Chicago DUers...time for another get-together.

[greatauntoftriplets]

We can't let Boston out-party us, can we? And, with Susang having a milestone birthday coming during May, we must celebrate that auspicious occasion in the usual way...by drinking.

Just before the last get-together, we had talked about visiting the restaurant where RandomKoolzip works. Shall we do that this time or return to old haunts?

Any Sunday in April is good for me. In May, the 1st, 15th and 29th are out.

What does everyone say?

Info on RKZ's place below.

Hopleaf
5148 N. Clark, Chicago
Tel: [phone]

At the risk of creating the same old guide to Andersonville as the rest, a best-of isn’t a best-of without a mention of the Hopleaf. With arguably the best beer selection in Chicago—so large there’s a menu—Hopleaf is a must on any beerlover’s list. Belgian beers are best represented among the international roster, including tasty lambics that would have even habitual amaretto sour drinkers switching alcohol allegiances.
The recently-added (and smoke-free) back room makes getting a table fairly easy, though the addition of a Belgian-pub grub menu makes for much more crowded and noisy Sunday afternoons than in days past. Luckily, the food’s quality keeps up with the beer, with surprisingly upscale offerings like duck sandwiches and

http://centerstage.net/bars/hopleaf.html

[XNASA]

1. Duck Sandwiches?!?!?!?!?

I'm sold!

Actually, May is bad for me too. Lot's of out of town activity.

But April would be fine.

[Sannum]

2. oooh...

I so want to make it this time, but I can't in April...Well, the beginning of April, anyway.

I hope to make it this time!

[Magrittes Pipe]

3. Bonus info re: Hopleaf.

Apparently, they let 16-year-old kids drink.

So any underage DUers wanna join us, this would be the place.

[terrya]

8. That GD moderator is now legal.

So, he wouldn't be a problem anymore.

[Susang]

10. Shhhh....

They're not particularly proud of that. :cry:

Remember, we want them to be still open for business when we go. ;-)

[datasuspect]

19. THAT is useful info

$$$$$

[Magrittes Pipe]

4. terrya's birthday is coming up.

I had a birthday in March, as did dolo amber, and Koolzip hisself.

:beer:

[terrya]

5. Thank you!

Yes...I am having a birthday around that time. :-)

We can have a mass b-day celebrations thing....yours, dolo amber's, RKP's.

But let's not do Celtic Crossings again.

T

[dolo amber]

6. No, let's not

Lovely bar, but I really don't want to go to Ye Olde Graybar Hotel for pummeling a zither player. :D

[greatauntoftriplets]

7. Does Celtic Crossing not want us back????

Just joking!

A mass birthday celebration sounds good.

[nickgutierrez]

9. I'm in.

May 28th probably won't be a good day for me, but most others will probably work. :hi:

[Radical Activist]

11. I guess you don't want to come to the Champaign meetup?

Why would anyone in Chicago go to that if there's a Chicago DU meetup one week before or after it.

[greatauntoftriplets]

13. I can't speak for the others....

but there is no way I can spend a weekend in Champaign.

[Radical Activist]

14. Its a 2 hour drive at most

No one would need to spend an entire weekend.

[greatauntoftriplets]

15. I won't drink and drive that distance.

And as caregiver to my 93-year-old mother, I cannot be gone for long periods of time.

[eyesroll]

16. Just remember -- a few people who attend Chicago gatherings

actually live in the Milwaukee area, and probably wouldn't be coming to Champaign regardless.

[eyesroll]

12. I'm in, schedule-depending...

A lot is up in the air right now for me, schedule-wise, so I have no idea when's good. I'll go if I can.

[greatauntoftriplets]

17. Monday afternoon kick....

:beer:

[greatauntoftriplets]

18. Kick back to the front page...

so the evening crowd sees it.

[terrya]

20. Let's kick this again.

:-)

[greatauntoftriplets]

21. Thanks, terrya!

:hi: