Bier Markt

Speakeasy Now Open just below the Bier Markt…

Speakeasy is open every Friday and Saturday night 8pm-2am. (Thursday Live Music Nights coming this Fall–Don’t miss our new cocktail lounger right below Bier Markt!)

Check out the culinary cocktail list inspired by Cleveland’s long history of bootlegging and raved about in the New York Times…
Speakeasy Cocktails*The Rosemary*–rosemary gin, dry vermouth
*Bee’s Knees*–honeycomb gin, cane syrup, fresh lemon
*O’ Sweet Brandy*–brandy infused with toasted honey walnuts
*Manhattan Pig*–caramelized bacon bourbon, sweet vermouth, bitters
*Pepperoncini Martini*–pepperoncini vodka, fresh lime, seltzer
*Rome with a View*–Campari, dry vermouth, fresh lime, cane syrup, seltzer
*Pimm’s Zingiber*–pimms No.1, fresh lemon, cane syrup, fresh ginger root, seltzer
*Spanish Lover*–cachasa, fresh lime, fresh ginger, cane syrup, seltzer
Speakeasy Punches (serves 4)
*Claret Jug*–red wine, fresh lemon, luxardo, cane syrup, seltzer
*Rum Runner*–coconut rum, brandy, cranberry, fresh orange, pineapple

——————————————————————————–
Cento/Bier Markt News, Events & Save The DATES!

Finally, after 3 years of cooperation with the City of Cleveland Historical Society and Storefront program, we were able to install operable windows to give the front lounge area the patio feel it was meant to have.

Cento Kids – Sunday, August 30th, 2-5pm
Enjoy a nice family Sunday for the last time until after the Browns win the Super Bowl.
The kids cook, you chill, and we clean.

——————————————————————————–
Pimp the Imp Weekend – Thursday, September 17th thru 20th
Indigo Imp, Cleveland’s newest brewery, is releasing their latest creation, the Gatekeeper, an open-fermented Porter. To celebrate the event, the Brewmaster, Matt Chappel and his wife, Kathy, will be joining us on September 17th to enjoy tasting the Imp beers. Bar Cento will be Pimping the Imp all weekend serving on draft:
Gatekeeper Porter
Jester Belgian-style IPA
Blonde Bombshell Golden Ale

——————————————————————————–
Oktoberfest Beer Dinner – Thursday October 1st
Make reservations now (Make them online at www.barcento.com) for the artisanal 5-course dinner celebration prepared by Chefs Michael Nowak and Adam Lambert paired with Oktoberfest seasonal brews.
Salad of Belgium Endive & Mixed Greens w/ Juniper Vinaigrette
Soup of Mussels & Clams w/ Ohio Potato
Traditional Plum Pierogi w/ Smoked Duck
Sauerbraten of Lamb w/ Ohio Fall Veggies
Mascarpone & White Chocolate Mousse w/ Pumpkin Sabayon

——————————————————————————–
Kick off Cleveland Beer Week with the Avery Experience – Monday October 19th
We are honored to be joined by one of the pillars of the American Craft Brewing community, Adam Avery, as he offers the “Avery Experience” in Speakeasy. Adam will also be bringing a couple of extremely rare vintage bottles from his personal beer cellar to share and discuss with the crowd. An opportunity like this only comes around once in a Blue Moo…well maybe once in an Avery White Rascal. Tickets ($35) are on sale at the Bier Markt today and include the beer tasting and Roman buffet provided by Bar Cento.

——————————————————————————–
Vintage Beer Week – Wednesday October 21st through Sunday the 25th
As a way to close out the festivities of Cleveland Beer Week, we will be tapping some rare aged Belgian beers at the Bier Markt & Bar Cento including vintages from Gulden Draak, Augustijn Grand Cru, , Bruges Zot, De Dolle Dulle Teve, Rodenbach, Grimbergen, Maredsous, and others. These tappings are a must for any true beer geek…or anyone who just wants to start at the top.

——————————————————————————–
2nd Annual Pumpkin Beer and Pumpkin Carving Contest – Thursday, October 29th
Come buy a Pumpkin beer and get a free pumpkin to carve in the front Lounge and patio. Bar Cento recommends you finish your carving before you finish your third round of pumpkin beer! Best Pumpkin Winner wins a dinner for two at Bar Cento.

——————————————————————————–
Woody: Pour you a beer, Mr. Peterson?
Norm: Alright, but stop me at one…make that one-thirty

by John Petkovic / Plain Dealer Reporter
Wednesday August 12, 2009, 5:00 PM

Eliot Ness won’t be busting down the doors of Speakeasy. (Well, yeah, the Untouchable is long dead, like the Prohibition era.)
But the just-opened Speakeasy does recreate a bit of the flavor of illegal drinking spots of the 1920s.

It’s located in a dimly lighted basement below McNulty’s Bier Markt, 1948 West 25th St., Cleveland. It doesn’t have a sign. And owner Sam McNulty isn’t really telling people about it.

But there it was on Saturday, Aug. 8, packed with sippers of old-style and out-there cocktails.

“I’ve always thought that going out for a cocktail is a great way to escape the mundane realities of life,” says McNulty. “And I was thinking: What was the ultimate escape? The speakeasy during Prohibition.”

The concept started brewing in McNulty’s head last year, 75 years after the repeal of Prohibition, which banned the sale of alcohol for consumption.

“It turned the country on its head and affected the drinking habits of a lot of people, like my family,” says McNulty. “You know, I’m Irish.”

Just because he’s Irish doesn’t mean McNulty is content with Irish pubs. He also owns the Belgium-beer-themed Bier Markt and the adjacent pizza-and-wine spot Bar Cento.

With Speakeasy, he used vintage chandeliers and wood to make the bar feel like something from another time.

“The bar is made out of an Amish barn from the 1800s,” says McNulty. “And we came up with a totally different cocktail menu.”

No doubt. The Pimm’s Zingiber made my lips pucker in a new way. I didn’t try the Manhattan Pig, but it sure sounds different.

“It’s bourbon and vermouth infused with bacon,” he says. “I got the idea from reading about old speakeasies, where they’d infuse alcohol with different flavors.”

In the 1920s, the alcohol was so rough-and-tumble, they had to do that to mask the flavor. McNulty promises that Speakeasy’s alcohol is top-shelf.

“People used to distill their own gin in the back,” he says. “It’s still illegal to do that — and the last thing we’d want is to get busted. Our Speakeasy is legit.”