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Second District Online Menu

BEER (updated 2/21/25)

*HAPPY HOUR 4-6PM Monday-Friday, $2 off House DRAFT pints*

Bancroft Beer | 2.50 / 4 / 6
Our daily drinker, named after the street our humble brewery rests on. Brewed with 2-row and Maris Otter malt. Singularly hopped with Mosaic. Punch notes of Satsuma orange rind, lychee flesh, and fresh blueberry muffin, with a clean and crisp finish. 4.20% abv
 

Riffs   |  2.50 / 4 / 6

American Pale Ale – A take on our house beer – Bancroft – brewed with Double Eagle pale malt, Mosaic hops, and an ester-forward English yeast strain. Dankness, papaya, popover. 4% abv
 
Förever Yoüng  |  3.5 (20cL) / 4.5 / 7
Köln-Style Ale. Brewed in Collaboration with La Cabra Brewing. This hybridized style was brewed with all Czech floor malt from Raven Malting. Hopped decisively with Hallertau Mittelfrüh & Blanc, Hüll Melon, Rubin, and Sladek, providing a confident bitterness and delightful citrus flavor. Mashed using a double “decoction” (utilizing a combo mash/latuer tun and kettle) to compensate for the rustic traditionality of the Czech floor malt, all the while adding malt flavor complexities. Fermented with an overlooked ale strain, followed by extended lagering & cold conditioning. Herbal hops, communion wafer, green tea, yuzu zest, honey wheat loaf, summer dew, absölütely crisp. 4.8% abv 
 
Rutiger  |  3.25 / 5 / 7.5
Munich Helles. A beautifully simple unfiltered pale lager brewed with all pilsner malt, a bit of Tettnanger and Spalt Select, and fermented with our house lager yeast. Accentuated malt without being sweet, well attenuated and balanced by the lightly spicy restrained bitterness of the hops. Bread and honey showcase in the flavor, with supporting fresh herbal notes. Soft and dry finish. Incredibly refreshing and drinkable! 5.1% abv
 
Eight Green  |  6 6oz
A blended mixed-fermentation beer created with our ages-old RAF culture.  Aged for one year in oak, this anniversary blend shows white peach, tart yellow raspberries, moss, lemon wedge, and a variety of stone fruit aromatics. 5.5% abv
 
Malevolence in the 1st Degree (4oz or 10oz draft)  |  4 / 7
Hazy Double IPA – brewed with Double Eagle barley & wheat, and flaked oats. Double dry-hopped with Paradigm, Citra, and Mosaic. Pale yellow in color with a delectable body. Pineapple juice can, pink candies, strawberry sugar wafer, mango skin, hotel bar mimosa. 8.1% abv
 
Flew Too Close to the Sun  (4oz or 10oz draft)  |  4.25 / 7.5
Triple IPA. Brewed with Gambrinus IPA malt and fermented with American ale yeast.  Double dry hopped with Anchovy, Strata, & Nectaron. 9.1% abv
 
Huy  |  3.5 / 5.5 / 8
Vietnamese Coffee Stout – 2025 edition of our homage to our beloved Huy. This batch is special – in addition to it being a more drinkable ABV, we collaborated with Càphê Roasters from Kensington to add another Vietnamese element to this Vietnamese coffee-inspired stout. Thomas provided us with a bold Robusta, which was cold steeped (like cold brew) during conditioning. The coffee is the star here, but holding it up is a beer brewed with malted barley, oats, and wheat from Double Eagle Malt, various levels of roasted grains, and a good bit of chicory coffee! There’s even some vanilla (Sumatran and Tahitian) to round flavors out. This batch contains *no* milk sugar. 4.55% abv
 

GUEST BEERS & CIDER:

 
Big Hill Standard Cider (10oz or 16oz draft) |  5 / 7
Beautiful, straightforward cider from our friends in Central PA. 5.5% abv
 
2SP Mischief (6oz draft)  |  6
Old Ale – A blend of gently aged 2SP big beers from throughout the years -barrel aged dark ales consisting of stout, porter and barleywine. Notes of tobacco, liqueur chocolate, vanilla. 10.75% abv
 
Fermentery Form Gestalt 15 – (6oz draft)  |  7
  Rustic Pale Ale – Rustic mixed fermentation ale dry hopped with Nelson Sauvin. 5% abv

 

BOILERMAKERS:

Lil’ Buddy  |  5
Our version on the “Citywide” – a 10oz Bancroft with a shot of bourbon
 
The Professor  |  6
10oz Huy with a shot of Fernet Francisco Ruibarbo

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 BEER TO GO:

