Eats

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As of May 4, 2012

FARMSTEAD CHEESE
Your Choice of 1, 2 or 3 Farmstead Cheeses! Order any one of our scrumptious cheeses individually or create your own slate with some of your favorites! Each cheese is served with our Chef’s choice of appropriate accompaniments and our house baked breads
$9-$15-$20

Chevre from Crystal Brook Farm (Sterling, MA) is an Abbey favorite! This goat’s cheese is exceptionally smooth and creamy

Shy Brother’s Hannahbells (Westport, MA) are thimble in size; a French style soft cow cheese with a mild yet grassy flavor named after “Hannah”… the shy brothers’ Mom.

Cricket Creek Maggie’s Round (Williamstown, MA) was a 2011 American Cheese Society Competition First Place Winner! Aged for over 60 days, this semi-firm, raw cow’s milk cheese is inspired by the toma cheeses of the Italian Alps. The flavor is sharp and bright with citrus notes reminiscent of an IPA while the rustic rind adds earthy undertones.

Hooligan is Cato Corner’s signature “stinky” cheese that has been recognized by both Saveur Magazine & Slow Food USA as one of America’s top cheeses. This is a ripe, washed-rind cow cheese with a soft creamy interior, gorgeous orange rind & heady aroma. Hooligan doesn’t mess around! This is one for those who appreciate a good handcrafted stinky cheese!

Blue Ledge Lake’s Edge (Salisbury, VT) is named after the stones found along our Lake Champlain, this dramatic mold-ripened goat cheese is aged for 3 weeks. Lake’s Edge is as delectable, as it is beautiful. The goat’s milk flavor is rich with a hint of saltiness, and the line of jet-black ash runs through the soft cakey center striking a bold contrast with the white paste.

Jasper Hill Moses Sleeper (Greensboro, VT) is a bloomy-rind pasteurized cow cheese aged 3-6 weeks. When young the flavor is buttery, bright, and savory, and when longer-aged the paste is creamier and takes on the aroma and flavor of brassica vegetables.

Spring Brook Farm Raclette (Reading, VT) is traditionally made in both Switzerland and France, so we are very, very excited to have an American version from the Green Mountain State. This high quality cheese comes from high quality milk, from a small herd of only 40 Jersey cows seasonally. Reading Raclette is mild, semi-soft cheese that has flavors of sweet milk, with a sour, tart rind.

5 Spoke Creamery Tumbleweed (Port Chester, NY) pays homage to the French Cantal Fermier, this raw semi-hard cow’s milk cheese shows its true form after aging 8 months in the cave. Delicately fruity flavor with a unique curdy texture and a creamy finish that is brothy with brown butter aromas.

Twin Maple Hudson Red (Ghent, NY) is made from raw Jersey Cow milk that is aged for a minimum of 60 days. This cheese offers a depth of flavor with a soft paste and a pungent tacky rind from its weekly brine washing in the tradition of an Alsatian Muenster.

Shepherd’s Way Big Woods Blue (Nerstrand, MN) is a full-flavored blue sheep milk cheese that blends the creaminess of sheep milk with an open texture and spicy, complex flavor. One of the best blue cheeses made in America, it has finished top in its class twice at the American Cheese Society.

Point Reyes Blue (Point Reyes Station, CA) is creamy with an elusive, salty flavor that is attributed to the coastal fog & briny breezes that cascade over the cow’s pasture. Point Reyes is aged for at least 6mos. giving it plenty of time to develop its sea-blue veins & deep, luscious flavor.

