framboise;Belgium, Lambic, 2.5% abv
Scotch Silly;Belgium, Scotch Ale, 8% abv
Wexford Irish Cream Ale;England, Irish Ale, 5% abv
Guinness ;Ireland, Dry Stout, 4.2% abv
CASK: Two Brothers Heavy Handed IPA;Warrenville, Illinois, India Pale Ale, 6.7
Blind Pig Brewery (the Piglet)
Blind Pig Porter
New Holland Dragon's Milk;Holland, Michigan, Stout, 9% abv
Veltins Pilsener;Germany, Classic German Pilsener, 4.8% abv
Avery Old Jubilation;Boulder, Colorado, English Strong Ale, 8% abv
Scaldis Noel;Belgium, Belgian Strong Ale, 12% abv
Goose Island Bourbon County Stout;Chicago, Illinois, Imperial Stout, 13% abv
Southern Tier Krampus;Lakewood, New York, European Strong Lager, 9% abv
Heileman's Old Style;Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Pale Lager, 5% abv
Ballast Point Big Eye IPA;San Diego, California, India Pale Ale, 6% abv
Kulmbacher Eisbock;Germany, Eisbock, 9.2% abv
Guinness;Ireland, Dry Stout, 4.1% abv
Sunday: 7-9 Trivia
Crane Alley
North Coast Scrimshaw Pilsner 4.4%
Moylan's Spiced Christmas Lager 6.0%
Lefthand Milk Stout (Nitro) 5.2%
Bell's Christmas Ale 5.8%
Three Floyds Pride & Joy 5.0%
He'brew Origin Pomegranate Ale 8.0%
Avery The Czar Imperial Stout 11.7%
Erdinger Hefe Weizen 5.3%
Guinness 4.2%
Great Divide Hibernation 8.7%
Lost Abbey Ten Commandments 9.0%
Ridgeway Santa's Butt Winter Porter 6.0%
Pabst Blue Ribbon 4.7%
Left Hand Fade To Black Export Stout 8.5%
Three Floyds Gumballhead Wheat Ale 5.0%
Dogfish Head 60 Min IPA 6.0%
Coming Soon:
Two Brothers Prairie Path Golden Ale 4.9%
Port Brewing Santa's Little Helper Imperial Stout
Mendocino Red Tail Ale
Ballast Point Black Marlin Porter
Specials for the weekend of Jan 15th
MEXICAN LASAGNA - White corn tortillas with roasted pork loin, chorizo sausage, pepper jack cheese sauce, and black bean sauce
CHICKEN MARSALA - Panko crusted chicken breast, mashed potatoes, mushrooms, broccoli, and a marsala butter sauce
CREOLE MEATLOAF - Seasoned ground beef with onions, celery, green peppers, spicy creole sauce, and mashed potatoes
HANDCRAFTED BURGER - 8oz handcrafted burger with crabmeat-avocado, goat cheese, and bacon served with french fries
Cowboy Monkey
Friday: DJ Mingram, 10pm, free
Saturday: The Hillbilly Jones, 10pm, $5
Tuesday: Open Mic,10pm, $2.50 Magic Hat; $2.50 Leinenkugel Sunset Wheat; $2.50 Bacardi drinks
Wednesday: Salsa, 10pm
Thursday: Blues Jam, 9pm, free
Highdive
Friday: DJ Delayney $5, 10pm
Saturday: DJ $5, 10pm; $5 Long Island, $5 Vegas Bombs, $4 Captain Morgan drinks, $4 Jose Cuervo drinks
Sunday: The Great Cover Up, 9pm $7
Tuesday: The Great Cover Up, 9pm $7
Thursday: The Great Cover Up, 9pm $7
Canopy Club
Friday: Poser Roast 24, $6
Saturday: Verdict, $5
Monday: One Dollar Wild Mondays with Jobu, $1 beer and well
Tuesday: Trivia Diner: Live Game Show/The Piano Man
Wednesday: Rave to the Grave: Dance Night, $3 Red Bull mixed drinks and bombs
Thursday: Good Luck Jane, $7
Champaign Urbana Beer Club
January Meeting at Crane Alley, 6:30 January theme is "Beer Plus". Beer brewed with other ingredients.
On Tap:
Southern Tier Old Man Winter
Founders Red's Rye
Wednesday: Whiskey Wednesday, Scotch
Thursday: Beer Class, $10, 9:30pm
Radio Maria
1. WitKap Pater Belgian Trippel $6
2.
3. Two Brothers Red Eye Coffee Porter $5
4. Port High Tide IPA $5
5. Dark Horse Scotty Karate $4
6. New Holland Cabin Fever $4
7. Avery The Czar Imperial Stout $4
8. Victory Prima Pils $5
9. Scaldis Noel Bush Ambree $6
10.Capital Eisphyre $5
11.Green Flash Imperial IPA $5
12.Green Flash Hop Head Red $5
13.Unibroue La Terrible $6.5
14.Victory Hop Devil IPA $4
15.Victory Golden Monkey $5
16.Left Hand Milk Stout $4
17.Southern Tier Oat $4
18.Goose Island Bourbon County Stout $7
19.Petrus Blonde $6.5
20.Arcadia ESB $4
21.Capital Autumnal Fire $4
22.Original Sin Hard Cider $4
23.Unibroue Ephemere $5
24.Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Urbock $5
25.Coney Island Lager $6
26.Allagash White $4
27.PBR $2.25
Friday: Happy Hour 4:30 - 5:30. DJ at 10, $3 Smirnoff drinks
Saturday: $3 Bacardi and $6 Bacardi Mojitos, Salsa Night at 10.
