The Bearded Baker

The Bearded Baker Serious bread. Serious beard. Naturally leavened sourdough
Yankton, SD
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🚨 THE VAULT IS OPEN 🚨The Bearded Baker is pulling out all the stops for The Dam Market FIRST OUTDOOR MARKET OF THE SEASO...
05/31/2026

🚨 THE VAULT IS OPEN 🚨

The Bearded Baker is pulling out all the stops for The Dam Market FIRST OUTDOOR MARKET OF THE SEASON. 🍞🔥

Some familiar faces are returning…
Some fan favorites are making a comeback…
And one new loaf is preparing to make its official debut. 👀

🥖 LOAVES
🍞 Plain
🌶️ Jalapeño Cheddar
🫐 Mixed Berry Cheesecake
🍫🥐 Chocolate Croissant
🌿 Spinach Artichoke
🍕 Pizza Protocol
🧄 Garlic Parm
🍂 Cinnamon Brown Sugar

🥯 BAGELS
Plain
Blueberry
Pizza
Heat Seeker
Garlic Parm

🍪 COOKIES
Chocolate Chip
Butterscotch Brew
Rollin’ In Cinn
Strawberry Smash

And before anybody asks…

YES. The Spinach Artichoke loaf is officially making its first market appearance. After weeks of testing in the Bread Lab, it’s time to see what the people think. 🔥

📋 PREORDERS ARE NOW OPEN!

If there’s a specific loaf, bagel flavor, or cookie you want waiting for you at the market, send me a message.

⏰ All preorders must be placed by Thursday.

This is shaping up to be the biggest lineup The Bearded Baker has ever brought to market.

What started with a starter and a quiet dream has grown into something I never could have imagined, and it’s all because of this incredible community that continues to show up week after week.

So if you’ve been waiting to try a flavor…
If you’ve been waiting for a comeback…
Or if you’ve just been looking for an excuse to support your local bread dealer…

This is the week. 😎🍞

See y’all at The Dam Market.






05/30/2026

SOLD OUT. 🍞🖤

Man… where do I even start.

Another market day, another sellout. Every week y’all continue to show up, support local businesses, and remind me why I started this crazy journey in the first place.

What began with a starter and a quiet dream has turned into something bigger than I ever imagined. Seeing familiar faces come back week after week, meeting new customers, hearing people talk about their favorite loaves, and watching folks line up before the market even opens is honestly humbling.

To everyone who bought a loaf, grabbed a cookie, tried a bagel, shared a post, told a friend, or simply stopped by to say hello…thank you. None of this happens without you.

The Bearded Baker isn’t just me anymore. It’s become a community of people who believe in supporting local, sharing good food, and helping small dreams grow into something real.

We’ll be back next week with fresh bread, fresh ideas, and maybe a few surprises from the laboratory. 👀

And with the outdoor market next weekend….we pulling out all the stuff, so be ready!!

Until then, thank you for supporting your local bread dealer.

— The Bearded Baker

Little throwback to last weekend with The Cozy Swirl at last weekends market….Man… where do I even start.Every single we...
05/27/2026

Little throwback to last weekend with The Cozy Swirl at last weekends market….Man… where do I even start.

Every single week y’all continue to show up for The Dam Market and support local businesses in a HUGE way. Seriously. It means more than you know.

Watching people line up before opening, seeing familiar faces come back week after week, hearing people talk about what loaf they’re coming for next… it’s honestly surreal sometimes.

And I gotta give a massive shoutout to The Dam Market itself for building something special for local vendors, creators, bakers, artists, and small businesses. What started as a market has really turned into a community. 💪

Also make sure y’all show some love to the new vendor joining this weekend, The Cheesecake Chick making their first appearance at the dam market! 👏so let’s make sure they feel welcome the same way y’all welcomed me.

Because truthfully…

This whole thing started with a starter and a quiet dream.

I never expected The Bearded Baker to grow the way it has. Never expected people to sell me out in 45 minutes. Never expected messages asking to preorder bread. Never expected people to connect with the brand the way they have.

But here we are.

And I’m thankful every single day for the support y’all continue to show this little bread operation.

From the bottom of my flour-covered heart…

Thank you for supporting your local bread dealer. 🖤

🚨 MENU DROP ALERT 🚨The Bread Dealer is back in the lab and next week’s lineup is officially LOCKED IN. 🔥🍞We’re pulling u...
05/27/2026

🚨 MENU DROP ALERT 🚨
The Bread Dealer is back in the lab and next week’s lineup is officially LOCKED IN. 🔥🍞

We’re pulling up to The Dam Market with:
🥖 Plain
🌶️ Jalapeño Cheddar
🫐🍓 Mixed Berry Cheesecake
🍁🥓 Maple Bacon
🧄 Garlic Parm
🍫🥐 Chocolate Chip Croissant Loaf

AND the cookie lineup:
🍁 Maple Magic
🍪 Choco Chip Hustle
⚪ Cookies & Cream
🍓 Raspberry Cheesecake

there will ALSO be some bagels available even though they didn’t make the official menu poster.

Limited quantities. First come, first served. When the table’s empty, the dealer’s outta product. 😎

Looking for something off menu? Shoot me a message and we can work out a bread deal. Pre orders are always welcome. Please reach out by Thursday 4pm so we can plan accordingly.

Now…
about that Spinach Artichoke loaf. 👀

The lab tests came back STRONG…
but The Bearded Baker ain’t releasing anything until it’s DIALED IN right. No shortcuts. No rushed drops.

So we’re holding it back ONE more week for final testing and adjustments before release.

🚨 OFFICIAL RELEASE TARGET:
The Dam Market’s FIRST OUTDOOR MARKET
📍 June 6th

And trust me…
that loaf is shaping up to be something DIFFERENT. 😮‍💨🔥

As always:
Small batch.
Handmade.
Limited bake.

