Draft List for Weekend of June 2 - June 4

*we are cash only!*   *all prices include tax*  try a flight of 4 for $12 

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elecampane brown ale ($5 goblet/$15 growler fills)

brown ale with subtle camphor and licorice aroma, brewed with the root of the elecampane flower, which resembles a sunflower. 6.1% abv

  

hickory farmhouse ale ($6 snifter/$17 growler fill)

rustic farmhouse ale brewed with toasted hickory bark, fermented with our house culture, then conditioned for a year with a wild brettanomyces yeast strain. dry and effervescent with a hint of incense, toasted marshmallow, and earthy bitterness. 5.6% abv

 

dry-hopped paw paw ($6 snifter/$17 growler fill)         

dry-hopped sour ale with paw paw, a local, wild native fruit from the forest. tropical flavors from the fruit and hops, lightly tart. 4.0% abv

fig porter ($5/$15 growler fills)        
porter brewed with coffee and a hefty dose of chocolate wheat malt from Sugar Creek Malt, mashed through juniper, and brewed with Chicago Hardy figs from our property. cinnamon, orange peel, and clove aromas complement a chocolatey base beer.  5.2% abv

 

sassafras pilsner ($5 goblet/$15 growler fills)                    

a classic German-style pilsner brewed with sassafras leaves from our property. crisp and lightly bitter with a citrus aroma from the leaves and a touch of extra body and kettle caramelization from our wood-fired kettle. 4.5% abv

barrel-aged plum ($6 snifter/$17 growler fills)    
sour ale fermented with our wild house culture, then aged in wine barrels for over a year. refermented in stainless steel with southern illinois-grown green gage plums. oaky with a tart and fruity finish from the plums. 6.5% abv

single tree hickory ($6 snifter/no growler fills -- we have bottles) 

sour ale brewed without hops. made with grain fro Sugar Creek Malt, bittered and flavored with hickory leaves, nuts, and bark, and fermented with our house mixed culture. notes of incense and toasted marshmallow. 5.8% abv

honey beer ($6 snifter/no growler fills-we have bottles)

tripel-style strong ale brewed with local honey and fermented with our house culture. classic dry and spicy character with a peppery phenolic aroma, which morphs to bubble gum and blonde stone fruits as it warms. 8.9% abv 

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smoked lager ($5 goblet/$15 growler fill)

easy-drinking blonde lager brewed with pilsner and a touch of Munich malt, with a hint of smoked barley from Sugar Creek Malt's wood-fired sainnhus. 4.3% abv

non-alcoholic   cold-brew coffee from dark matter ($5) • lemon balm soda ($4)

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Bottles

Cold bottles available for here and all bottles available at cellar temp to-g0

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kvass ($15)

sour ale brewed with toasted house-made hearth bread mashed overnight. the bread liquor is then steeped with grains, sparged, boiled, and fermented with our sourdough culture. a surprisingly refreshing beer that is tart and bready, and reminiscent of a gose from the small addition of salt in the bread. 3.1% abv  •  500 ml

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dry-hopped peach ($15)

sour ale brewed with grain from Sugar Creek Malt and fermented with our wild house culture. dry-hopped with Illinois-grown hops and peaches from Mileur Orchard.

5.5% abv • 500 ml

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dandelion ginger tonic ($15)

sbottle-contioned sour beer brewed without hops. bittered and flavored with southern illinois-grown dandelion, ginger, carrot tops, and clover, and fermented with our wild house culture. 4.4% abv • 500 ml

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maypop ($17)

sour beer brewed without hops. fermneted with our wild house culture and flavbored with wild southern illinois passion fruit (maypop from our property). tropical aromas with a sweet-tart finish. 4.6% abv  •  500 ml

 

single tree hickory ($17)

bottle-conditioned sour ale brewed without hops. made with grain fro Sugar Creek Malt, bittered and flavored with hickory leaves, nuts, and bark, and fermented with our house mixed culture. notes of incense and toasted marshmallow. 5.8% abv • 500 ml

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dry-hopped sassafras ($17)

sour wheat beer brewed with sassafras leaves from our property and Illinois-grown Macinac hops. refreshing summer beer with notes of citrus and pineapple. 4.1% abv • 500 ml

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honey beer ($17)

sour tripel-style strong ale brewed with local honey and fermented with our house culture. classic dry and spicy character with a peppery phenolic aroma, which morphs to bubble gum and blonde stone fruits as it warms. 8.9% abv • 500 ml