Sunday: North Coast Brewing Company beer dinner, $40, 4 four courses; $2 wells, $1.25 PBR
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
Blind Pig
Avery Mephistopheles;Boulder, Colorado, Imperial Stout, 16.83% abv
Founders Bourbon Maple Porter;Grand Rapids, Michigan, Porter, ?% abv
BrewDog/Stone Brewing Bashah;Scotland, American Strong Ale, 8.6% abv
Capital Eisphyre;Middleton, Wisconsin, Eisbock, 10% abv
Left Hand Widdershins;Longmont, Colorado, Barleywine, 8.8% abv
Port Brewing Older Viscosity;San Marcos, California, American Strong Ale, 12% abv
Lost Abbey The Angel's Share Brandy Barrel;San Marcos, California, Barleywine, 12.5% abv
New Holland Cabin Fever;Holland, Michigan, Brown Ale, 6% abv
Fullers 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
Krusovice Imperial 12;Czech Republic, Bohemian Pilsener, 5% abv
Stella Artois;Belgium, Pale Lager, 5.2% abv
Pabst Blue Ribbon;Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Pale Lager, 5% abv
Rogue Mocha Porter;Newport, Oregon, Porter, 5.1% abv
Avery New World Porter;Boulder, Colorado, Porter, 6.7% abv
Duchesse de Bourgogne;Belgium, Sour Ale, 6.2% abv
Lagunitas IPA;Petaluma, California, India Pale Ale, 5.7% abv
He'Brew Jewbilation 13;San Fancisco, California, American Strong Ale, 12% abv
Tucher Helles Hefe Weizen;Germany, German Hefeweizen, 5.3% abv
Lindemans Framboise;Belgium, Lambic, 2.5% abv
Scotch Silly;Belgium, Scotch Ale, 8% abv
Wexford Irish Cream Ale;England, Irish Ale, 5% abv
Guinness ;Ireland, Dry Stout, 4.2% abv
CASK: Two Brothers Heavy Handed IPA;Warrenville, Illinois, India Pale Ale, 6.7
Blind Pig Brewery (the Piglet)
Blind Pig Porter
New Holland Dragon's Milk;Holland, Michigan, Stout, 9% abv
Veltins Pilsener;Germany, Classic German Pilsener, 4.8% abv
Avery Old Jubilation;Boulder, Colorado, English Strong Ale, 8% abv
Scaldis Noel;Belgium, Belgian Strong Ale, 12% abv
Goose Island Bourbon County Stout;Chicago, Illinois, Imperial Stout, 13% abv
Southern Tier Krampus;Lakewood, New York, European Strong Lager, 9% abv
Heileman's Old Style;Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Pale Lager, 5% abv
Ballast Point Big Eye IPA;San Diego, California, India Pale Ale, 6% abv
Kulmbacher Eisbock;Germany, Eisbock, 9.2% abv
Guinness;Ireland, Dry Stout, 4.1% abv
Sunday: 7-9 Trivia
Crane Alley
North Coast Scrimshaw Pilsner 4.4%
Moylan's Spiced Christmas Lager 6.0%
Lefthand Milk Stout (Nitro) 5.2%
Bell's Christmas Ale 5.8%
Three Floyds Pride & Joy 5.0%
He'brew Origin Pomegranate Ale 8.0%
Avery The Czar Imperial Stout 11.7%
Erdinger Hefe Weizen 5.3%
Guinness 4.2%
Great Divide Hibernation 8.7%
Lost Abbey Ten Commandments 9.0%
Ridgeway Santa's Butt Winter Porter 6.0%
Pabst Blue Ribbon 4.7%
Left Hand Fade To Black Export Stout 8.5%
Three Floyds Gumballhead Wheat Ale 5.0%
Dogfish Head 60 Min IPA 6.0%
Coming Soon:
Two Brothers Prairie Path Golden Ale 4.9%
Port Brewing Santa's Little Helper Imperial Stout
Mendocino Red Tail Ale
Ballast Point Black Marlin Porter
Specials for the weekend of Jan 15th
MEXICAN LASAGNA - White corn tortillas with roasted pork loin, chorizo sausage, pepper jack cheese sauce, and black bean sauce
CHICKEN MARSALA - Panko crusted chicken breast, mashed potatoes, mushrooms, broccoli, and a marsala butter sauce
CREOLE MEATLOAF - Seasoned ground beef with onions, celery, green peppers, spicy creole sauce, and mashed potatoes
HANDCRAFTED BURGER - 8oz handcrafted burger with crabmeat-avocado, goat cheese, and bacon served with french fries
Cowboy Monkey
Friday: DJ Mingram, 10pm, free
Saturday: The Hillbilly Jones, 10pm, $5
Tuesday: Open Mic,10pm, $2.50 Magic Hat; $2.50 Leinenkugel Sunset Wheat; $2.50 Bacardi drinks
Wednesday: Salsa, 10pm
Thursday: Blues Jam, 9pm, free
Highdive
Friday: DJ Delayney $5, 10pm
Saturday: DJ $5, 10pm; $5 Long Island, $5 Vegas Bombs, $4 Captain Morgan drinks, $4 Jose Cuervo drinks
Sunday: The Great Cover Up, 9pm $7
Tuesday: The Great Cover Up, 9pm $7
Thursday: The Great Cover Up, 9pm $7
Canopy Club
Friday: Poser Roast 24, $6
Saturday: Verdict, $5
Monday: One Dollar Wild Mondays with Jobu, $1 beer and well
Tuesday: Trivia Diner: Live Game Show/The Piano Man
Wednesday: Rave to the Grave: Dance Night, $3 Red Bull mixed drinks and bombs
Thursday: Good Luck Jane, $7
Champaign Urbana Beer Club
January Meeting at Crane Alley, 6:30 January theme is "Beer Plus". Beer brewed with other ingredients.