When it’s gone…
it’s gone.








🧪 THE LAB HAS CREATED SOMETHING NEW… 🧪Introducing:🥬🔥 SPINACH ARTICHOKE SOURDOUGH 🔥🥬The Bread Lab was working overtime to...
05/25/2026

🧪 THE LAB HAS CREATED SOMETHING NEW… 🧪

Introducing:
🥬🔥 SPINACH ARTICHOKE SOURDOUGH 🔥🥬

The Bread Lab was working overtime today.

Creamy artichoke.
Spinach.
Melty cheese.
That signature Bearded Baker crust.

Honestly?
This thing smells absolutely ridiculous coming outta the oven. 😂🍞

Now the real question is…

👇 SHOULD THIS LOAF MAKE ITS WAY TO THE MARKET MENU? 👇

👍 YES — I need this immediately
😮 MAYBE — let me see that crumb shot first
😂 NO — the bread dealer has gone too far this time

If this gets enough love…
we may have a new player entering the rotation. 👀🔥







05/25/2026

The lab is open and testing some new items 👀

🚨⚔️ SOLD OUT ⚔️🚨And just like that…The Bread Lab is officially EMPTY.From the overnight bake…to the 2:52am final lab ent...
05/23/2026

🚨⚔️ SOLD OUT ⚔️🚨

And just like that…

The Bread Lab is officially EMPTY.

From the overnight bake…
to the 2:52am final lab entry…
to the market rush this morning…

Y’all showed OUT today.

Every loaf.
Every cookie.
Every flavor.
GONE.

To everyone who supported, shared posts, stopped by the booth, grabbed bread, or believed in this wild sourdough adventure from the beginning:

THANK YOU. Seriously. ❤️

This isn’t mass production.
This is small batch, late nights, flour-covered counters, tired eyes, and trusting the process.

And today?
The process won.

The Bread Dealer will return soon. ⚔️🍞







05/23/2026

🧪⚔️ 3:34AM — FINAL LAB ENTRY ⚔️🧪

The Bake is complete.

After a full night inside the Bread Lab…
the racks are full,
the bags are packed,
and the cookie division is awaiting final frosting deployment. 🍞🔥🍪

Tonight’s haul included:
🥨 Pretzel Loaves
🫐 Mixed Berry Cheesecake
🌶️ Jalapeño Cheddar
🧄 Garlic Parmesan
🥓 Maple Bacon
🍞 Classic Plain
🍪 Maple Magic Cookies
🍓 Raspberry Cheesecake Cookies
🍫 Choco Chip Hustle
🍦 cookies n C.R.E.A.M.

And honestly?
This may be one of the strongest lineups the lab has ever produced.

The pretzel loafs came out looking legendary.
The blueberry loaves look like stained glass windows made of fruit.
And those frosted maple cookies?
Straight-up bakery boss battle loot. 😂

Current baker status:

* running on fumes
* covered in flour
* mentally somewhere between exhausted and victorious

But the mission is complete.

Next stop:
The Dam Market

If you pull up tomorrow…
come early.
Come hungry.
And remember:

LIMITED BAKE.
WHEN IT’S GONE, IT’S GONE. ⚔️🍞🔥








05/21/2026

The Bearded Baker has seen the future of sweet treats in Southern California… and the name is Caitlyn’s Craft Bakery.

LISTEN UP SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA…
Because there’s a NEW bakery walking down the aisle… and business is about to PICK UP.”

Follow 👇🏻

🔥🍪 Caitlyn’s Craft Bakery 🍪🔥

“While the other bakeries are out here serving dry cookies and sadness…
Caitlyn stepped into the kitchen, threw flour in the air, and said—
‘Nah… we’re doing this DIFFERENT.’”

We’re talking:
💥 Homemade cookies
💥 Sweet treats with main-event energy
💥 Flavor so good it deserves entrance music
💥 And enough heat to put Ventura Country ON NOTICE.

June 1st?
That ain’t an opening date…
THAT’S A PAY-PER-VIEW EVENT.

So if you smelllllllll what Caitlyn’s baking…
you better get those pre-orders in before the tray gets cleaned out faster than a folding chair at WrestleMania.

The ovens are hot.
The cookies are dangerous.
And the competition?
Already tapping out. 🥊🍪

📍 Ventura County
⚠️ Side effects may include addiction, happiness, and hiding cookies from family members.







🚨 MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND MENU DROP 🚨The ovens are firing back up for 5/23 and the lab is officially OPEN. 🍞🔥This week’s li...
05/20/2026

🚨 MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND MENU DROP 🚨

The ovens are firing back up for 5/23 and the lab is officially OPEN. 🍞🔥

This week’s lineup is loaded with heavy hitters:

🍓 Mixed Berry Cheesecake
🌶 Jalapeño Cheddar
🥨 Pretzel
🥓 Maple Bacon
🧄 Garlic Parmesan
🍞 Classic Plain

And the cookie lineup?
Yeah… we got dangerous this week.

🍪 Maple Magic
🍪 Chocho Chip Hustle
🍪 Cookies n Cream
🍪 Raspberry Cheesecake

Small batch.
Handmade.
No shortcuts.
No factory line.
Just your local bread dealer doing what he does best.

⚠️ PREORDERS ARE OPEN ⚠️

If there’s a flavor you want that ISN’T on the menu, custom preorder requests are always welcome.

📌 ALL preorders and custom requests must be submitted by Thursday evening , May 21st. Please send me a message to order. Any request after this time would have to be moved to next week.

Once the market starts, it’s first come, first served.
When it’s gone… it’s gone. 🍞🔥






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