Draft List for Weekend of March 29 - 31

*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

dead leaves ($6 snifter/no growler fills)        
english pub-style ale brewed with dried oak, hickory, and maple leaves. crisp and easy drinking with a tannic leafy finish 5.6% abv

 

estate saison ($5 goblet/no growler fills)                    

lclassic Belgian-style farmhouse ale brewed with pilsner malt from Sugar Creek Malt and our own estate-grown cascade and chinook hops, used fresh off the bine. Fermented dry with our house culture for a spicy, tropical, lightly funky finish. 4.5% abv

baby basil ($5 goblet/no growler fills-we have bottles)    
smaller version of 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. 4.2% abv

fig leaf and sweet clover stout ($5 goblet/$15 growler fills) 

an English style stout, notes of chocolate, vanilla, anise from addition of fig leaves, sweet clover and anise hyssop grown around the brewery. 4.7% abv

beet weiss ($6 snifter/$17 growler)

bright purple from the addition of a copious number of beets from our garden, this refreshing berliner weiss-style sour beer has subtle notes of apple, pear, and earthy undertones. 4.2% abv     

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sour plum ($6 snifter/$17 growler fills)

sour beer fermented with our house culture, then re-fermented for three months on local green gage plums. 5.5% abv

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non-alcoholic   coffee from dark matter ($5) • lemongrass 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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mumm ($15)

sour dark ale brewed without hops. bittered and flavored with herbs from our garden: basil, sage, rosemary, lavender, lemon thyme; and fermented with our wild house mixed culture. 4.2% abv•  500 ml

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wild grapevine saison  ($17)      

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

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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 and fermented with our house culture. 5.5% abv  •  500 ml 

sassafras saison ($17)
bottle-conditioned farmhouse ale brewed with file' spice made from sassafras leaves; tropical notes of ginger, lemongrass, and passionfruit with a dry, lightly acidic finish. 6.1% abv

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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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wild cherry biere de garde ($20)

bottle-conditioned beer brewed over a wood fire in our copper kettle with grain from our friends at Sugar Creek Malt, Illinois-grown hops, and wild cherry bark from our property. woodsy, slightly smoky bark character with bright cherry aromas and a clean malt-forward finish. 7.0% abv  •  750 ml

 

black walnut ($20)

dark lager brewed with southern Illinois black walnuts, toasted in our oven. rich and robust with a chocolate malt background, a slight fruity cherry profile and a nutty finish. 6.2% abv •  750 ml

 

chanterelle biere de garde ($25)

bottle conditioned farmhouse ale brewed with chanterelle mushrooms we foraged from the woods around the brewery. 6.5% abv  •  750 ml

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Food

 *Pizzas available starting at 2:00 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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Heirloom Tomato ($15)

Topped with a tomato sauce made with our heirloom tomatoes, mozzarella, and dried basil from our garden

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Arugula & Sausage ($15)

Topped with sauce made with heirloom tomatoes from our garden, sausage from Wenneman's, fresh arugula from our garden, 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

  Pickled Carrots

  Wild Garlic & Spring Green Pesto

  Harissa

  Grisonthaler, emmenthaler-style swiss cow's milk cheese from Grison Creamery

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