Birch & Barley Menu and Prices

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Birch & Barley Menu

Last Update: 2025-03-14


Starters

Pan-Fried Sweetbreads

$18.00

scallop, celery root "grits," spinach puree, chorizo vinaigrette, gruyere

Striped Bass Tartare

$14.00

cranberries, kabocha squash, creme, fraiche, lemon, brioche toast

Seared Sardines

$14.00

grilled artichokes, pork rillette-stuffed sweet peppers, latham eggplant, frisee, basil pistou

Root Salad

$13.00

roasted gold beets, sweet hakurei trunips, kohlrabi, baby romaine, appalachian cheese, toasted bread

Gala Apple Salad

$13.00

brussel leaves, buttered walnuts, pistachio, cauliflower, chickweed, maple-cider vinaigrette


Pasta & Flatbreads

Fig & Prosciutto Flatbread

$7.00 - $14.00

gorgonzola cremificato, caramelized onions, port reduction

Smoked Mussel & Gruyère Flatbread

$14.00 - $7.00

soubise, fried cippolinis, roasted broccoli rabe

Vialone Nano Risotto

$19.00 - $14.00

beef shank sugo, coriander capers, crispy marrow, parmesan

Hand-Cut Pappardelle

$19.00 - $14.00

roasted squab, grilled chicken hearts, confit gizzards, dates, apricots, fiore sardo

Ricotta Cavatelli

$19.00 - $14.00

chanterelles, crispy maitakes, farm egg drop, chives, parmesan


Entrees

Pan-Seared Wolf Fish

$28.00

house polenta, vincotto beets, baby carrots, romanesco, marconas, preserved lemon

Seared Beef Ribeye & Short Rib

$31.00

heirloom yellow hominy, okra, jalapeno-almond purée, roasted tomato

Honey Glazed Duck Breast

$25.00

leg confit, wild rice, brandied cherries, radishes, hazelnuts, swiss chard

Brat Burger

$16.00

beer-braised sauerkraut, emmenthaler, hand cut fries, cornichon

Seared Rainbow Trout

$26.00

smoked acorn squash, roast salsify, ramp spaetzle, crispy tasso, garlic mustards

Coriander Smoked Pork Loin

$29.00

with sausage johnny cakes, honeyed radicchio, crosnes, pearl onion, sweet potato


Tonight

Butcher’s Board

$17.00

fresh and cured charcuterie made in house served with mustard, toast & cornichons

Foie Gras Torchon

$19.00

quince purée, roasted asian pear, toasted peanuts, black pepper brioche


Sides $8

Truffled Herbed Mac & Cheese

Price may varies

Buckwheat Fingerling Potatoes

Price may varies

roasted leeks

Roasted Beet Roots

Price may varies

bacon sauce

Maple-Glazed Brussels Sprouts

Price may varies


Feast

House-Butchered Beast, Charcuterie & Accoutrements

Price may varies

inquire with your server about advance reservations


Brunch

House-Brined Corned Beef Hash

$15.00

fried duck eggs, potato, parsley, peppadews

Fried Chicken & Waffles

$15.00

belgian waffle, buttered pecans, maple-chicken jus

Acorn Squash Omelette

$15.00

rosemary, fresh ricotta, chipotle roasted peppers, maple sausage

Sausage, Egg & Cheese

$14.00

on a warm crème fraîche biscuit, hash browns, simple salad

Fall Quiche

$13.00

duck confit, roasted squash, braised leeks, gruyère cheese, spinach salad

Gala Apple French Toast

$14.00

roasted apples, candied almonds, whipped mascarpone, bacon

Brat Burger

$16.00

beer braised sauerkraut, emmenthaler, arugula, hand-cut fries

Tendercrisp Bacon Ranch Flatbread

$15.00

chicken confit, house bacon, manchego, shredded lettuce

Fig & Prosciutto Flatbread

$14.00

gorgonzola cremificato, caramelized onions, port reduction

Early Winter Flatbread

$14.00

roasted leeks, sunchokes, smoked kale, pomegranate, parmesan

Smoked Mussel & Gruyère Flatbread

$14.00

soubise, fried cippolinis, roasted broccoli rabe

Gala Apple Salad

$13.00

brussel leaves, walnuts, pistachio, cauliflower, chickweed, maple-cid er vinaigrette