Friday, January 8, 2010
CU Beer Weekend Jan. 8
Seven Saints
Rotating taps:
Southern Tier Old Man Winter
Bells Christmas
Wednesday: Whiskey Wednesday, Bourbon + Rye
Thursday: Beer Class, $10, 9:30pm
Radio Maria
(tap list as of 01/03)
1. WitKap Pater Belgian Trippel $6
2.
3. Two Brothers Red Eye Coffee Porter $5
4. Port High Tide IPA $5
5. Dark Horse Scotty Karate $4
6. Arcadia Nut Brown $4
7. Avery The Czar Imperial Stout $4
8. Victory Prima Pils $5
9. Scaldis Noel Bush Ambree $6
10.Kulmbacher Eisbock $5
11.Green Flash Imperial IPA $5
12.Green Flash Hop Head Red $5
13.Unibroue La Terrible $6.5
14.Victory Hop Devil IPA $4
15.Victory Golden Monkey $5
16.Left Hand Milk Stout $4
17.Southern Tier Oat $6
18.Goose Island Bourbon County Stout $7
19.Petrus Blonde $6.5
20.Arcadia ESB $4
21.Capital Autumnal Fire $4
22.Original Sin Hard Cider $4
23.Unibroue Ephemere $5
24.Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Urbock $5
25.Coney Island Albino Python $6
26.Berliner Weissbier $5
27.Southern Tier Hop*Sun $2.25
Friday: Happy Hour 4:30 - 5:30. 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. Four courses, $40.
Blind Pig
Wychwood Hobgoblin England, Premium Bitter, 5.2% abv
Port Brewing Santa’s Little Helper San Marcos, CA, Imp. Stout, 10% abv
Ridgeway Lump of Coal England, Foreign Stout, 8% abv
Founders Imperial Stout Grand Rapids, Michigan, Imperial Stout, 10% abv
Sprecher Black Bavarian Glendale, Wisconsin, Schwarzbier, 5.86% abv
Unibroue La Terrible Canada, Belgian Strong Ale, 10.5%
Two Brothers Heavy Handed Warrenville, Illinois, India Pale Ale, 6.7% abv
New Holland Dragon’s Milk Holland, Michigan, Stout, 9% 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
Rogue Mogul Madness Newport, Oregon, American Strong Ale, 6.25%
Southern Tier Old Man Winter Lakewood, NY, American Strong Ale, 8% abv
Duchesse De Bourgogne Belgium, Sour Ale, 6.2%
Lagunitas IPA Petaluma, California, India Pale Ale, 5.7% abv
Anchor Christmas San Francisco, California, Spice Ale, 5.5% abv
Tucher Helles Hefe Weizen Germany, German Hefeweizen, 5.3% abv
Lindemans Framboise Belgium, Lambic, 2.5% abv
Kapittel Watou Blond Belgium, Belgian Ale, 6.5% abv
Young’s Double Chocolate Stout England, Stout, 5.2%
Guinness Dublin, Ireland, Dry Stout, 4.1% abv
cask: Arcadia Hopmouth
Thursday: Rare Beer Night.
