Draft List for Weekend of December 8-10

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

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cedar brown ale ($6 snifter/no growlers)

pub-style brown ale brewed with chocolate and munich malts, making for a full-bodied toasty complexity with a touch of juniper on the finish. 5.2% abv

 

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

rustic blonde lager beer brewed with toasted hickory bark. crisp and clean with a very light finish of toasted marshmallow and campfire smoke. 5.2% abv

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wild grapevine saison  ($6 snifter/$17 growler fills)         

farmhouse ale brewed with wild grape leaves, green grapes and toasted vines. soft, spicy flavors with white grape character and an oak-like finish from the vines. 5.6% abv

stein beer ($6 snifter/no growler fills)        
strong ale brewed by putting hot granite rocks into the mash and using them to heat the mash to a boil. the hot rocks caramelized the sugary grain making for a decoction-like step mash process. hops are added to the mash for some bitterness. the wort is then sparged and fermented without boiling. robust with high alcohol, a little caramelization and interesting malt complexity. 8.3% abv

 

session saison ($5 goblet/no growler fills)                    

low alcohol classic farmhouse ale. brewed with pilsner malt fermented with house culture. boiled for 2 hours over a wood fire. some might say this beer is a crispy crusher. 3.8% abv 

basil ipa ($6 snifter/no growler fills-we have bottles)    
one of our all-time classics! this beer’s aroma comes from basil rather than hops. brewed with lemon basil, sweet basil, and tulsi basil from our garden; honey from our friends at Royal Bee in Steeleville; grain from Sugar Creek Malt; and fermented with our house culture. Bright basil and hop-like aroma that tastes fresh now but stands up well to aging. 6.7% abv

cherry bark stein ($6 snifter/no growler fills) 

another stein-brewed beer where the hot granite rocks were used as the heat source for the boil instead of external heat. cherry and oak barks were used to flavor this dark beer, giving it an unusual sour, lightly smoky, and incense-like flavor profile. 4.7% abv

131 ($6 snifter/no growler fills-we have bottles)

this unique farmhouse ale is an imprint of its place and time. brewed with 131 different leaves, roots, bark, flowers, seeds, and fungi from the height of the growing season, it conveys a subtle earthiness and spice that is characteristic of our location in southern illinois. 5.3% abv     

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strawberry rhubarb ($6 snifter/no growler fills- we have bottles)

sour ale made with local strawberries and rhubarb fermented with our house culture.  5.5% abv

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non-alcoholic   coffee from dark matter ($5) • ginger beer ($4)

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Bottles

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

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dandelion ginger tonic ($15)

bottle-conditioned 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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honey beer ($17)

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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wild carrot & nettle ($17)

light golden farmhouse ale brewed with wild carrot leaves, and stinging nettle. earthy and spicy effervescent. 5.2% abv • 500 ml

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131 ($17)

this unique farmhouse ale is an imprint of its place and time. brewed with 131 different leaves, roots, bark, flowers, seeds, and fungi from the height of the growing season, it conveys a subtle earthiness and spice that is characteristic of our location in southern illinois. 5.3% abv  •  500 ml 

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strawberry rhubarb  ($17)

sour beer made with local strawberries and rhubarb fermented with our house culture.  5.5% abv  •  500 ml

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black cherry ($17)

sour black beer brewed without hops; made with wild cherry bark and a hefty dose of chocolate malt in the grain bill. fermented with our wild house culture, the beer gives flavors of chocolate-covered cherries, incense, and baking spice. 5.6% abv • 750 ml

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basil IPA ($17)

one of our all-time classics! this beer’s aroma comes from basil rather than hops. brewed with lemon basil, sweet basil, and tulsi basil from our garden; honey from our friends at Royal Bee in Steeleville; grain from Sugar Creek Malt; and fermented with our house culture. Bright basil and hop-like aroma that tastes fresh now but stands up well to aging. 6.7% abv • 750 ml

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roselle ($17)

this farmhouse ale was brewed with roselle, a type of hibiscus flower, from our garden. roselle has a natural tartness reminiscent of cranberries and tart cherries and adds a hint of pink color to this dry and lightly funky farmhouse ale. 5.5% abv • 750 ml

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foeder-aged porter ($20)

this robust porter brewed with a hefty dose of chocolate malt and a touch of sweet cicely flowers, then aged in our 7 bbl oak foeder from foeder crafters in Missouri. veevtly smooth with a strong oak backbone, a hint of licorice, and a very light acidity. 5.5% 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 farmer, Kris Pirmann 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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Roasted Squash  ($15) 

Topped with roasted squash spread made with tahini and spices and chevre goat cheese

 

Sliced Pepper ($15) 

Topped with heirloom tomato sauce from our garden, house-made pickled peppers, sausage from Wenneman's, and mozzarella

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Bloomsdale Cheese Platter ($18)

One of the world's finest goat cheese is made from Baetje farms, just over the river in St. 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 our hearth bread.
 

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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 (contains nuts)
  Herb Salt

  Olive Oil

  House-made Spicy Harissa

  Fresh Radishes

  Pickled Squash

  Grisonthaler, an Emmenthaler-style cow's milk cheese from Grison Creamery

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Bread Loaves To-Go 

Wheat & Spelt Boule ($8)

Walnut & Sunflower Seed Loaf ($10)