Start: July 04, 2009 at 10:00 AM

End: July 05, 2009 at 03:00 AM

Enjoy the festivities of "National 40oz Week" in Chicago

The Fifty/50 will celebrate a patriotic beverage with "National 40oz
Week" running Monday, June 29 through Sunday, July 5 that's chock full of
drink and food specials, parties, and special events.
 
Known for its rotating 40oz of the week served in a brown paper bag and its
scratch-made comfort food, The Fifty/50 will feature a different 40oz-er
each day/night during "National 40oz Week" for just $5 (normally $8) and a
different entertaining event like the Colt 45 launch party, team trivia night, a
sit-down tasting dinner where each of the four courses are paired with
different sommelier selected 40oz pours, Cubs game specials, and a 4th of
July blowout party.
 
Malt liquor was created by Midwesterners in the late '30s shortly after the
Prohibition repeal that finally gave Americans access to a stronger brew for
less money. Malt liquor jumped into the America's consciousness in 70s
thanks to Redd Foxx as pitchman and appearances in blaxploitation films. In
the '80s, Billy Dee Williams made the 40oz an icon. The 40 was the rapper
beverage of choice in the early 90s. Present day, the malt liquor 40oz-er is
mainstay for college students and young professionals.
 
You can also check it all out at at The Fifty/50's website.

Saturday July 4

10 a.m. - 3 a.m.
Olde English Fourth of July Party All Day, All Night
$5 Olde English 40oz-ers
$5 Woodford Reserve Bourbon
Party hard while celebrating our independence from those Old English.