BrewDog/Stone Brewing Bashah
Capital Eisphyre
Avery Mephistopheles
Left Hand Widdershins
Port Brewing Older Viscosity
Lost Abbey The Angel's Share Brandy Barrel
Blind Pig Brewery
Blind Pig Belgian Pale Ale
New Holland Dragon’s Milk Holland, Michigan, Stout, 9% abv
Veltins Pilsener Germany, Classic German Pilsener, 4.8% abv
Avery Old Jubilation Boulder, Colorado, English Strong Ale, 8% abv
Scaldis Noël Belgium, Belgian Strong Ale, 12% abv
Goose Island Bourbon County Stout Chicago, Illinois, Imperial Stout, 13% abv
Southern Tier Krampus Lakewood, New York, European Strong Lager, 9% abv
Heilemans Old Style Woodridge, Illinois, Pale Lager, 5% abv
Ballast Point Big Eye IPA San Diego, California, India Pale Ale, 6% abv
Kulmbacher Eisbock Germany, Eisbock, 9.2% abv
Guinness Ireland, Dry Stout, 4.1% abv
Sunday: 7-9 Trivia
Crane Alley
North Coast Scrimshaw Pilsner 4.4%
Moylan's Spiced Christmas Lager 6.0%
Morland's Old Speckled Hen 5.2%
Bell's Christmas Ale 5.8%
Three Floyds Pride & Joy 5.0%
He'brew Origin Pomegranate Ale 8.0%
Avery The Czar Imperial Stout 11.7%
Erdinger Hefe Weizen 5.3%
Guinness 4.2%
Great Divide Hibernation 8.7%
Chimay Trappist Tripel 8.0%
Ridgeway Santa's Butt Winter Porter 6.0%
Pabst Blue Ribbon 4.7%
Left Hand Fade To Black Export Stout 8.5%
Ridgeway Bad Elf 6.0%
Dark Horse Crooked Tree IPa 6.0%
coming soon:
Two Brothers Prairie Path Golden Ale 4.9%
Port Brewing Santa's Little Helper Imperial Stout
Mendocino Red Tail Ale
Lost Abbey 10 Commandments 9.0%
Left Hand Milk Stout (Nitro)
Dogfish Head 60 Min IPA 6.0%
Ballast Point Black Marlin Porter
Three Floyds Gumballhead Wheat Ale 5.0%
This weekend's food specials:
Shrimp Skewer with Scallops - Chile rubbed shrimp skewer with pan seared scallops over white rice, grilled bell peppers, and Ancho-passionfruit coulis
Filet Mignon - Grilled to your liking and served with wasabi mashed potatoes, sesame carrot salad, and ginger butter
Portabella Pizzetta - Pita pizza with spinach, red onion, tomatoes, mushrooms, marinara, and mozzarella
Cowboy Monkey
Saturday: The Jerkeys, $6, 10pm
Tuesday: Open Mic, 10pm, $2.50 Magic Hat; $2.50 Leinenkugel Sunset Wheat; $2.50 Bacardi drinks
Wednesday: Salsa, 10pm
Highdive
Friday: DJ Delayney $5, 10pm
Saturday: DJ $5, 10pm; $5 Long Island, $5 Vegas Bombs, $4 Captain Morgan drinks, $4 Jose Cuervo drinks
Tuesday: Open Mic Sessions, 9pm $5
Canopy Club
Friday: Transit, $5
Saturday: Earshot, $10 (in advance), 8pm
Tuesday: The Piano Man
Mike N' Molly's
Tap list as of Jan 5:
Founders Backwoods Bastard
Lefthand Warrior
Miller High Life
Dark Horse Plead the Fifth
Strongbow
Southern Tier Krampus
Harp
Pirat
Guinness
Two Brothers Red Eye (probably already gone)
Saturday: Alpha Mile, 10pm
Sunday: $1 High Life Pints / $2 shots of Tullamore Dew and John Powers, and Rails / $3 16oz Guinness
Monday: $1 PBR; Abe Froman Project, 9pm; Rockstar Karaoke, 10pm
Tuesday: $1.25 High Life/ $.50 off all taps
Wednesday: $2 Mickey's Big Mouth/$2.50 rail; Bingo, 9:30pm
Thursday: $2.50 Stella Artois bottles
Rotating taps:
Southern Tier Old Man Winter
Bells Christmas
Wednesday: Whiskey Wednesday, Bourbon + Rye
Thursday: Beer Class, $10, 9:30pm
Radio Maria
(tap list as of 01/03)
1. WitKap Pater Belgian Trippel $6
2.
3. Two Brothers Red Eye Coffee Porter $5
4. Port High Tide IPA $5
5. Dark Horse Scotty Karate $4
6. Arcadia Nut Brown $4
7. Avery The Czar Imperial Stout $4
8. Victory Prima Pils $5
9. Scaldis Noel Bush Ambree $6
10.Kulmbacher Eisbock $5
11.Green Flash Imperial IPA $5
12.Green Flash Hop Head Red $5
13.Unibroue La Terrible $6.5
14.Victory Hop Devil IPA $4
15.Victory Golden Monkey $5
16.Left Hand Milk Stout $4
17.Southern Tier Oat $6
18.Goose Island Bourbon County Stout $7
19.Petrus Blonde $6.5
20.Arcadia ESB $4
21.Capital Autumnal Fire $4
22.Original Sin Hard Cider $4
23.Unibroue Ephemere $5
24.Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Urbock $5
25.Coney Island Albino Python $6
26.Berliner Weissbier $5
27.Southern Tier Hop*Sun $2.25
Friday: Happy Hour 4:30 - 5:30. 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. Four courses, $40.
