Thursday, April 22, 10pm
We are opening the first bottles of Isle Of Jura Prophecy. This is the first Peated Whisky from this West Coast of Scotland Island Distillery. Master Distiller Willie Tait will be in attendence to discuss the process involved in creating this fantastic new whisky.
Wednesday, April 21, 7pm
In conjunction with our own Hard Country Wednesdays, Delilah’s is very pleased to be hosting a tasting of all currently available High West Whiskies. High West is Utah’s only distillery and one of the most interesting in the industry today. Owner David Perkins will be in all night to sample and discuss his Rendezvous Rye, 16yr and 21yr Rye expressions and his new vatted Bourye – two types of Rye mixed with one Bourbon. Free.
Tuesday, April 20, 8:00pm
We are hosting a visit and sampling from Koval – Chicago’s only boutique distillery. Owners Robert and Sonat will be on hand to taste out their five white whiskies (American Oat, Levant Spelt, Midwest Wheat, Raksi Millet and Rye Chicago) and discuss their growing local distillery. Free.
Monday, April 19th @ 8:00 pm
We are hosting the perfect Whiskey opener with Diageo Master of Whiskey Marty Duffy. Marty will be sampling at least one whiskey from every major region in the world. Scotch, Bourbon, Irish and Canadian Whiskies will be sampled. We will be discussing all aspects of Whiskey – ideal for the novice and expert alike. Free.
On Tuesday, September 29th, Delilah’s will be hosting a comprehensive tasting of Oktoberfest, Harvest & Pumpkin beers. We will be tasting every possible version of these beers available in this market – plus a five year vertical of Ayinger Oktoberfest. Some of the beers being tasted include, but are not limited to: Ayinger Oktoberfest, Paulaner Oktoberfest, Hacker-Pshorr Oktoberfest, Becks Oktoberfest, Goose Island Oktoberfest, Summit Oktoberfest + Sierra Nevada Harvest Ale + Buffalo Bills Pumpkin Ale, New Holland Ichabod Pumpkin Ale, Dogfishead Pumpkin Ale, Lakefront Pumpkin Lager & O’Fallen Pumpkin Ale. This is guaranteed to be ideal for both the new enthusiast as well as the long term aficionado – and talk about becoming an educated shopper.
Tuesday, September 29th, 5pm – 9pm
Delilah’s, 2771 N. Lincoln Ave, Chicago
(773) 472-2771
There is no cost to attend and the various beers will be available to purchase by the 2oz sample, whole bottle/pint, or as a complete sampling – information about the beers will be available. Feel free to call with any questions.
6pm until 9pm.
We will be tasting all sixteen different absinthes currently available in America, including Sirene, made in Evanston by the North Shore distillery. Yes, this is absinthe – real wormwood absinthe, banned for decades but back for our enjoyment. Several of the producers and their representatives will be present and materials about the products will be available. This tasting is part of our Vincent Van Gogh Birthday celebration, thus we will be screening Van Gogh related films all night, feature custom Absinthe cocktails and be spun by Amsterdamned DJ Mike Miller.
The cost is $20 to taste them all.
For more information contact Mike (773) 472-2771 or mike@delilahschicago.com
Saturday, December 13th, Noon until 5pm, we will be hosting our 10th Annual Christmas and Winter beer tasting. This is the largest tasting of Christmas and Winter beers held anywhere in North America. There will be 100+ beers available to sample from all over the globe – many brands in multiple vintages. Some of the beers included in this brilliant tasting are Anchor Christmas Ale (6 vintages), King & Barnes Christmas Ale (5 vintages), Sam Smith’s Winter Welcome (6 vintages), Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale (6 vintages) + Goose Island Christmas Ale, Three Floyds Alpha Claus Christmas Porter, Lakefront Holiday Spice Lager, Summit Winter Ale, Capitol Winter Skal, St. Freulian Noel, Fantome Winter 1998 +++
The cost to attend the tasting is $20.00.
20 Sample tickets and information about the beers will be provided.
On Saturday, February 23rd from Noon to 6pm, Delilah’s hosts its tenth annual vintage beer festival. More than seventy beers, primarily strong ales, from over 50 breweries will be tasted – side by side, for the first time ever in Chicago – many in multiple vintages.
Regionally, Three Floyds, Goose Island, Greg Browne Brewing, Capitol, Two Brothers, Rock Bottom, Flossmoor Station, Flatlander’s, Bell’s & Lakefront Brewing will be represented, and many of these brewers will be in attendance.
Strong ales have been traditionally brewed during and for the winter and early spring months and are quite suitable for aging – often being brewed a year before release. Many of the ales for this tasting will be sampled in vintage, the J.W. Lees Harvest Ale, for instance, will be available from both the 1989 and 1999 vintage and the George Gale’s Prize Old Ale will include a 1996 and 1997 – plus eight vintages of Sierra Nevada’s Bigfoot Barley Wine.
A very unique experience to sample all these strong beers together – along with vintage dated brews including: Anchor Old Foghorn, Avery Hog Heaven, Thomas Hardy’s Ale, Harvey’s Elizabethan, Skull Splitter, Portland Brewing Adam Barley Wine, Dog Fish Head Immort Ale, Lucifer, Trois Pistoles & La Fin Du Monde from Unibroue, Malheur Millennium, Capitol Blonde Dopplebock – multiple vintages, Two Brothers Bear Tree Weiss Wine, Maredsous Triple, EKU 28, and the French Belzebuth, Rogue Ales Old Crusty and Young’s Old Nick.
Admission is $20 for a sampling of the offerings. Information concerning each product will be available. This tasting is a must. Feel free to call or email for more info.
We are happy to announce our 9th Annual Christmas and Winter beer tasting. This is the largest tasting of Christmas and Winter beers held anywhere in North America. There will be 100+ beers available to sample from all over the globe – many brands in multiple vintages.
Some of the beers included in this brilliant tasting are Anchor Christmas Ale (6 vintages), King & Barnes Christmas Ale (5 vintages), Sam Smith’ s Winter Welcome (6 vintages), Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale (6 vintages) + Goose Island Christmas Ale, Three Floyds Alpha Claus Christmas Porter, Lakefront Holiday Spice Lager, Summit Winter Ale, Capitol Winter Skal, St. Freulian Noel, Fantome Winter 1998 & more!
The cost to attend the tasting is $20.
Sample tickets and information about the beers be will be provided.
The Juke Box That Rocks
Starring: Cameron Mitchell, Isela Vega, Jorge Luke. Directed Albert Marshall (a.k.a. Alberto Mariscal). Isela Vega plays a woman consumed with hate when gunmen murder her husband. She hires notorious gunman Huck (Mitchell) to raise and train her son Judd (Luke) in the “art of the pistol” in order to become a tool for her sordid desire for revenge. (92mins)