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chestnut & oak ($17)

lightly tart amber farmhouse ale aged on roasted southern Illinois-grown chestnuts and oak heartwood. aromas of vanilla, cinnamon, and cherry with a delicate nuttiness on the finish. a great beer to pair with turkey and holiday festivities. 6.2% • 750 ml

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wild cherry bière de garde ($20)

copper-colored rench-style farmhouse beer brewed with wild cherry bark from our property. Malty with a crisp finish, with notes of cherry soda, incense, and baking spices. 7.0% abv • 750 ml

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marigold ($20)

farmhouse style ale bittered and flavored with marigold flowers and leaves and fermented with our wild house culture, then aged in oak for 9 months. 6.4% abv • 750 ml

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ebulon ($20)

this barrel-aged beer was brewed based on historical records for a beer called "ebulon," which was brewed with elderberries and aged in oak. accounts describe it as being port wine-like from the robust elderberry flavor, oak aging, and residual sweetness. we do an abbreviated solera aging, in which we pull a portion of a barrel for packaging each year, and top the same barrel off with fresh beer. the beer in this year's 2023 batch is now a blend of beers from fine years ago until today, brewed with elderberries from our property. 10.3% abv • 750 ml

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black walnut ($20)

dark lager brewed with southern illinois black walnuts, crushed and toasted in our wood-fired oven and added to the boil. fascinating flavors of nocino, sweet baked bread, and stone fruit.  6.2% abv • 750 ml

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black trumpet biere de mars ($20)

dark farmhouse beer brewed with black trumpet mushrooms from our property. notes of earthy chocolate with a crisp finish and a cellared mushroom character. 6.9% abv • 750 ml

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chanterelle bière de garde ($25)

a scratch classic! this bottle-conditioned farmhouse ale has an especially crisp malt profile from the pilsner, vienna and munich malts from sugar creek malt, and a snappy, refreshing finish. robust apricot aroma with a classic mushroomy cellr finish from the chanterelles. one of our absolute favorite beers. 6.5% abv • 750 ml

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Food

 *Pizzas available starting at 4:00 on Fridays and Noon on Saturday and Sunday

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Our food is almost entirely locally sourced. Bread is made entirely with local flour from Janie’s Mill in Ashkum, Illinois, fermented with our sourdough culture, and baked in our wood-fired brick oven. Pizza dough is made with King Arthur flour. Produce is foraged on our land, grown on property managed by our farmers Kris Pirmann and Adriane Koontz, or purchased from local farmers. Goat cheese is from Baetje Farms, located outside Ste. Genevieve, Missouri.

Wood-Fired Oven Pizza (approximately 12 inches)

Our pizzas are stretched lovingly by hand. Please allow 20 minutes or longer if we are busy. 

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Margherita ($15) 

Topped with house-made tomato sauce and mozzarella

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Sausage & Green Onion ($15) 

Topped with pork sausage from Wenneman's, fresh green onions from the garden, pickled cardoons & olive oil

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Bloomsdale Cheese Platter ($18) 

One of the world's finest goat cheeses is made at Baetje farms, just over the river in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. A gold medal winner, chosen as one of the top 16 cheeses in the world at the world cheese awards, the pyramid-shaped Bloomsdale is a mold-ripened cheese rolled in a mixture of ash and salt. As the cheese ages it becomes softer and creamier around the rind and takes on blue cheese flavor compounds. Served with Scratch's house-made bread. 

Picnic Plate ($20)
Feeds 2 people or 4 as an appetizer. Assorted foods from our garden and breads made with Illinois flour from Janie’s Mill. All of the sides were prepared in our kitchen with our own garden-grown produce. This week we have:
  Wedges of House-Made Bread (Wheat)
  Herb Salt

  Olive Oil

  Pickled Cardoons

  Pickled Radishes

  Arugula Pesto

  Grisonthaler Cheese (swiss cheese style cow’s milk cheese from Grison Creamery) 

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Walnut & Sunflower Bread with Chevre + Honey ($10)

Three thick slices of our walnut & sunflower loaf served with chevre goat cheese and local honey

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Local Lore Ice Cream ($6)

Half pint of regionally-sourced ice cream from Local Lore Farm made with fresh strawberries ($6)

Ice cream sandwich made with strawberry ice cream between two ginger-molasses cookies ($7)

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Hearth Bread To-Go

Half Walnut & Sunflower ($10)

Red Fife & Spelt ($9)

Franconian-Style Rye Boule ($9)