Cauliflower Salad

$12.00

marinated cauliflower, bagna cauda, boquerones, arugula, capers

Ricotta Cavatelli

$14.00

c h anterelles, crispy maitakes, farm egg drop, parmesan


Extras

3 Amish Hen Eggs Or Duck Eggs

$4.00

scrambled or fried with 2 hash browns

House Smoked Bacon

$3.00

Hash Browns

$5.00

parsley, thyme, chive

House-Made Breakfast Sausage Patty

$5.00

Stone Ground White Grits

$4.50

grafton cheddar

Thick Cut Toast

$2.00

parker house loaf, honey butter, concord grape jam

Housemade "Pa-Style" Scrapple

$3.00

Butcher’s Board

$17.00

charcuterie made in house & served with mustard, toast & cornichons


Sweets

Warm Brioche Sticky Bun

$4.00

brown sugar caramel, pecans, cream cheese

Freshly Fried Donuts

$6.00

toffee-bacon, lemon-poppy glazed, bittersweet chocolate

Hand-Rolled Croissant

$1.50

Citrus-Glazed Pumpkin Bread

$1.50

Apple Turnover

$1.50


Boozy Brunch $30

Freshly Fried Donut Holes

Price may varies

Choice Of 2 Brunch Cocktails

Price may varies

Choice Of Entree

Price may varies

Bottomless Iced Tea Or Ceremony Coffee

Price may varies

Brunch Punch

$7.00

vodka, fruit punch, aperol, amaretto, citrus

Mimosa

$7.00

choice of freshly squeezed juices orange & grapefruit

Freshly Squeezed Juice

$5.00

valencia orange, ruby red grapefruit


Dessert

Red Kuri Cheesecake

$10.00

popped cranberries, candied pepitas, ginger caramel, cranberry-orange sorbet

Fig-Lemon Cake

$10.00

honey-walnut ice cream, pomegranate seeds, candied walnuts, pomegranate caramel

Warm Chocolate-Peanut Butter Tart

$10.00

malted milk sorbet, whiskey-vanilla shake, fudge

Caramel Icebox Cake

$10.00

green apples, caramel, green apple sorbet, salted dulce tuile

House-Made Cookies And Confections

$10.00

cashew snickers bar, caramel corn ice cream, cookie dough pop, oatmeal sandwich, hostess cupcake, pistachio buckeye

Tasting Of House-Spun Sorbets

$9.00

buttermilk, green apple, coconut, blood orange, exotic spice


Artisanal Cheese Plate

Meadow Creek Appalachian

Price may varies

semi-firm; pasteurized cow milk; viginia, usa. velvety soft texture with rich, buttery overtones and earthy mushrooms; finishing with a light, lemon after taste

Tête De Moine

Price may varies

mild washed rind: firm; raw cow milk; jura, switzerland. hand shaved on a traditional girolle, this cheese has a nutty, spicy flavor

Moses Sleeper

Price may varies

nutty & creamy; pasteurized cow milk; vermont, usa. buttery, bright, and savory with a bloomy rind & a bright and acidic finish

Point Reyes Toma

Price may varies

semi-hard; pasteurized cow milk; california, usa. a buttery flavor with grassy notes, a pleasant lactic tang & hints of honey

Garrotxa

Price may varies

sweet & earthy; pasteurized goat milk; catalonia, spain. a revived spanish-style goat’s milk cheese with a semi-firm texture, reminiscent of honey and saffron

Point Reyes Original Blue

Price may varies

sharp & creamy; raw cow milk; california, usa. a sweet milky blue with a pleasantly sharp bite


Tasting Menu

Crudo Of Red Snapper

Price may varies

marinated aji dulce peppers, gochujang, pickled garlic scapes. far skyline / buxton brewery / england

Pan-Seared Monk Fish

Price may varies

jimmy red grits, clams, hot peppers, jarred tomatoes. new world saison / buxton brewery / england

Hand-Rolled Garganelli

Price may varies

roasted octopus, lardons, eggplant, dehydrated olives, preserved lemon. dark arts / magic rock brewing / england

Seared Beef Rib Cap

Price may varies

fried green beans, latham eggplant, okra. old timer / wadworth & co. / england

Tasting Of Three Artisanal Cheeses

$8.00

harbison, tête de moine, cayuga blue

Tasting Of Three Artisanal Cheeses

$5.00

brew by numbers 01/09, siren & prairie ratchet, magic rock & evil twin pogonophobia

Red Kuri Cheesecake

Price may varies

popped cranberries, candied pepitas, ginger caramel, cranberry-orange sorbet. tally ho / adnams / england


Crisp - Malt-Accented

Koutska 10º

$3.00 - $8.00

(brewed with saaz (zatec) hops: lagered for 40 days; unfiltered. pivovar kout na sumavì, helles lager, czech republic, 42º, pokal 14oz


Crisp - Subtle Hoppiness

Hardwood Pils

$2.00 - $6.50

(brewed with hallertau hops). hardywood park brewery, german pilsener, virginia, 42º, flute, 16oz


Hop - Earthy & Dry

Spa

$4.00 - $9.00

(brewed with citra hops). buxton brewery, american pale ale, england, 48º, becher, 14 oz.