Blind Pig
Wychwood Hobgoblin England, Premium Bitter, 5.2% abv
Port Brewing Santa’s Little Helper San Marcos, CA, Imp. Stout, 10% abv
Ridgeway Lump of Coal England, Foreign Stout, 8% abv
Founders Imperial Stout Grand Rapids, Michigan, Imperial Stout, 10% abv
Sprecher Black Bavarian Glendale, Wisconsin, Schwarzbier, 5.86% abv
Unibroue La Terrible Canada, Belgian Strong Ale, 10.5%
Two Brothers Heavy Handed Warrenville, Illinois, India Pale Ale, 6.7% abv
New Holland Dragon’s Milk Holland, Michigan, Stout, 9% 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
Rogue Mogul Madness Newport, Oregon, American Strong Ale, 6.25%
Southern Tier Old Man Winter Lakewood, NY, American Strong Ale, 8% abv
Duchesse De Bourgogne Belgium, Sour Ale, 6.2%
Lagunitas IPA Petaluma, California, India Pale Ale, 5.7% abv
Anchor Christmas San Francisco, California, Spice Ale, 5.5% abv
Tucher Helles Hefe Weizen Germany, German Hefeweizen, 5.3% abv
Lindemans Framboise Belgium, Lambic, 2.5% abv
Kapittel Watou Blond Belgium, Belgian Ale, 6.5% abv
Young’s Double Chocolate Stout England, Stout, 5.2%
Guinness Dublin, Ireland, Dry Stout, 4.1% abv
cask: Arcadia Hopmouth
Thursday: Rare Beer Night.
BrewDog/Stone Brewing Bashah
Capital Eisphyre
Avery Mephistopheles
Left Hand Widdershins
Port Brewing Older Viscosity
Lost Abbey The Angel's Share Brandy Barrel
Blind Pig Brewery
Blind Pig Belgian Pale Ale
New Holland Dragon’s Milk Holland, Michigan, Stout, 9% abv
Veltins Pilsener Germany, Classic German Pilsener, 4.8% abv
Avery Old Jubilation Boulder, Colorado, English Strong Ale, 8% abv
Scaldis Noël Belgium, Belgian Strong Ale, 12% abv
Goose Island Bourbon County Stout Chicago, Illinois, Imperial Stout, 13% abv
Southern Tier Krampus Lakewood, New York, European Strong Lager, 9% abv
Heilemans Old Style Woodridge, Illinois, Pale Lager, 5% abv
Ballast Point Big Eye IPA San Diego, California, India Pale Ale, 6% abv
Kulmbacher Eisbock Germany, Eisbock, 9.2% abv
Guinness Ireland, Dry Stout, 4.1% abv
Sunday: 7-9 Trivia
Crane Alley
North Coast Scrimshaw Pilsner 4.4%
Moylan's Spiced Christmas Lager 6.0%
Morland's Old Speckled Hen 5.2%
Bell's Christmas Ale 5.8%
Three Floyds Pride & Joy 5.0%
He'brew Origin Pomegranate Ale 8.0%
Avery The Czar Imperial Stout 11.7%
Erdinger Hefe Weizen 5.3%
Guinness 4.2%
Great Divide Hibernation 8.7%
Chimay Trappist Tripel 8.0%
Ridgeway Santa's Butt Winter Porter 6.0%
Pabst Blue Ribbon 4.7%
Left Hand Fade To Black Export Stout 8.5%
Ridgeway Bad Elf 6.0%
Dark Horse Crooked Tree IPa 6.0%
coming soon:
Two Brothers Prairie Path Golden Ale 4.9%
Port Brewing Santa's Little Helper Imperial Stout
Mendocino Red Tail Ale
Lost Abbey 10 Commandments 9.0%
Left Hand Milk Stout (Nitro)
Dogfish Head 60 Min IPA 6.0%
Ballast Point Black Marlin Porter
Three Floyds Gumballhead Wheat Ale 5.0%
This weekend's food specials:
Shrimp Skewer with Scallops - Chile rubbed shrimp skewer with pan seared scallops over white rice, grilled bell peppers, and Ancho-passionfruit coulis
Filet Mignon - Grilled to your liking and served with wasabi mashed potatoes, sesame carrot salad, and ginger butter
Portabella Pizzetta - Pita pizza with spinach, red onion, tomatoes, mushrooms, marinara, and mozzarella
Cowboy Monkey
Saturday: The Jerkeys, $6, 10pm
Tuesday: Open Mic, 10pm, $2.50 Magic Hat; $2.50 Leinenkugel Sunset Wheat; $2.50 Bacardi drinks
Wednesday: Salsa, 10pm
Highdive
Friday: DJ Delayney $5, 10pm
Saturday: DJ $5, 10pm; $5 Long Island, $5 Vegas Bombs, $4 Captain Morgan drinks, $4 Jose Cuervo drinks
Tuesday: Open Mic Sessions, 9pm $5
Canopy Club
Friday: Transit, $5
Saturday: Earshot, $10 (in advance), 8pm
Tuesday: The Piano Man
Mike N' Molly's
Tap list as of Jan 5:
Founders Backwoods Bastard
Lefthand Warrior
Miller High Life
Dark Horse Plead the Fifth
Strongbow
Southern Tier Krampus
Harp
Pirat
Guinness
Two Brothers Red Eye (probably already gone)
Saturday: Alpha Mile, 10pm
Sunday: $1 High Life Pints / $2 shots of Tullamore Dew and John Powers, and Rails / $3 16oz Guinness
Monday: $1 PBR; Abe Froman Project, 9pm; Rockstar Karaoke, 10pm
Tuesday: $1.25 High Life/ $.50 off all taps
Wednesday: $2 Mickey's Big Mouth/$2.50 rail; Bingo, 9:30pm
Thursday: $2.50 Stella Artois bottles
CU Bars in the News; Wines at the Pines
Wines at the Pines
From WCIA, channel 3.