Huy  |  16  (4-pack 16oz cans)
Vietnamese Coffee Stout – 2025 edition of our homage to our beloved Huy. This batch is special – in addition to it being a more drinkable ABV, we collaborated with Càphê Roasters from Kensington to add another Vietnamese element to this Vietnamese coffee-inspired stout. Thomas provided us with a bold Robusta, which was cold steeped (like cold brew) during conditioning. The coffee is the star here, but holding it up is a beer brewed with malted barley, oats, and wheat from Double Eagle Malt, various levels of roasted grains, and a good bit of chicory coffee! There’s even some vanilla (Sumatran and Tahitian) to round flavors out. This batch contains *no* milk sugar. 4.55%abv
 
Burn, Twist, & Reform  |  14  (22oz bottle)
Imperial Porter. American-leaning dark beer brewed with custom commissioned Mizunara (Japanese oak) conditioned malt. Hopped lightly with PNW hops, fermented with American ale yeast, then conditioned on Mizunara to achieve an oak character like no other. A rare beer using a rare resource from across the globe! Dark chocolate bark, tahini ice cream, burnt caramel, Lancaster County mocha milk, Toblerone, soft oak tannin with a creamy texture. Brewed for the season, straight from the abyss. 9% abv
 

Incantate  |  16  (22oz bottle)
Coconut StoutWine. A hybrid of a beer, Incantate is a barleywine with a handful of roasted specialty malts found in stouts. Brewed to a gigantic starting gravity with thousands of pounds of malt and boiled for over 4 hours. Fermented slowly with a blend of yeasts, then conditioned on both raw and hand-toasted coconut. Black in color, thick-bodied, creamy, sweet, roasty, with flavors of dried fruit, chocolate milk, and lots of coconut. 12% abv

>>FRESH 32oz CROWLERS OF HOUSE DRAFTS AVAILABLE, INQUIRE WITH SERVER<<<

WINE, BOOZE, ETC.

WINE

Galen Glen Grüner with Envy  |  10

2020 Galen Glen Chambourcin  |  11

 

HOUSE COCKTAILS

Negroni on tap!  |  11

simply classic!

 

Hibiscus Lemongrass Daiquiri  |  12

otto hibiscus rum, lemongrass ginger syrup, pineapple, lime, maggie’s farm falernum 

 

Rosemary Paloma | 13

rosemary infused tequila, giffard pamplemousse, fresh lime, sugar, salt

CANNED COCKTAILS

Top Dog Hog Island Whiskey Lemonade  |  10

Top Dog Greyhound  |  13

Top Dog Peach Mango Tea  |  13

*NOW PROUDLY OFFERING, FROM OUR NEIGHBORS OTTO DISTILLING:

Hand crafted rum, from right down McKean Street

Philly Pepper – cinnamon/pepper spiced rum

Hibiscus Rum – infused with hibiscus flowers

Plum Rum – infused with plums

FOOD

**HAPPY HOUR Monday-Friday, 4-6pm | SPECIAL HAPPY HOUR MENU AVAILABLE FOR DINE-IN ONLY**

 (v+) = vegan

LUNCHBOX SPECIALS

MON-FRI 12pm-4pm

$12

*DINE-IN ONLY*

SERVED WITH FRIES OR SIDE SALAD

Choose One:

Smash Burger
Impossible Smash Burger  (v+)
Bancroft-Braised Chicken Sandwich
Wings

 

snacks 

 
Tempura Artichokes  |  9
lemon basil aioli, fresh herbs
 
Sour Cream & Cheddar Wings  |  14
brined wings, lemon butter, sour cream & cheddar powder, side of ranch
 
Sausage & Pepper Wings  |  14
brined wings, lemon butter, italian sausage season, side of roasted pepper sauce
 
Golden Beet Salad  |  13

vinegar braised beets, whipped ricotta, beet vinaigrette, mixed greens, pita croutons, chopped pistachio

*contains dairy, nuts*

-add falafel | 4

 

Curly Fries | 8

choice of sauce:

fry sauce (v+) | ranch (v+) | ketchup
-add a cup of beer cheese sauce | 3

 

 

two hands

 
Vada Pav (v+)  |  13
mumbai-style potato fritter sandwich.
curry spiced potato cake,
cilantro chutney, garlic chutney,
pickled red onion, seeded bun
 
Remember Maoz? (V+)  |  12
fresh falafel, hummus, lettuce, cucumber, red onion, white sauce, zhoug, pita
 
Tuna Hoagie  |  16
olive oil cured tuna, niçoise tapenade, dressed greens,
smoked potato aioli, green bean relish, seeded long roll
 
Bancroft-Braised Chicken Sandwich |  13
beer braised chicken, house giardiniera, provolone, arugula,
calabrian chile mayo, seeded bun
 
Vegan Meatball Grinder (v+)  |  14
crispy impossible balls, roasted garlic marinara, vegan provolone,
fermented chili relish, seeded long roll
 
Smash Burger  |  8
all beef patty*, american cheese,
shredded lettuce, minced onions,
special sauce, pickles, seeded bun

make it a double |  14   make it a triple! |  18

 
 
 
 

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