Moor Top

$4.00 - $9.00

(brewed with chinook hops). buxton brewery, american pale ale, england, 48º, becher, 14 oz.

XX Bitter

$4.50 - $9.00

brouwerij de ranke, belgian blond ale, belgium, 48º, tulip, 10oz.


Hop - Malty Backbone

The Tickle Monster

$12.00 - $6.00

(aged on cedar wood). siren craft brew & to øl, imperial ipa, england & denmark, 54º, snifter, 10oz.


Hop - Bold, Herbal & Citric

High Wire

$4.00 - $9.00

magic rock brewing company, american pale ale, england, 48º, becher, 14oz.

Avery India Pale Ale

$2.00 - $6.50

(brewed with columbus, chinook, cascade & centennial hops). avery brewing company, american ipa, colorado, 48º, nonic pint, 16oz.

Victory Harbest Ale

$3.00 - $7.00

(brewed with wet mosaic & citra whole-cone hops). victory brewing company, wet hop pale ale, pennsylvania, 48º, becher, 14oz.

Ace Edge

$4.00 - $9.00

(buxton axe edge brewed with sorachi ace hops). buxton brewery, american ipa, england, 48º, becher, 14oz.

Two Hearted Ale

$2.00 - $6.50

(brewed exclusively with centennial hops). bell's brewery, american ipa, michigan, 48º, nonic pint, 16oz.

The Great Return

$2.00 - $6.50

hardywood park brewery, american ipa, virginia, 48º, pint, 16oz.

N Th Cloud

$10.00 - $5.00

(brewed with mosaic & simcoe hops). buxton brewery, american ipa, england, 48º, becher, 10oz.

Human Cannonball

$10.00 - $5.00

magic rock brewing company, imperial ipa, england, 48º, becher, 10oz.


Malt - Fruit & Toffee

6X

$3.00 - $7.50

wadworth & co. ltd., best bitter, england, 42º, becher, 14oz.

Old Timer

$3.00 - $7.00

wadworth & co. ltd., english strong ale, england, 54º, snifter, 12oz.

Tally-Ho

$4.00 - $9.00

adnams, english barleywine, england, 54º, snifter, 12oz.


Smoke - Spicy & Meaty

Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier Urbock

$4.00 - $9.00

brauerei heller-trum, rauchbier - dunkles bock, germany, 48º, becher, 14oz.


Authentic Cask Ale - Hop

Humulus Lupus Rex

$3.00 - $7.00

(brewed with sterling, cascade, chinook & summit hops). monocacy brewing company, session ipa, maryland, 50-52º, becher, 14oz.

Ghost

$4.00 - $9.00

(brewed with simcoe, columbus, citra & amarillo hops; dry-hopped with chinook & columbus hops in the cask). 3 stars brewing company, white ipa, washington, dc, 50-52º, tulip, 13oz.

Loose Cannon

$3.00 - $7.00

(dry-hopped in the cask with simcoe hops). heavy seas brewing company, american ipa, maryland, 50-52º, becher, 14oz.


Authentic Cask Ale - Malt

Snow Blind

$3.00 - $7.50

(with cinnamon & vanilla beans in the cask). starr hill brewery, dunkles doppelbock, virginia, 50-52º, pokal, 14oz.


Authentic Cask Ale - Roast

Raven

$4.00 - $9.00

thornbridge brewery, black ipa, england, 50-52º, becher, 14oz.


Roast - Dark & Dry

Rednik Stout

$3.00 - $7.50

(previously named kinder stout). buxton brewery, dry stout, england, 48º, snifter, 12oz.

Decadence Stout

$3.00 - $8.00

weird beard brew co., dry stout, england, 48º, snifter, 12oz.

Embrr

$2.00 - $6.50

(brewed with rye malt). ithaca beer co., robust porter, new york, 48º, nonic pint, 16oz.

Hacienda

$10.00 - $5.00

(brewed & fermented with seville orange peel). weird beard brew co., saison - dark, england, 48º, tulip, 10oz.

Magic 8 Ball

$4.00 - $9.00

magic rock brewing company, black ipa, england, 54º, snifter, 12oz.