The Wines at the Pines website.
Tonight from 5-8 will be their Wines for the Doldrums of Winter tasting.
Located at 2860 South Philo Road; Urbana, 61802. (217) 607-0048
Winter Hours:
I'm not a wine guy, so it's probably not the place for me.
From WCIA, channel 3.
The Wines at the Pines website.
Tonight from 5-8 will be their Wines for the Doldrums of Winter tasting.
Join us Friday from 5-8 pm as we taste wines from California, France, and Argentina. We’ll kick off the line-up with 2 whites: Brander 2008 Sauvignon Blanc and Clayhouse’s 2008 Adobe White. For the red wine lovers, we’ll taste Hitching Post’s 2006 “Bien Nacido” Pinot Noir, a 2006 Bordeaux from Chateau Lagarosse, and a Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot blend from Valle Perdido. We will also have cheese and hummus plates available, as well as olive boats. For a sweet treat, try one of our homemade chocolate truffles or chocolate mousse in a Valrhona chocolate shell. Cheers!
Located at 2860 South Philo Road; Urbana, 61802. (217) 607-0048
Winter Hours:
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 9 am - 3 pm
Tuesday-Thursday: 9 am - 9 pm
I'm not a wine guy, so it's probably not the place for me.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
CU Bars in the News; Have You Made Plans for the New Year?
From WICD, ABC 15.
Have You Made Plans for the New Year?
Footage inside Radio Maria, interview with Jacob Daugherty, Brad making a drink.
Have You Made Plans for the New Year?
Footage inside Radio Maria, interview with Jacob Daugherty, Brad making a drink.
A down economy is not affecting Radio Maria.
Manager Jacob Daugherty is expecting an even bigger crowd than last year.
"We're actually higher on pre-sales this year than when we were last year for both the tasting menu New Years Eve at this time of the year," said Daugherty.
Both of these establishments offer packages that include dinner, drinks, and live entertainment.
"It looks like a very promising crowd so far and I think it should be a good time," said Daugherty.
Monday, December 21, 2009
CU Bars Christmas Hours/closings
Here's what's open: (the ones in Red are confirmed)
Crane Alley
Christmas Eve: 5pm to close
Christmas: 5pm to close
7 Saints
Christmas Eve: regular hours
Christmas: 5 pm to close (no kitchen)
Radio Maria
Christmas Eve: Closed
Christmas: Opening at 9 pm (no happy hour)
Boxing Day: No Brunch, opening at 5pm
Cowboy Monkey
Christmas Eve: closed
Christmas: closed
Highdive
Christmas Eve: closed
Christmas: closed
Blind Pig
Thursday, December 24th 3pm-2am
Friday, December 25th 8pm-2am
Thursday, December 31st 3pm-2am
Friday, January 1st 3pm-2am
Mike N' Molly's
Christmas Eve: 8pm
Christmas: 8pm
Dec. 26: 8pm
Canopy Club
no events listed, so probably closed
Blotini
unknown
Jupiters
Christmas Eve: regular hours
Christmas: open in evening/late
Jupiters at the Crossing
Christmas Eve: regular hours
Christmas: open in evening/late
Billy Barooz
Christmas Eve: closed
Christmas: closed
Esquire
unknown
Guidos
unknown; probably open
So, when you get tired of your family on Christmas Day, if you want to go to Downtown Champaign and have a good beer, 7 Saints is the place to go. Andy will be behind the bar. If you want pizza, go to Jupiters. If you are in Urbana, Crane Alley is the place to go. If you want to drink some beer and take the kids to play, go to Jupiters at the Crossing.
If any of the above is incorrect, or changes, or if you see a sign on a bar somewhere, let me know.
*edit; Radio Maria Information*
*edit; Blind Pig info*
*edit; added Mike 'N Mollys info*
On the left is the feedgit widget, it shows where people came from. This made me happy...
Decatur, Illinois arrived from google.com on "Vbg-log: CU Bars Christmas Hours/closings" by searching for champaign bars open christmas eve.
That means what I'm doing is worthwhile, at least one person used it. Sadly, it wasn't me, as I tried to go to Crane Alley at noon, and I didn't look to see that they don't open until 5. I knew that, I'm just a dumbass.
