The V.E. Tasting Lounge
Come on in to a place where human interaction still exists. We have no televisions, just a lot of great conversation! We have “No crap on tap… and our wine is fine”. The V.E. has the area’s only mead bar (fermented honey) and a huge selection of single malt scotch! Don’t forget to taste our famous hand stretched flatbreads while you are visiting us… you will be glad that you did! Oh, and while you are there, you may even get to hear the PHOOEY BOARD!
Flatbreads
The Coach $9.99
Roasted red peppers, artichoke hearts, garlic, asiago cheese, provolone, mozzarella, and fresh Romano cheese. The coach will make you a winner!
The Great White $5.99
A light brushing of olive oil and fresh minced garlic with mild yellow pepper rings. We spread mozzarella cheese on top and bake it to perfection.
Cheese Flatbread $5.99
Our famous sauce and mozzarella cheese on our signature flatbread.
The Greek “God this is Good” $10.99
Olive Oil, Garlic, Chicken, Olives, and Feta cheese will take you back to the old country.
VEpperoni $7.99
We make it V.E. style. Fresh authentic Italian sauce with thick cut pepperoni, mozzarella and provolone cheese.
Mama Mia $7.99
Oh Sole Mio! Just like Italia. Authentic Italian sauce with thick cut sausage, and generous portions of mozzarella and provolone
The “Holy Cowza Yowza” $6.99
You may not be worthy of this flatbread. NO CRYBABYS HERE! The Yowza with ghost peppers!!! The hottest flatbread in the world. Must sign a release!
The Brier Hill $6.99
Originated right here in Youngstown. Generous portions of our authentic Pizza sauce with sautéed green peppers sliced long and Romano cheese.
The Yowza $5.99
Olive oil, jalapeno peppers, and fresh Romano cheese.
The Brooklyn $9.99
“How yew dooin” This baby has it all. Italian sausage, pepperoni, sliced onions, green peppers, black olives, and mushrooms with authentic Italian sauce and our Mozzarella and Provolone blend. Once you have this unique flatbread, you won’t “fuhget about it”
The Mediterranean $9.99
A marriage of garlic, spinach, artichoke hearts, and olives topped with Asiago, Feta, and Romano Cheese.
The Spinacho $7.99
Olive Oil, Garlic, a bunch of seasoned spinach with yellow bananna peppers and Romano cheese make this a great pairing with any ale or red wine
The VEPesto $7.99
A light brushing of Olive Oil over our hand stretched dough. Our fresh Pesto, red onions, black olives and topped with Mozzarella and provolone. A sprinkling of fresh basil will tantalize your taste buds.
The Johnny Buffalo $8.99
Chicken marinated in our secret tangy buffalo sauce with onions and topped with a blend of cheeses.
The Pierogi $8.99
Caramelized onions, mashed potatoes, crumbled bacon and cheddar cheese topped off with sour cream and chives.
Southern Hospitality $8.99
Smoked Barbecue chicken pizza with sauteed onions, and mild peppers for a southern tang
The Ragin’ Cajun $9.99
For those of you hankering for some good old fashioned Creole cookin’, grab a bite of this flatbread. Made with bell peppers, onions, chicken, fresh tomatoes, chorizo, and topped with Mozzarella, Provolone, and our own custom Cajun Seasoning.
The Veggie $8.99
Our delicious Garden Vegetable style pizza made with Spinach, Black Olives, Roasted Red Peppers, and a home made veggie dip spread. Topped with Mozzarella and Provolone.
The Marghe-Reda $7.99
Olive Oil and garlic evenly spread over a delicious fresh flatbread with tomatoes, mozzarella and provolone cheese and a pinch of basil.
Island Flatbread $7.99
Smoked ham, fresh pineapple, asiago and mozzarella cheese topped off with BBQ sauce drizzle.
The Stretch $9.99
Smoked Bacon, chicken and red onions over a delicious bed of ranch dressing topped with black pepper, asiago and mozzarella cheese.
The Hummus $8.99
Our hand-stretched flatbread with hummus, kalamata olives, diced tomato, fresh cucumber slices, feta and a hot sauce drizzle.
The Tuscany $10.99
Homemade Italian spread with fresh mozzarella, roasted red peppers, sundried tomatoes, prosciutto and a balsamic glaze.
Bacon Blue…NEW!! $9.99
Bacon, creamy blue cheese, red onion, and spicy buffalo sauce.
Appetizers
Lucky Lupini Beans $1.99
Only at the V.E. can you get lupini beans served in a taster glass! They go great with craft beer!