Stronge Extra Stout

$4.00 - $9.00

buxton brewery, export stout, england, 54º, snifter, 12oz.

Ridgeway Foreign Export Stout

$3.00 - $8.00

ridgeway brewing company (at hepworth), export stout, england, 54º | snifter, 12oz.

Something Something Darkside

$10.00 - $5.00

(brewed with citra, cloumbius, pacific gem & simcoe hops). weird beard brew co., imperial black ipa, england, 54º, snifter, 10oz.

Dark Vine

$4.00 - $9.00

ithaca beer co., imperial black ipa, new york, 48º, snifter, 12oz.

Tsar

$6.00 - $12.00

buxton brewery, russian imperial stout, england, 54º, snifter, 10oz.

Rain Shadow

$13.00 - $6.50

buxton brewery, imperial stout, england, 54º, snifter, 10oz.


Fruit & Spice - Bright

Atomium

$9.00 - $4.50

partizan brewing, belgian pale ale, england, 48º, tulip, 10oz.

Allagash White

$2.50 - $6.00

allagash brewing company, witbier, maine, 42º, tumbler, 13oz.

Hardywood Singel

$2.50 - $6.00

hardywood park craft brewery, belgian blond ale, virginia, 42º, tulip, 13oz.

New World Saison

$4.50 - $9.00

buxton brewery, saison - blond, england, 48º, tulip, 10oz.

Hull Melon Wheat Saison

$3.00 - $7.00

(brewed with hull melon hops, 45% wheat & 5% wheat & 5% rye; fermented with saison dupont yeast strain). hardywood park brewery, saison - blond, virginia, 48º, tulip, 13oz.

IV Saison

$4.50 - $9.00

brasserie de jandrain-jandrenouille, saison - blond, belgium, 48º, tulip, 10oz.

Pere Noel

$10.00 - $5.00

(brewed with hallertauer hops, brewer's gold hops & brewer's licorice). brouwerij de ranke, belgian strong blond ale, belgium, 48º, tulip, 10oz.

Bourbon DIPA

$4.50 - $9.00

(brewed with columbus, cascade, & summit hops; aged in bourbon barrels). hardywood park brewery, belgian ipa, virginia, 48º, tulip, 10oz.


Tart & Funky - Delicate

Stolen Fruit

$12.00 - $6.00

(brewed with pink grapefruit & lime). buxton brewery & omnipollo, berliner weisse, england & sweden, 42º, tumbler, 10oz.

Raspberry Red Rye

$10.00 - $5.00

(kettle-soured & brewed with rye malt & whole raspberries). buxton brewery, berliner weisse, england, 42º, tumbler, 10oz.

Far Skyline

$4.50 - $9.00

(dry-hopped). buxton brewery, berliner weisse, england, 42º, tumbler, 10oz.

Salty Kiss

$4.50 - $9.00

(brewed with gooseberries, sea buckthorn & rose hips). magic rock brewing w/ anders kissmeyer, gose, england, 42º, tumbler, 10oz.

04 / 02 Perliner Weisse Double Strenght

$12.00 - $6.00

(fermented with lactobacillus). brew by numbers, berliner weisse, england, 42º, tumbler, 10oz.


Tart & Funky - Earthy

Ratchet Blended Saison

$4.50 - $9.00

(saison blended with white wine bbl-aged siren calypso (berliner weisse), white wine bbll-aged sound wave (ipa) & funky feet (wild ale). siren craft brew & prairie artisan ales, saison - blond, engla

Saison A La Provision

$10.00 - $5.00

(primary fermentation with saison yeast; secondary fermentation with lactobacillus & brettanomyces). burning sky | saison - blond, england, 48º, tulip, 10oz.

Dual Artisanship

$3.00 - $7.00

(brewed with centennial, simcoe & citra hops; fermented with brettanomyces). perennial artisan ales & prairie artisan ales, wild ale - pale, missouri, 48º, tulip, 13oz.


Fruity & Vinous

Wolfscote

$4.50 - $9.00

(brewed without hops). buxton brewery, wild ale - dark, england, 48º, tumbler, 10oz.

Grain And Grape

$10.00 - $5.00

(fermented with brettanomyes; aged in red wine barrels for 10 months). buxton, rooie dop & oersoep, oatmeal stout, england & netherlands, 54º | snifter, 10oz.

Pogonophobia

$10.00 - $5.00

magic rock & evil twin, flanders red ale, england & denmark, 48º, tumbler, 10oz.


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