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Starters
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Paper Route Pretzel
Freshly baked, soft Bavarian pretzel served with horseradish mustard & beer cheese
$13
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Shitake Potstickers
Shoyu, Pickled Ginger, Fried Garlic
$15
News Writer Wings
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Jumbo Bone-in Hot Wings
House-made sauces: buffalo, bourbon BBQ, red hot, honey garlic, sweet heat
One pound $16
Two pounds $30
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Boneless "Wings"
House-made sauces: Mild or Hot Buffalo, Bourbon BBQ, honey Sriracha
One pound $16
Two pounds $30
Sandwiches & Wraps
All sandwiches & wraps served with fries. Sub onion rings, tots, or side salad for $2. Sub gluten conscious bun $2-
Fish Tacos
Mahi Mahi, Poblano Avocado Crema, Pineapple Pico, Baja Slaw
$17
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Turkey Club
Smoked Turkey, Candied Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato, Pickle, House Mustard
$16
Salads
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Strawberry Pecan Salad
Fresh spinach, candied bourbon pecan, Strawberry, Boursin Cheese, Honey Balsamic. (Add chicken $4)
$15
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Ceasar Salad
Romaine-Arugala-Herbed Panko-Pecorino-Lemon Zest
$15
Front Page Flatbreads
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Italian Flatbread
Slsicccia-Pepperoni-Basil-Roasted Garlic
$16
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Grilled Veggie Flatbread
Zucchini-Squash-Bell Pepper-Portobella-Boursin Cheese
$14
Smash Burgers
Locally Raised (Ruth Family Farms) certified Angus smash burgers served with fries. Sub onion rings, tots, or side salad for $2. Sub gluten conscious bun $2-
Bacon Burger
Bourbon Cheddar, Bacon Jam, Pecan Wood Bacon, Caramelized Onion Aioli, Pickle, Brioche Bun
Single $15
Double $17
Triple $19
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Old Herald Smash
American cheese, pickle, onion, smoked ketchup, brioche bun
Single $12
Double $14
Triple $16
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The Sweet Heat Burger
Candied Jalapeño, Candied Pecan Bacon, Pepperjack Cheese, horseradish cream cheese, brioche bun
Single $15
Double $17
Triple $19
Entrées
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Chicken Alfredo
Pappardelle, Provel Creme, Lemon Thyme Thigh, Roasted Tomatos
$22
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Fish and Chips
Spent-grain Beer-battered cod, Slaw, Comeback Sauce, French Fries
$18
Soup of the Day
Please ask your server for a description of the soup we're currently offering-
Bowl
$8
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Cup
$5
Kids
Kids menu-
Chicken Bites with Fries
$6
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Slider with Fries
$6
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Grilled Cheese with Fries
$6
All spirits are produced and bottled in-house! All are smooth and sippable. Most bottles available for purchase for your home bar! Try a flight of any 3 spirits for $12 and receive 10% of any bottle purchase!
Agave
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Ardent Agave
40% ABV ⁄ unaged. Uniquely smooth and flavorful agave spirit (made like premium tequila). Made from imported blue weber agave, fermented in-house a low temperatures (like lagering a beer) to draw out more tropical character. Distilled capturing only the best cuts for the smoothest agave sipper on the planet!
Pour / simple cocktail $8
750 ml bottle (to go) $32
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Agave Rosa
47.5% ABV ⁄ 1yr. Smooth ardent agave rested in a port wine cask. Floral, flavorful, smooth. Makes an incredible paloma!
Pour / simple cocktail $10
375 ml bottle (to go) $26
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Ardent Agave - Extra Añejo
46% ABV ⁄ 3yr+. Ardent agave aged in a new charred oak barrel (like bourbon). Wonderful bourbon-like nose with a smooth and complex finish. Amazing crossover between bourbon and tequila. Limited edition. You won't be sorry you tried this unique sipper
Pour $12
750 ml bottle (to go) $60
Bourbon
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Ghostwriter, Straight Bourbon Whiskey
45% ABV ⁄ 4yr+. Distiller Derik is blending some great barrels while his house-distilled whiskeys are maturing downstairs. Ghostwriter is one of the smoothest and tastiest bourbons you'll find. 21% rye mash bill blended from 4-6yo barrels
2 oz pour $10
750 ml bottle (to go) $45
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B is for Bourbon
62.5% ABV ⁄ 2+ years. Our single barrel cask strength, unfiltered straight bourbon fermented, distilled, and aged in-house. This release is only 26 months old but exhibits more maturity than the age implies. Made from Illinois-grown grains including 60% corn, 15% wheat, 15% rye, and 10% barley. This barrel was privately selected by Col. Steve Akley for the ABV barrel shop
Pour $8
750 ml bottle (to go) $48
Vodka
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Ardent Vodka
34.6% ABV ⁄ unaged. Gluten-free 100% corn-based vodka. Plain vodka from the plains. Super smooth with a clean finish... Just as vodka is supposed to be
Pour / simple cocktail $6
750 ml bottle (to go) $22
Unique Spirits
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Horseradish Spirit
40% ABV ⁄ unaged. World-famous horseradish spirit (as seen on Places to Love with Samantha Brown and PBS Travels with Darley). We redistill our vodka with locally grown horseradish. Aromatic, crazy smooth, sips like a dirty martini, and makes a killer bloody Mary!
