Draft List for Weekend of March 24 - March 26

*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

  

wild cherry bière de garde ($6 snifter/no growler fills- we have bottles)

copper-colored French-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

 

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

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foeder-aged grapevine ($6 snifter/$17 growler fills)                    
farmhouse ale brewed with wild grapevines and fermented with our house culture, then aged for a year in an oak foeder. lightly tart with notes of oak, peaches, and white grape, this beer is similar to an oak-aged sauvignon blanc. 5.9% abv

oak leaf ale ($5/$15 growler fills)        
easy-drinking English-style special bitter, brewed with oak leaves from our property. a classic pub ale with a smooth malt backbone, a fruity aroma, and a crisp tannic finish from the leaves. 4.7% 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

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

lightly tart farmhouse ale brewed with southern Illinois peaches from Mileur Orchards and dry-hopped with Illinois-grown hops. crisp and refreshing with subtle notes of peach. 5.5% 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   hot pour-over coffee from dark matter ($5) • basil 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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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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fig porter ($17)

porter brewed with 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. 5.6% abv • 750 ml

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wild cherry bière de garde ($20)

fcopper-colored French-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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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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Foraged Spices, Honey & Goat Cheese ($15) 

Topped with freshly ground file spice (made with foraged sassafras leaves), spicebush berries, honey, and chevre goat cheese.

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Sausage and Tomato ($15) 

Topped with tomato sauce from our garden, sliced sausage from Wenneman's, and mozzarella.

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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

  Harissa (spicy pepper spread)

  Green Tomato Pickles

  Pickled Cardoons

  Chevre Goat Cheese from Baetje Farms  

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