SOLD OUT-A pairing of 6 year aged Mad Angler whiskeys & heritage pork!

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Tuesday, October 21st 6:30pm | Dinner Only  $95 | Dinner with Iron Fish Whiskey Flight  $110

The Roadhouse is honored to welcome our friends from Niman Ranch in California and Iron Fish Distillery from Thompsonville, Michigan on Tuesday, October 21st! We will host an unforgettable 4-course dinner featuring the recently released award-winning Mad Angler whiskey collection from Iron Fish, carefully paired by our bar manager Felipe Diaz with unforgettable dishes crafted by Chef Bob to highlight our mouthwatering Niman Ranch heritage pork. This is a night you do not want to miss, as we bring together the best of our food and beverage communities for one incredible evening with stories from Niman Ranch co-founder Paul Willis and our friends from Iron Fish!

Iron Fish was founded in 2016, as Michigan’s first farm distillery growing grain and distilling spirits, and barrel finishing sourced whiskey. Located along the Betsie River watershed, home of the Steelhead, this MAEAP certified working farm and distillery attracts over 100,000 guests annually to the agricultural destination, reborn on a long-time abandoned 120-acre farm located in rural Springdale Township in Manistee County. They are pledged to produce their spirits sustainably, with a deep commitment to protecting the local ecosystem and watersheds

Every step of their soil-to-spirit process, starting in their farm fields where they grow and harvest their own grain to milling, mashing, fermenting and distilling and barrel aging occurs on site. The Mad Angler collection, just released in July of 2025, is comprised of three estate whiskeys distilled from grain grown on their farm and from nearby farms. The flight we are featuring at the dinner includes all three whiskeys from the collection: the Bottle In Bond, the Bourbon Whiskey, and the Rye Whiskey, all aged on site for 6 years and all Ascot Medal winners.

Over the years, the Roadhouse has been honored to prepare and serve pork from Niman Ranch. Bill Niman and Paul Willis started up the pork division of Niman Ranch in 1994 with a mission to raise livestock traditionally, humanely and sustainably to produce the finest tasting meat in the world. We purchase our spare ribs from Niman Ranch because we prioritize high-quality sustainable ingredients, but also because Niman Ranch supports small, local farmers. So when it came to creating a menu worthy of the Iron Fish Mad Angler whiskey collection, there was no question when it came to featuring Niman Ranch heritage pork.

With a mouthwatering menu including artisanal charcuterie, rich pork stew, bacon-wrapped pork tenderloin, Boudin sausage and more, and the warm, complex flavors of the Mad Angler whiskeys, the Iron Fish & Niman Ranch dinner will connect us with a well-forged community of talented producers. Do not miss the incredible stories we will hear from Paul Willis and our friends from Iron Fish throughout the evening, as we savor amazing spirits and indulge in one of the best menus Chef Bob has created yet! See you there!

Niman Ranch | Iron Fish Dinner Menu

Whiskey Flight $15

Iron Fish Distillery’s Mad Angler 6 Year Estate Rye | 92 proof | 1oz pour
95% Estate Grown Rye, 5% Michigan Malt

Tasting Notes: A delicate opening soon expands into a vast and layered profile of sweetness and spice. A graceful, lingering warmth crescendos with flavors of rye, gentle spice, and soft candied notes.
 

Iron Fish Distillery’s Mad Angler 6 Year Estate Bourbon | 92 proof | 1oz pour
70% Michigan Yellow Corn, 16% Michigan Winter Wheat, 9% Michigan Malted Barley, 5% Estate Grown Hazlet Rye

Tasting Notes: Lightly glazed baked goods with just a touch of vanilla and sugar. A pleasantly dry and delicate mouthfeel, warmed by a mixture of pepper and subtle rye spices. Creating a cereal like sensation for the duration of the taste.

Iron Fish Distillery’s Mad Angler 6 Year Bottled in Bond Whiskey | 100 proof | 1oz pour
51% Iron Fish Farm Winter Wheat, 23% Northern Michigan Corn, 15% Upper Peninsula Rye, 11% Northern Michigan Malted Barley

Tasting Notes: Deep but soft body provides a pleasant mouthfeel, with a profile of delicate candy spice, and warm honey poured over apple slices. Hints of tobacco play in the background, providing just a touch of earthyness to perfectly balance the interplay of sweetness and spice.

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Family Style Appetizer

Pickin’ Platter
Niman Ranch salami and capicola with housemade bacon. Served with fried saltines, and local bread and butter pickles.

Plated Soup

Pork Backbone Stew

Pork neck and shoulder with peppers and chilies in a dark roux and pork broth. Served with scallions and Carolina Gold rice

Bread

Cracklin’ Biscuits
Buttermilks biscuits with pork cracklins folded in. Served with Iron Fish Distillery bourbon barrel-aged maple syrup and Vermont Creamery cultured butter.

Family Style Entrées & Sides

Chicken & Boudin (GF)
Whole Amish chickens deboned and stuffed with housemade Boudin sausage.

Bacon Wrapped Pork Tenderloin (GF)
Pork tenderloin wrapped in house-smoked bacon. Topped with bourbon and herb glaze.

Roasted Squash (V, GF)

Jimmy Red Grits & Cracklins’

Plated Dessert

Bourbon Pecan Pie
Zingerman’s Bakehouse Pecan Pie infused with Iron Fish Distillery bourbon. Served with whipped cream and Iron Fish Distillery bourbon barrel-aged maple syrup.