Pour $6
750 ml bottle (to go) $28
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Coffee Spirit
45% ABV ⁄ unaged. We redistill ardent vodka with locally roasted and freshly ground coffee from Mina's espresso (grown on their family farm in Minas, Brazil). Silky smooth, aromatic with fresh coffee notes without bitterness. Take your espresso martini to the next level!
Pour $6
750 bottle (to go) $30
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The Confluence Blend
50% ABV ⁄ 2023. Experience the coming together of the world's best spirits. We blend our rum with straight bourbon whiskey and age in an añejo tequila cask. Characteristics of each spirit come through with each sip changing as it crosses your pallet. Unique sipper... Killer base for a Manhattan
Pour $10
750 ml bottle (to go) $50
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HotShot
42.3% ABV ⁄ 2yr. Ardent vodka aged in Tabasco pepper barrels. Layers of flavor from the barrel and a spicy finish. Unfiltered so some pepper bits are still in the bottle. Try in a bloody Mary!
Pour / simple cocktail $8
375 ml bottle (to go) $25
Gin
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Ardent Spirits Gin
45% ABV ⁄ unaged. Citrus forward gin made with juniper, lemongrass, orange and lemon peels, coriander, cinnamon, grains of paradise and orris root. Smooth and refreshing without the pine cone in-mouth effect
Pour / simple cocktail $6
200 ml bottle (to go) $16
750 ml bottle (to go) $26
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Rhubarb-Hibiscus Gin
40% ABV ⁄ unaged. Ardent gin rested with chopped rhubarb stalks and hibiscus petals. Floral, refreshing... Layers of flavor... Makes the best gin and tonic ever!
Pour/ simple cocktail $8
750 ml bottle (to go) $30
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Sippin' Gin
44.2% ABV ⁄ 1yr. Our gin finished in a California cab wine barrel. Crazy good sipper!
Pour / simple cocktail $8
375 ml bottle (to go) $30
Rum
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Mississippi River Rum
36.7% ABV ⁄ unaged. House-distilled rum fermented from a blend of golden molasses, demerara, and brown sugar. Super smooth off the still and back sweetened lightly with caramelized sugar. As smooth a rum as you will ever find
Pour / simple cocktail $8
750 ml bottle (to go) $30
Liqueurs-Aperitif
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Fresta Limoncello
30% ABV ⁄ unaged. Limoncello made in-house for Joe Fresta Jr (from the family that started Pasta House). Smooth, lightly tart, not too sweet. We use only fresh lemon peels, corn-based ardent spirits, and real cane sugar for an excellent after-dinner sipper cold or an excellent lemon drop martini
After dinner sipper $6
750 ml bottle (to go) $24
Brandy
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Vidal Brandy
45% ABV ⁄ 2yr. This collaboration with Grafton Vineyards started with a delicious Vidal wine that we distilled here and aged in a toasted-only West Virginian oak barrel for over 2 years. Smooth fireside sipper that also makes a great old-fashioned
Pour $6
375 ml bottle (to go) $28
Cask Finishes
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Toasted Rye
59.8% ABV ⁄ 5yr+. 95% rye whiskey finished in a toasted-only cask. Flavor bomb! Great gateway into premium rye whiskey for bourbon lovers. Drinks much smoother than its 119.6 proof implies
Pour $10
375 ml bottle (to go) $35
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PX Sherry Cask finished Bourbon
50% ABV ⁄ 6yr. A shining star in the finished bourbon world. We finished a 5.5yr bourbon in a Pedro Ximenez sherry cask from Spain. Layers of flavors and wonderful aromas combine from the bourbon and the sherry cask. Very limited edition
Pour $12
750 ml bottle (to go) $65
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Madeira Cask finished Bourbon
50% ABV ⁄ 6yr+. A 5.5yr bourbon rested in a Madeira cask from Portugal. Smoot round character and complex flavors. A pleasure to sip. very limited release of 120 bottles
Pour $12
750 ml bottle (to go) $65
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Cognac Cask finished Wheat Whiskey
47.1% ABV ⁄ 6yr+. A 5+ yo wheat whiskey in a cognac cask. This has loads of character and lights up your pallet (in a good way). Limited release of 120 bottles for sale
Pour $12
750 ml bottle $65
We offer our core brands and the occasional seasonal in a 1/6 barrel (41 pints/5.2 gal)
Email us to find out about our current beer options & to place an order. Sorry, no same-day requests
All kegs use standard couplers
Party pumps are available with a refundable $50 deposit
All sales are cash or charge only with valid ID, 21 and up
All keg sales are subject to a refundable deposit of $75
Pick-ups are weekdays only
1/6 Barrel – $90
Other Important Information
Deposits:
$150 will be held on your credit card until equipment is returned. A refund will be processed within 7 days after
Returns:
30 days free of charge. $2/day after 30 days. After 45 days, your credit card will be charged for accrued fees including the deposit
Damages:
Any repairs needed to damaged equipment will be deducted from your deposit
All kegs use standard couplers
Party pumps are available with a refundable $50 deposit
All sales are cash or charge only with valid ID, 21 and up
All keg sales are subject to a refundable deposit of $75.
Pick-ups are weekdays only
1/6 barrel – $100
Other Important Information
Deposits:
$150 will be held on your credit card until equipment is returned. A refund will be processed within 7 days after
Returns:
30 days free of charge. $2/day after 30 days. After 45 days, your credit card will be charged for accrued fees including the deposit
Damages:
Any repairs needed to damaged equipment will be deducted from your deposit