Trick-or-BEER! Halloween Events
Halloween brews, pumpkin carving & fall-flavored truffles! Halloween is just around the corner and Katherine Anne Confections, The Bar on Buena and Fountainhead are celebrating with amazing holiday-themed parties. Whether you choose to sip on some Southern Tier Pumking or nibble on a Pumpkin Pie Truffle, Halloween isn’t just about trick-or-treating anymore!
NOVEMBER FLAVORS PREVIEW PARTY
AT KATHERINE ANNE CONFECTIONS
Friday, October 25
5:30-8:30 p.m.
Fall is officially here and flavors like cinnamon, pumpkin, apple and gingerbread are filling the air in the Katherine Anne Confections kitchen! Katherine Duncan, founder and confectionista of Katherine Anne Confections, a locally-focused chocolatier, is in her kitchen creating delicious fall flavors and is excited to host a November Preview Party with her mouth-watering truffles, caramels and marshmallows! This month, Katherine Anne Confections is excited to release the delicious pie-themed truffles from last year. Perfect for bringing the family together around Thanksgiving, these truffles are just the right dessert of pie in chocolate form. Fall flavors like pumpkin, pecan, grapefruit and ginger are the perfect additions to the delicious chocolate ganache!
Be among the first to preview and indulge in 13 new limited edition, un-launched truffles, caramels and marshmallows to be released in November. In addition to some brand new flavors, Katherine has thrown in some fall classic favorites to entice all KAC lovers like the Brandied Apple Truffle and Earl Grey Tea Caramel. The treats will be available at the confiserie.
Attendees will enjoy an evening of food, fun and new friends, including delicious savory bites from FIG Catering. Get into Katherine’s kitchen and celebrate the new season in the most delicious way possible! $25, includes an evening of food and fun. Space is limited and truffles are made to order, so reserve your spot today!
TRUFFLES:
Pumpkin Pie: white chocolate, pumpkin, fall spices, milk chocolate enrobed, graham streusel.
Pecan Pie: bittersweet chocolate, roasted pecans, maple syrup, FEW bourbon, cloves, ginger.
Apple Pie: white chocolate, sautéed local apples, cinnamon, oatmeal streusel.
Grapefruit Pistachio: bittersweet chocolate, fresh grapefruit juice & zest, roasted pistachios.
Brandied Apple: milk chocolate, local apples, brown butter, calvados apple brandy.
Pear & Goat Cheese: white chocolate, roasted local pears, cloves, fresh chevre.
Orange + Rum + Raisin: semisweet chocolate, orange zest, rum-soaked raisins.
CARAMELS/MALLOWS:
Chocolate Peanut Butter: classic caramel, bittersweet chocolate, organic peanut butter.
Ginger: our honey caramel infused with fresh, ground, and crystallized ginger.
Blood Orange Rosemary: rosemary-infused caramel with blood orange.
Gingerbread: classic caramel infused with fresh and ground ginger, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice.
Earl Grey Tea: our soft caramel infused with SenTeaMental Moods loose-leaf earl grey tea.
Cranberry Marshmallow: our pillowy ‘mallow infused with cranberry juice.
Katherine Anne Confections
2745 W. Armitage
Chicago, IL 60647
THE GREAT PUNK’N PARTY
AT FOUNTAINHEAD
Tuesday, October 29
4:00 p.m.
Fountainhead, a well-known craft beer and whisk(e)y bar in Chicago’s Ravenswood neighborhood focusing on local and seasonal food, is excited to host the third annual Halloween event: The Great Punk’n Party! The event will begin when the doors of Fountainhead open for the day with seasonal pumpkin and fall beers on tap. At 7 p.m., Fountainhead will be tapping Southern Tier Pumking and Uinta Punk’n and pouring them through pumpkins lined up on the bar.
To set the mood for this Punk’n Halloween celebration, guests can grab an amazing Halloween-style beer and carve some pumpkins while jammin’ to an incredible punk rock playlist (Fountainhead reserves the right to take back any carving tools after a few of these punk’n brews!). Get a pumpkin and a pumpkin poured beer for $15. And of course, Chef Cleetus Friedman has added some fall-inspired dishes to the new fall menu like the Pretzel Crusted Salmon and Beer Braised Brisket to compliment the amazing beer selection. Purchase tickets here: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/502654
The Punk’n Tap List:
Jolly Pumpkin Parcela
Greenbush Unicorn Killer
Destihl Samhain Pumpkin Porter
Anchor Brewing Big Leaf Autumn Maple
Fountainhead Chicago
1970 W. Montrose Ave.
Chicago, IL
FRIGHT FLICKS AND DREADFUL DRAUGHTS
AT THE BAR ON BUENA
Thursday, October 31
7:00 p.m.
Halloween is here—that means ghosts, goblins, witches brews and of course, scary movies and delicious hallows beer! The Bar on Buena is celebrating Halloween with a special Fright Flicks and Dreadful Draughts event! This special line-up will feature all hallow’s brews and holiday appropriate music and movies. Costumes are encouraged—$1 off drafts for those who dress up!
For more information, check out the Facebook Event Page.
The Draft List:
Great Lakes Nosferatu Imperial Ale
Ommegang/Game of Thrones Take the Black Stout
Southern Tier Pumking Imperial Pumpkin Ale
The Bar on Buena
910 W. Buena
Chicago, IL, 60613