Pencil This In: Firkin Friday At The Bavarian Lodge; 'The Interview Show' Fifth Anniversary At Hideout

By Chuck Sudo in Food on Jan 31, 2013 6:25PM

Beer

It's another Firkin Friday at the Bavarian Lodge with a tapping of a barrel aged Schneider Aventinus Weizen-Eisbock. This is a wheat eisbock weighing in at a hearty 12 percent alcohol content, by volume. The first version of this eisbock came about largely by mistake. During one delivery of Aventinus Doppelbock in Germany over 60 years ago a barrel froze. When it thawed, the result was a highly concentrated beer. Schneider's Hans Peter Drexler decided to recreate this serendipitous event in the brewery's controlled surroundings. The Bavarian Lodge will tap the beer at 5:30; it's first come, first served. (1800 Ogden Avenue, Lisle)

Talk Show

Mark Bazer celebrates five years of The Interview Show with an anniversary show 6:30 p.m. Feb. 1 at Hideout. Guests include writer Bill Zehme, chef Stephanie Izard, musician and artist Jon Langford and comedy troupe Schadenfreude. Admission is $8.

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