Crane Alley
Christmas Eve: 5pm to close
Christmas: 5pm to close
7 Saints
Christmas Eve: regular hours
Christmas: 5 pm to close (no kitchen)
Radio Maria
Christmas Eve: Closed
Christmas: Opening at 9 pm (no happy hour)
Boxing Day: No Brunch, opening at 5pm
Cowboy Monkey
Christmas Eve: closed
Christmas: closed
Highdive
Christmas Eve: closed
Christmas: closed
Blind Pig
Thursday, December 24th 3pm-2am
Friday, December 25th 8pm-2am
Thursday, December 31st 3pm-2am
Friday, January 1st 3pm-2am
Mike N' Molly's
Christmas Eve: 8pm
Christmas: 8pm
Dec. 26: 8pm
Canopy Club
no events listed, so probably closed
Blotini
unknown
Jupiters
Christmas Eve: regular hours
Christmas: open in evening/late
Jupiters at the Crossing
Christmas Eve: regular hours
Christmas: open in evening/late
Billy Barooz
Christmas Eve: closed
Christmas: closed
Esquire
unknown
Guidos
unknown; probably open
So, when you get tired of your family on Christmas Day, if you want to go to Downtown Champaign and have a good beer, 7 Saints is the place to go. Andy will be behind the bar. If you want pizza, go to Jupiters. If you are in Urbana, Crane Alley is the place to go. If you want to drink some beer and take the kids to play, go to Jupiters at the Crossing.
If any of the above is incorrect, or changes, or if you see a sign on a bar somewhere, let me know.
*edit; Radio Maria Information*
*edit; Blind Pig info*
*edit; added Mike 'N Mollys info*
On the left is the feedgit widget, it shows where people came from. This made me happy...
Decatur, Illinois arrived from google.com on "Vbg-log: CU Bars Christmas Hours/closings" by searching for champaign bars open christmas eve.
That means what I'm doing is worthwhile, at least one person used it. Sadly, it wasn't me, as I tried to go to Crane Alley at noon, and I didn't look to see that they don't open until 5. I knew that, I'm just a dumbass.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
CU Bars in the News; Champaign Bar Crackdown
Champaign Bar Crackdown, from wcfn49news.
Who's Jacob Doherty? Oh, they mean Jacob Daugherty, the manager of Radio Maria. (When I went to Army Journalism School, I would have failed for misspelling someone's name, or was it just 25 points off? Either way, you start with a 75, lose anymore and you fail.)
At least Jacob isn't as angry as he was about the parking garage thing.
(I couldn't find the video of this)
V
Dave Benton: Bar owners in Champaign getting pressured to do more to stop underage drinking.
They could soon face new fines for serving underaged drinkers.
Before now the underaged person was ticketed.
The city attorneys met with bar owners this week to talk go over the rules once again.
The mayor is frustratrated with bars that repeatedly serve underage people.
Bar managers say it's tough to do, especially when you transition from a restaurant to a watering hole.
Jacob Doherty, bar manager: There's a little awkward situation of walking up to people who have been there during dinner service to ask them for ID.
Dave: The city is trying to work everything out with its attorneys to see how it'd penalize bars and how much they'd pay.
Right now they're leaning towards a sliding scale, with harsher penalties for more violations.
Who's Jacob Doherty? Oh, they mean Jacob Daugherty, the manager of Radio Maria. (When I went to Army Journalism School, I would have failed for misspelling someone's name, or was it just 25 points off? Either way, you start with a 75, lose anymore and you fail.)
At least Jacob isn't as angry as he was about the parking garage thing.
(I couldn't find the video of this)
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Champaign bars in the news, 21 Bar Age by Default
This is an old blog, but it's a good one, especially considering that they are now going to be enforcing it.
Illini Pundit.com 21 Bar Age By Default.
Some highlights
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You'll note some of the comments...
As I got further into the comments I was getting the sense that the commenters didn't believe that Champaign would actually enforce the rule and close any bars.
You'll note these comments were in May.
Joe's Brewery was closed for seven days. C.O. Daniel's was ordered to raise their entrance age to 21 until Aug. 23, 2010.
Welcome to the nanny state.
Illini Pundit.com 21 Bar Age By Default.
Some highlights
In an odd twist, the State of Illinois is actually enforcing a local ordinance that provides the Illinois Liquor Control Commission (ILCC) justification to enforce vague and ambiguous guidelines to close a local bar down when they "negligently allow" underage drinking. The local ordinance in question is Section 5-44 Section B.further
It is too early to speculate on any political agenda, but this new heavy-handed approach by the ILCC will certainly result in a voluntary enforcement of a 21 bar age. It is an unaffordable financial risk and the only way to prevent violation of section 5-44 Section B is to prevent underage patrons in your bar. According to Larson, "personally I would rather have all the bars go 21 than live under the current policy.
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The ordinance is to allow under 21 into bars.
Since the State of Illinois is enforcing local code, it appears the power to address the situation will be in the hands of the City of Champaign. It doesn't seem to be a question of "can they", but instead a question of "will they" repeal the ordinance.
You'll note some of the comments...
This separation of entrance from consumption age is the root cause of the problem. Having it in place requires more unenforceable laws, greater infringement of human rights and wastes vast amounts of public resources (one might add; provides justification for some of our public servants). The solution is exceedingly simple. Lower both the drinking and entrance age to 19 or keep both at 21 years of age.Lower either the drinking age, or raise the entrance age.
As I got further into the comments I was getting the sense that the commenters didn't believe that Champaign would actually enforce the rule and close any bars.
You'll note these comments were in May.
Joe's Brewery was closed for seven days. C.O. Daniel's was ordered to raise their entrance age to 21 until Aug. 23, 2010.
Welcome to the nanny state.
