A new brew from 5 Rabbit Cerveceria launches today at 20 Chipotles in Chicago.
Cultivate Farmhouse Ale — made with organic multifloral honey from Morelos, Mexico — debuted at Chipotle’s third annual Cultivate Fest last weekend in Lincoln Park.
Bedford Park-based 5 Rabbit made about 30 barrels of the beer. Half was consumed at the fest, and the rest was bottled to be sold at Chipotles until it’s gone.
5 Rabbit CEO Andres Araya says the brewery was approached by the burrito chain a few months ago to create a beer specifically for the festival. “Part of the thing that we really like about Chipotle and that we have in common is the attention to the ingredients and the sourcing of the ingredients,” Araya says. “It’s just nice to work with like-minded people.”
Chipotle regularly carries two of 5 Rabbit’s year-round beers — 5 Rabbit Golden Ale and 5 Vulture Oaxacan-Style Dark Ale — in 15 Chicago restaurants.
Cultivate Farmhouse Ale will sell for $4 a bottle at these Chipotle locations:
Broadway and Belmont
Clybourn Commons
State and Jackson
Franklin and Lake
Michigan and Wacker
Clark and Diversey
Sheridan and Albion
Belmont and Kenmore
State and Grand
Damen and Wabansia
Franklin and Monroe
Madison and LaSalle
Madison and State
Elston and Logan
Clinton and Monroe
North and Wells
Addison and Elston
Lincoln and Peterson
Ashland and Diversey
Western and Roscoe