Pistachios $2.99
You get a full 4 oz taster glass and empty glass for shells at no extra charge
Chips $2.99
Kettle cooked potato chips in a basket.
The V.E. Cheese Plate $12.00
Three of our seasonal cheeses, complimented with crackers, fruit and assorted meats
Edamame $3.99
Sea salted, steamed soybeans
Pita Chips & Hummus $4.99
A heaping basket of pita chips served with hummus.
Italian Fries $4.99
V.E. Style fries using our fresh dough, olive oil, garlic, and a side of marinara.
V.E. Pretzel $4.99
Enjoy two delicious, fresh-from-the-oven salted pretzels with a fantastic honey mustard dipping sauce.
Gourmet Dipping Sauces
Homemade French Onion Dip $1.99
Homemade Beer Cheese $2.99
Hot Pepper Cheese $2.99
Super Hot Cheese $2.99
Spinach Dip $2.99
Salads
The Olympian $7.99
Mixed greens topped with feta cheese, kalamata olives, cucumbers, tomatoes and red onion. Tossed with our house dressing and served on our VE famous flatbread topped with pita chips.Add chicken for $1.99
The Gumba $7.99
Mixed greens topped with asiago cheese, artichoke hearts, roasted red peppers and tomatoes. Tossed with balsamic vinaigrette and served on our VE famous flatbread.Add chicken for $1.99
Tor-Ve-Dos
Pepperoni $5.99
Mozzarella cheese, Italian seasoning and pepperoni served with warm marinara sauce.
Sausage $5.99
Mozzarella cheese, Italian seasoning and fresh Italian sausage served with warm marinara sauce.
Spinach $5.99
Fresh spinach, roasted red pepper, garlic, feta and asiago cheese served with warm marinara.
Buffalo Chicken $7.99
Chicken, red onion, banana peppers, cheddar cheese and our famous Johnny Buffalo sauce. Served with ranch dressing
Ham & Swiss $7.99
Smoked ham, swiss cheese and honey mustard. Served with a side of honey mustard.
Desserts
Cinnamon Sugar Pretzels $4.99
Oven fresh pretzels with cinnamon and sugar with a side of icing.
Cinnamon Sticks $3.99
Freshly stretched and baked dough with cinnamon, sugar, served with side of icing.
Seasonal Dessert Flatbread $4.99
Ask your server or bartender for details
Mead
Viking Blod
A V.E. favorite with honey, hibiscus flowers and hops. ABV 19%
GL. Dansk Mjød
A delightful twist of ginger and honey.
Klapøjster Mjød
Norwegian mead with caraway seeds, a tad bit spicier.
Bernadynski
Royal Mead moderately sweet with choke-berry juice and spices. Aged 4 years
English Mead
Well balanced, semi-sweet honeyed flavor. ABV 12.5%
Lurgashall Mead
Matured in whiskey and run barrels for six months. ABV 16.5%-17%
Lurgashall Tower of London
Our traditional English Mead fortified with Scotch whisky. ABV 20%
Oliver Camelot Mead
A traditional mead, and King Arthur’s favorite. ABV 11%
Jadwiga Poltorak
Hints of raspberry, wild rose and nectar honey. ABV 16%
Bunratty Meade
Authentic Irish Mead. ABV 14.7%
Schramel Met
A delicious honey wine in plum brandy oak barrels
Trybunalski
A honey wine aged in oak barrels for 3 years. ABV 14%
Redstone Meadery “Juniper”
‘Mountain Honey Wines’ similar in body to many red or white grape wines. ABV 12%
Redstone Meadery Blackberry Nectar
A marvelous blackberry nectar that will please the taste buds
Chaucers
A blend of alfalfa, sage, and orange blossom honey. ABV 10.5%
Kurpiowski
Black currant juice and spices. Aged 5 years. ABV 16%
Korzenny
The driest honey wine there is! ABV 11%
Barenjager
Premium honey liqueur, with a smooth finish. ABV 35%
Dwonjniak AM
Aged in oak barrels 5 years. ABV 16%
Dwonjniak Maliniak
Aged 6 years in oak barrels, contains raspberry juice. ABV 16%
Dwonjniak Koronny
Honey wine with herbs, aged 9 years in oak barrels. ABV 16%
Nalewka Babuni Peach
Full taste of honey, elder-berries, cherries and peaches
Nalewka Honey
A full honey flavor with valuable organic compounds and vitamins
Nalewka Raspberry
Polish fortified dessert wine with ripe fruit and excellent flavor
Iqhilika South African Herbal Blossom
Indigenous herbal infusion. ABV 13%
Iqhilika South African Birdseye Chili
Spicy herbal infusion
Ighilika Cape Fig
Pure and rich African mead with the natural flavor of sun-ripened figs. ABV 12%
Iqhilika Transkei Gold Coffee
Infused with rare coffee from the wild coast of South Africa. ABV 12%
Scotch
SPEYBURN 10 YEAR
Deep golden amber color. Honeyed nuts, cinnamon, ginger, allspice and peat aromas
JOHNNIE WALKER GREEN LABEL 15 YEARS OLD SCOTCH
Johnnie Walker Green Label is blended only from single malts which include its four signature malts Talisker, Cragganmore, Linkwood, and Caol Ila.
