<\/a><\/p>\nYup, we said Arts Fest.<\/p>\n
Color us a bit surprised when we received an email trumpeting the beer selection at the Bucktown Arts Fest, Saturday and Sunday at Senior Citizens Memorial Park. We fully expected a beer tent with maybe 312 or perhaps Blue Moon being offered. Nope. Instead, the annual festival teamed up with distributor River North to put together an impressive tap list.<\/p>\n
Among the beers to be tapped: Goose Island’s Imperial IPA, Perennial’s Aria, Flossmoor Station Mycetes Belgian Mushroom Ale and the Local Option’s American Muscle Double IPA.<\/p>\n
Aria<\/strong>, from Perennial Artisan Ales in St. Louis, is a Belgian ale brewed with Brettanomyces which — according to the brewer — creates “deeper aromatics of stone fruit and\u00a0farmhouse pollen and flavors of honey and green\u00a0tea.”<\/p>\nFlossmoor Station’s Mycetes Belgian Mushroom Ale<\/strong> was brewed with a little over 45 pounds of Hedgehog Mushrooms, which are edible. A long-time reader of our site emailed me a few months ago after trying the mushroom ale and said, surprisingly, “It works! Not overpowering fungi at all<\/em>.”<\/p>\nLocal Option describes American Muscle<\/strong>, which clocks in at 12.5% ABV, as a “New world Double IPA.”<\/p>\nAggressively late-kettle and dry hopped with four quintessential varietals of American hops; this beer is built like houses used to be built. A strong malt backbone balances a rich, flavorful palate of citrus fruit with floral and earthy notes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Here’s the full list of beers being tapped:<\/p>\n
Saturday, August 24<\/strong><\/p>\n\nGoose Island Illinois Imperial IPA (2 p.m.)<\/li>\n Stillwater Stateside Saison (2 p.m.)<\/li>\n Jolly Pumpkin Calabaza Blanca Wit (TBA)<\/li>\n Speakeasy Double Daddy IIPA (TBA)<\/li>\n Perennial Aria Belgian Ale (TBA)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nSunday, August 25<\/strong><\/p>\n\nPrairie Ales Prairie Ale (1 p.m.)<\/li>\n Flossmoor Station Mycetes Belgian Mushroom Ale (1 p.m.)<\/li>\n Local Option American Muscle IIPA (TBA)<\/li>\n Ommegang Iron Throne Blonde Ale (TBA)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nTwo beers will be tapped at a time. Once a keg blows, they’ll tap the next one(s).<\/p>\n
The Bucktown Art Fest takes place on Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Senior Citizens Memorial Park (2300 N. Oakley Chicago, IL).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Drink well — very well, actually, at this weekend’s Bucktown Arts Fest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12130,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[769,742],"yoast_head":"\n
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