SLATES
Charcuterie $18
A rotating Assortment of meats prepared in house served with Whole Grain Mustard, Housemade Crostini and House Pickles
Beer: Maredsous Tripel

Mediterranean $16
Housemade Hummus, Narragansett Feta  house marinated in fresh herbs & Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Mixed Greek Olives, thinly sliced Serrano Ham and Paprika roasted Almonds served with our House Baked Breads
Beer: Saison Dupont

Pickle $14
An Assortment of House Pickled Vegetables served with creamy Goat’s Milk Impasata from Vermont, Sliced Baguette and our Fiery Habanero-Honey Conserve
Beer: Orval

TIDBITS
Hummus $8
Homemade & served with our House Baked Pita Bread

Olives $8
Assorted marinated whole Greek Olives

Marcona Almonds $4.50
Lightly roasted with Olive Oil & Sea Salt

Cracklins $5
Seasoned Crispy Adams Farm Pork Rinds

COMFORT
Soup du Jour $6
Prepared from scratch in-house daily and served with one of our Homemade Breads

Mac n’ Cheese $10
Featuring an assortment of our Farmstead Artisan Cheeses and Fresh IPA topped with Homemade Rustic Breadcrumbs
Beer: Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot

Asparagus a la Plancha $12
Spring Asparagus cooked a la Plancha with fresh Lemon Juice, Olive Oil,
Serrano Bread Crumbs, Shaved Parmesan, Gibson’s Dairy Farm Fried Egg
Beer: High & Mighty XPA

Smoked Bone Marrow $12
Trio of Cherrywood & Hickory House Smoked Adams Farm Marrow Bones, Housemade Gremolatta, Fleur De Sel and Housebaked Ale Bread Toast
Beer: Monschoff Schwarzbier

Spring Lamb Pasta $18
Handmade Tagliatelle Pasta, North Star Farms Spring Lamb Ragú with Spring Garlic, Chili Flake, Terrosa Farms Kale and Grated Parmesan
Beer: Pretty Things 1945

SALADS $10
Beets
Red Beet Puree, Walnut-Graham Soil, Roasted Bulls Blood Beets, fresh Arugula, Carrot Ribbons, Walnuts, Narragansett Feta, Citrus-Sherry-Herb Vinaigrette
Beer: St. Bernardus Witbier

Asparagus Salad $12
Spring Greens, Shaved Asparagus, Asparagus a la Plancha,
Honey Candied Hazelnuts, Housemade Lemon Ricotta, IPA-Citrus Vinaigrette
Beer: Achel Blond

ARTISAN PIZZA
Hand Formed Stone Fired Artisan Pizzas

Asparagus & Mushroom $15
Chopped Spring Asparagus, Roasted Mushrooms, Spring Garlic Confit,
Parmesan Reggiano, Chili Flake, White Truffle Oil
Beer: Maine Beer Company Peeper

Merguez $18
Spicy Merguez Sausage housemade with Adams Farm Lamb, Saffron Tomato Sauce, Aged Ossau-Iraty Sheep’s Milk Cheese topped with chopped Marcona Almonds, Preserved Lemon and Fresh Parsley
Beer: New England Galaxy Pale

Carrot & Bacon $15
Roasted Carrot Puree, Sherry Roasted Red Onions, House Smoked Bacon, Housemade Ricotta, Creamy Goats Milk Impasata, fresh Herbs
Beer: Ayinger Brau Weiss

SANDWICHES $12
All Artisan Breads Baked on premise via CRUST Bakeshop (opening next door at 118 Main Street soon!).  All Sandwiches are served with a Housemade side.

Grilled Cheese
Tallegio, Roasted Mushrooms and House Pickled Ramps
served on our Housemade Honey Oatmeal Bread
NOTE: Our Classic Grilled Cheese is still available for $10
Beer: Ayinger Dunkel

Roast Beef
Slow Roasted100% Grass-Fed Adams Farm Beef, Black Pepper-Horseradish Crème Fraiche, Roasted Radishes & Shallots, Milton Creamery Prairie Breeze Cheddar, Bacon Vinaigrette dressed Arugula, Homemade Toasted Baguette
Beer: Sixpoint Enterprise

Asparagus & Serrano
Morse Farm Asparagus, Caramelized Sweet Onions, Serrano Ham, Smoked Olive Oil, Greens dressed in Sherry Vinaigrette, Homemade Foccacia
Beer: Saison Dupont

Pork Shoulder
Slow Roasted Adams Farm Pork Shoulder, Smoked Paprika Aioli, Creamy Goat Cheese, Braised Kale, Homemade Baguette
Beer: Unibroue Maudite