GLENMORANGIE 10 YEAR OLD SINGLE MALT SCOTCH
The flagship of the Glenmorangie range is realised only after a decade in American Mountain Oak casks from where the unique flavour of Glenmorangie is fully developed.
GLENMORANGIE SINGLE MALT SCOTCH
12 year port wood finish. Very pleasant with little peat, smooth, sweet, complex enough to please most everyone.
GLENMORANGIE LASANTA
Lasanta taunts the senses with chocolate covered raisins, honeycomb and smooth caramel toffee.
GLENMORANGIE QUINTARUBAN
A caress of silk velvet on the tongue gives way to a swathe of rich, dark chocolate-enrobed walnuts leaving in their wake the lemony-rose jelly texture of Turkish delight.
BALVENIE SINGLE MALT 15 YEAR
Nose: A malty, intense and slightly hard nose. Water tones it down showing sweet fruit, malt and bracken.
GLENFIDDICH SOLERA 15 YEAR SINGLE MALT SCOTCH
Fifteen-year-old Glenfiddich from three types of casks – traditional American bourbon, Spanish sherry and new oak – is married in a large Solera vat, made of Oregon pine.
ARDMORE TRADITIONAL CASK
A lightly peated Highland malt with a final maturation in Quarter Casks. Ardmore is very much a rarity. Full, smooth, peat smoke and earthy richness, tempered by subtle sweetness.
OBAN SINGLE MALT 14 YEAR SCOTCH
Color: deep gold; Nose: fragrant, sweet, with a whiff of smoke; Body: smooth, medium, rich; Palate: round, warming, malty, with delicate peaty undertones;
DALWHINNIE SINGLE MALT SCOTCH 15 YEAR
Nose: A big, crisp, dry and very aromatic nose with hints of heather and peat.
THE MACALLAN 12 YEAR
The nose is vanilla with a hint of ginger. Dried fruit, sherry sweetness and woodsmoke.
LAPHROAIG 10 YEAR ISLAY SINGLE MALT SCOTCH
Smoky and long finish, where the sweetness of vanilla and fruit come through for balance.
THE GLENLIVIT 12 YEAR
Summer like fragrance to the nose. Pallet: A silky feel to the tongue with a smooth fruity nuance.
THE GLENLIVIT 18 YEAR
Gold Medal, luscious spicy fruit and rich spicy notes.
LAGAVULIN 16 YEAR ISLAY
Pungent and potent. great Islay malt. Richly peety, deep, smoky flavours, it has an intense long ambrosial finish.
THE BALVENIE 21 YEAR
Carefully selected RARE reserves of Balvenie, matured in TRADITIONAL oak casks, and transferred them to port casks. Aged 21 Years.
CRAGGANMORE SCOTCH 12 YEAR SINGLE MALT SCOTCH
An elegant sophisticated Speyside with the most complex aroma of a malt. Astonishingly fragrant with sweetish notes and smoky maltiness on the finish.
MACALLAN 18 YEAR
Burnished gold in color with aromas of oak and sherry; the body is huge and silken with hints of leather, licorice, and tobacco.
TALISKER 10 YEAR SCOTCH
Its seaweed-like, smokey nose and sweetness are perfectly balanced by its long and spicy finish.
Wine
Red Wine
Parducci Pinot Noir (CA’11)
Oak Ridge OZV Zin (Lodi’09)
Cannonball Cabernet Sauvignon (CA’09)
Powers Merlot (Paso Robles’09)
Guenoc Claret Red Blend (CA’10)
Tridente Tempranillo (Spain’09)
Ciacci Piccolomini Toscana (Italy’10)
White Wine
La Fiera Pinot Grigio (Italy’12)
Carl Erhard Riesling Spatlese (Germany’07)
Charles Smith Secco Moscato (WA’11)
Lander Jenkins Chardonnay (CA’11)
Mas Neuf Rhone Paradox (France’10)
Starborough Sauvignon Blanc (Marlbrough,NZ)