Champaign bars in the news, Dangerous Roads
From Oct 8, 2009; Channel 3; Dangerous Roads
In this interview, Jacob Daugherty from Radio Maria complains about the city of Champaign's plans to tow cars parked on the streets overnight.
Jacob believes that forcing people to get their cars off the streets will cause more people who have drank too much to get behind the wheel.
In this interview, Jacob Daugherty from Radio Maria complains about the city of Champaign's plans to tow cars parked on the streets overnight.
Jacob believes that forcing people to get their cars off the streets will cause more people who have drank too much to get behind the wheel.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Champaign bars in the news
Champaign taking on bar owners over underage drinking
Some highlights...
The article then goes to talk about how bars get penalized for underaged drinking.
This seems to be an example of how most of the townies hate students. The article is clearly aimed at making bars look bad. (It also is trying to demonize underage drinking). If the city has a problem with all the underage drinking, then they should put that fine money to use and create a place where underage people would want to go. Until there is a viable alternative to the campus bars, then people underage will go to the campus bars. Unless it's strictly enforced that no one under 21 can enter a bar, there will be underage drinking at bars.
When there's greater enforcement at the bars, people who want to drink will then go to other less supervised places (parties). I'd assume binge drinking at bars is less of a problem than at kegger parties; I know it is from my experience.
Also, underage clubs have a stigma attached to them. That stigma will have to be removed before it will be an acceptable place for people under 21 to go.
I find it also interesting, that most of the bars that are the problem, are in Campus. Do I know what bars are in campus? No. Why don't I know what bars are in campus? Because I don't go to campus. Why don't I go to campus? Because I don't want to be the creepy old man at the campus bar. Am I the only person who feels that way? Probably not.
So what does that mean? That means that, most likely, no other townies (over college age) go to the campus bars. The people complaining about underage drinking at campus bars, are only the politicians. Locals aren't going to Kam's on Friday nights and being offended by all those 19 year old's drinking. It's the mayor of Champaign who doesn't like it. Does he go to Kam's on Friday night to have a beer, and to enjoy himself? Or if he does go there, is it to see how many underage drinkers there are?
My solution? Do I have one?
Until Champaign provides a viable alternative to campus bars, (that doesn't have the stigma attached to it of under 21 clubs) there will be an issue of underage drinking.
The options are either:
Lowering the drinking age.
Creating a place for 18-20 year olds to go.
Or, stopping the punishment of people for breaking a bad law.
Until any of those happen, there will still be a problem of underage drinking in Champaign.
Why was Stage 2 in Peoria successful? Because people under 21 couldn't get into bars.
Some highlights...
Champaign plans to issue city citations to bars where minors are frequently found in possession of alcohol.So, if you are a bar where minors go, you can expect to possibly get fined.
Mayor Jerry Schweighart, who is also the city's liquor commissioner, said the city is working to establish a format in which liquor-license holders, after a certain number of minors have been ticketed, will also face city penalties.The article doesn't say how many tickets will cause the bar to receive a fine.
Penalties could be up to a 30-day suspension, fines or a combination, Schweighart said. City attorneys are working on the details, and no date to begin the new procedures has yet been determined, he said.The article then goes on to talk about a "Fall Barscramble". Almost promoting it, as opposed to talking about the actual story. It spends 7 paragraphs talking about the barscramble.
The article then goes to talk about how bars get penalized for underaged drinking.
This seems to be an example of how most of the townies hate students. The article is clearly aimed at making bars look bad. (It also is trying to demonize underage drinking). If the city has a problem with all the underage drinking, then they should put that fine money to use and create a place where underage people would want to go. Until there is a viable alternative to the campus bars, then people underage will go to the campus bars. Unless it's strictly enforced that no one under 21 can enter a bar, there will be underage drinking at bars.
When there's greater enforcement at the bars, people who want to drink will then go to other less supervised places (parties). I'd assume binge drinking at bars is less of a problem than at kegger parties; I know it is from my experience.
Also, underage clubs have a stigma attached to them. That stigma will have to be removed before it will be an acceptable place for people under 21 to go.
I find it also interesting, that most of the bars that are the problem, are in Campus. Do I know what bars are in campus? No. Why don't I know what bars are in campus? Because I don't go to campus. Why don't I go to campus? Because I don't want to be the creepy old man at the campus bar. Am I the only person who feels that way? Probably not.
So what does that mean? That means that, most likely, no other townies (over college age) go to the campus bars. The people complaining about underage drinking at campus bars, are only the politicians. Locals aren't going to Kam's on Friday nights and being offended by all those 19 year old's drinking. It's the mayor of Champaign who doesn't like it. Does he go to Kam's on Friday night to have a beer, and to enjoy himself? Or if he does go there, is it to see how many underage drinkers there are?
My solution? Do I have one?
Until Champaign provides a viable alternative to campus bars, (that doesn't have the stigma attached to it of under 21 clubs) there will be an issue of underage drinking.
The options are either:
Lowering the drinking age.
Creating a place for 18-20 year olds to go.
Or, stopping the punishment of people for breaking a bad law.
Until any of those happen, there will still be a problem of underage drinking in Champaign.
Why was Stage 2 in Peoria successful? Because people under 21 couldn't get into bars.
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