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Sustainably Produced Craft Beer
Indigenous Wet Hop Rye IPA - 6.7%
Little Italy Honey Basil - 4.8%
SunCup Lemon Wheat - 4.8%
Soul Butter Triple IPA - 8.0%
Ethel The Frog ESB - 5.5%
Pearl's Pale / Gringo Gold - 4.8%
Sleeping Bear Brown - 4.7%
Red Zeppelin - 4.7%

Izzy the Nose Session IPA - 4.7%
Mexican Vanilla Red Zeppelin - 4.7%
Watermelon Little Italy Honey Basil - 4.8%

*Northwoods Sodas & Draft Cultured Kombucha too!

House-Made Ciders 

Goodfellow's Hard Cider 4.5%
Cranberry Goodfellow's Cider 4.5%
Sombra Lemon Lime Cider 4.5%

*We make our own ciders from Michigan apples w/o sulphites!

Local Kombucha & Sodas

2 rotating draft kombuchas from Cultured Kombucha regularly

Bottled Northwoods Sodas 

Local Munchables 

Shortie's Sweet & Savory Shortbreads

Natural Northern Foods dips & spreads:

Cherry Jalapeño Spread*
Asiago & Spring Onion Spread* &
Original Fishtown Whitefish Pate*
*Bubbie’s Bagels chips included $10!


Great Lakes Potato Chips



Beer Descriptions

Indigenous Wet Hop Rye IPA - 6.7%

We hand harvest undried (wet) whole cone hops from our hop yard 60 seconds away and walked right into the brewhouse! Juicy fruit, citrus and small piney notes leap from the glass. Multitudes of multifaceted fresh hops twirl and eddy and finish with a firm and balanced foundation of bitterness while the malt and rye provide the spicy base. A careful selection of hop varieties are used with special techniques to make the most exquisite of all wet hop beers. All wet hop IPAs want to be Indigenous.

Little Italy Honey Basil  - 4.8%

This beer is another fine example of a culinary inspired creation from Brewmaster John Niedermaier. Produced with honey from our hives here on the farm and a blend of Terra Firma and California sweet basil. Brewed with our honey along with a blend of Terra Firma grown and California sweet basil. This beer presents beautifully with a rich, golden hue and bright, white, creamy head. The experience continues with delightful aromas from basil and honey which transfer to the palate then fade gracefully leaving a nice, clean finish. This lovely variation is made with whole real watermelons to make a totally crushable summer beverage, it's delicious!

Watermelon Little Italy Honey Basil - 4.8% 

This lovely variation is made with whole real watermelons to make a totally crushable summer beverage, it's delicious!

SunCup Lemon Wheat - 4.8%

We brew SunCup with single ingredient lemon juice, barley and this year with sustainable Kernza wheat! The same variety we are currently growing here on the farm. Take a growler or two home for cold shrimp salads, tuna fish sandwiches or just sit in the sun and sip it with snacks. We love to serve it with freshly cracked black pepper and have 4 to choose from in the taproom!! 

Soul Butter Triple IPA - 8.0%

Soul Butter...Oh man... intensely hoppy but not bitter American style Triple IPA old school.  Aromatic and enormously complex, big hop flavor dominates without all that bitterness. Late hop additions means that Soul Butter is overcharged with floral, spicy and intricate hop flavors. Butter yourself up.  



Ethel The Frog ESB - 5.5%

Extra Special Bitter with pronounced hop flavor. Malt and caramel body with a wonderful hop "Flying Circus" mouth feel. True to the Extra Special Bitter style, Ethel The Frog is brewed using rich, flavorful malts that provide a substantial, smooth bodied beer. Ethel then veers to the left just a bit and deviates from the style slightly by using non-traditional hop varieties. The use of these hops provides the beer with more up-front hop aroma and flavor, as well as subtly enhanced bitterness in the finish. Named after a somewhat obscure Monty Python skit.  

Pearl's Pale / Gringo Gold - 4.8%

This Pale Ale used to be brewed for 3 Northern Michigan restaurants nearly 20 years ago at Traverse Brewing and it's back! It's a lovely crisp and clean American Pale Ale w/ a tiny bit of hops in the finish and was designed to go great with all kinds of different foods like, spicy hot, smoky BBQ, crisp salads, seafood, deserts, fruits & veggies and everything in between. Visit Pearl's New Orleans Kitchen and both Red Mesa grills to see how well it works with great food or take a growler home and test it yourself!

Sleeping Bear Brown Ale - 4.8%

Sleeping Bear Brown is back! Subtle malt flavor is balanced with clean hop character, yielding a nicely rounded flavor profile. Light brown in color with a mildly nutty character, this beer appeals to a wide audience and pairs well with many dishes. One of the first widely distributed craft beers in Michigan, Sleeping Bear Brown was originally produced by Traverse Brewing Company. 

Red Zeppelin - 4.7%

Our famous Red Ale is perfectly balanced and designed for summer weather and the food that follows. Look for it's easy drinking goodness around the Northwoods including at Jacob's Farm just outside of town. 

Mexican Vanilla Red Zeppelin - 4.7%

Deep, rich Vanilla from Mexico makes this version of our crazy popular Red Ale so sumptuous that you'll want to take a growler home for your dessert (and maybe stop off for ice cream too).

Izzy the Nose Session IPA - 4.7% 

Izzy is the answer to session IPA fans biggest complaint, unsatisfying beer.
By using select specialty malts, whole cone hops & dry-hopping Izzy is able to deliver body AND hop flavor, not lop-sided & unbalanced fizzy hop water.
Grab a growler for those hot days & be cool.


Goodfellow's Hard Cider - 4.5%

Our straight cider is made with Michigan apples from our friends at Pux Cider.  

We make all our own ciders in house w/o sulphites.

Cranberry Goodfellow's Hard Cider - 4.5%

Single ingredient cranberry juice makes this cider slightly sweet & slightly tart.

It's more than slightly delicious.

Sombra Hard Cider - 4.5%

This unique cider is so quenching with it's citrus forward stance that it seems like you HAVE to be in the sun to enjoy it. Fortunately that's just not so.