National Keeper Cup Weekend Held at The Fifty/50 June 17-19

Wicker Park upscale sports bar The Fifty/50 (2047 W Division St) will host its 1st annual National Keeper Cup Weekend from Friday, June 17 through Sunday, June 19.

The Fifty/50 is known for serving its four draft beers and six specialty summer cocktails (all listed below) in its signature Fifty/50 branded red 24oz plastic keeper cups every summer. Every time a patron buys a 24oz keeper cup specialty cocktail or beer during National Keeper Cup Weekend, they will receive a raffle ticket. The Fifty/50 will then give away prizes for winning raffle tickets often throughout the weekend that will include multiple sets of 100-level Cubs tickets (Cubs v White Sox, Cubs v Cardinals, Cubs v Reds, others) Fifty/50 private parties, Fifty/50 gift certificates, Roots Handmade Pizza gift certificates, Bleeding Heart Bakery gift certificates, and more.

Proceeds from every keeper cup sold during National Keeper Cup Weekend will benefit the Cubs' Ryan Dempster's "Dempster Family Foundation" (http://dempsterfamilyfoundation.org/) and the New York Yankees' Curtis Granderson's "Grand Kids Foundation" (http://grandkidsfoundation.org). Both Dempster and Granderson are friends of The Fifty/50's owners and managers. Granderson is also an investor in The Fifty/50.

The Fifty/50 will show the Cubs v Yankees games all weekend long on its 18 flatscreens with sound during National Keeper Cup Weekend.

Summer Specialty Cocktails served in The Fifty/50's signature 24oz red keeper cups
Naughty Lemonade ... $10
Skyy Passion Fruit Vodka and freshly-squeezed lemonade

The Dog Day Afternoon ... $12
Ultimat Vodka, Ty Ku liqueur, muddled lemons, ginger simple syrup, freshly-squeezed grapefruit juice, and a splash of club soda

Turtle's Summer Shandy ... $10
Avion Tequila, freshly-squeezed wild berry lemonade, and ginger ale

The Svedka Screw ... $10
Svedka Clementine Vodka, freshly-squeezed orange juice, blood orange puree, Sprite, and club soda

Rum Runner ... $10
Captain Morgan Spiced Rum, Malibu Pineapple Rum, freshly-squeezed orange juice, pineapple juice, and cranberry juice

The Pama Margarita ... $10
Jose Cuervo Tradicional Tequila, Pama liqueur, freshly-squeezed orange juice, freshly-squeezed lime juice, housemade sour mix, and a splash of Mexican lager

Draft beers served in The Fifty/50's signature 24oz red keeper cups
Goose Island Summertime ... $8
Goose Island 312 ... $8
Stella Artois ... $8
Hoegaarden ... $8

About The Fifty/50: Dining scene vets Greg Mohr and Scott Weiner co-own this Wicker Park tri-level restaurant and 18-flatscreened upscale sports bar with a 65-seat outdoor patio that was recently voted the best sports bar in America by Yahoo! and Thrillist and was also named best sports bar in the country by Maxim magazine. Open for lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch, The Fifty/50 specializes in fresh, scratch-made elevated comfort fare ranging from the tri-meat blended "The Triple Secret Burger", to in-house smoked pulled pork and ribs with housemade BBQ sauce, to its massive chicken wings recently voted "Best Wings In Chicago" by RedEye, Metromix, and WGN that are now also served in the bleachers at Wrigley Field during every Chicago Cubs game. TThe Fifty/50 is also known for its 24oz cocktails served in red "keeper" cups and irresponsibly low-priced bottle service. Located at 2047 W Division St (773.489.5050), The Fifty/50 is open 11am-2am Monday thru Thursday, 10am-2am Friday, 10am-3am Saturday, and 10am-2am Sunday. Additional info, full menus, and complete booze lists available at http://www.TheFifty50.com/. "Like" The Fifty/50 on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/TheFifty50 and follow The Fifty/50 on Twitter at http://twitter.com/TheFifty50 and check out The Fifty/50 on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/TheFifty50Chicago

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