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Across the country in the last couple of years, most especially in New York, L.A., and here, there’s been a renaissance of beer gardens. Suppenkuche’s well loved (but temporary) Biergarten is now in it second year of life in Hayes Valley, plus there’s the new SoMa StrEat Food Park, and several are popping up in Oakland as well, like Telegraph and Lost and Found. The trend has been even bigger down where the weather’s warmer, on the Peninsula and in Silicon Valley, and joining the fray this month is Steins Beer Garden, a huge, newly constructed beer hall and garden opening in Mountain View on March 28. Today we bring you an exclusive peek at the food menu from chef Colby Reade, and a few of the beers to be featured on tap.

The airplane-hangar-like beer hall, an 8,000-square-foot space with high, arched ceiling, is meant to evoke a big German beer hall, with seating for 250 and big communal tables made of reclaimed wood. Outside, there’s a 4,000-square-foot beer garden with metal pergolas, trees, trellises, and an enclosed fireplace. Additionally, there are two rentable private rooms, and a second beer garden for private parties as well.

Steins will feature 30 different beers on tap, with twenty fixed taps and ten rotating taps reserved for seasonal brews and newer beers. The beer menu, with a fairly high beer-geek quotient, will include:



Fruli Strawberry Beer - Brouwerij Huyghe

Hitachino Nest White Ale - Kiuichi

Avant Garde - Lost Abbey

Chocolate Porter - Hangar 24

Shakenbake - Knee Deep + Boulder Collaboration

Das Naturtrube - Schwaben Brau

Barock Dunkel - Weltenburger Kloster

Belgium Tramp - Band of Gypsies Collaboration Project

Double Jack - Firestone

Raison d’etre - Dogfish Head

Rampant - New Belgium

Arrogant Bastard - Stone

Dog Ate My Homework - Brouwerij West

Odin’s Tipple - Haandbryggeriet



In addition to beer, Steins will have a cocktail program and a selection of wines, as well, to satisfy beer-averse significant others.



Below, the full food menu, which features plenty of beer-friendly snacks, and the Steins Burger, which is a house-ground blend of short-rib, brisket, and sirloin.



Steins Beer Garden & Restaurant Menu



Appetizers

2 Fresh Baked Pretzels

caraway beer mustard

$7

House Cut Kennebec Fries

Choice of Plain with Sea Salt or

Ketchup

$6

Truffle with Parm and Parsley

Aioli

$7

Pork Belly Poutine

fromage blanc / beef “gravy” / fresh herbs

$12

Smoked Salmon and Potato Cake

apple herb salad / creme frachie

$9

Short Rib Sliders

brioche bun / balsamic onion jam / dijon aioli / roquette

$10

House Made Duck Charcuterie

duck rillettes /toast points / pickled red onion / duck breast prosciutto / smoked duck and dried cherry sausage / house ground mustard

$14

Mini Corn Dogs

caraway beer mustard

$8

Salads

Roast Beet and Wild Mushroom

fromage blanc / water cress / spiced pecans / red wine vinaigrette

$12

Smoked Albacore and Spinach

whole grain mustard vin / fingerling potato / tarragon / celery / hard cooked egg

$14

Sweet Pea and Cracked Wheat with Avocado

citrus vin/ pea shoots / orange segments / basil

$12

House Side Salad

$6

Roasted Cauliflower Soup with Wild Mushrooms

fresh herbs

$7 bowl $5 cup





Sandwiches

Served with fries

All sandwiches served on house made bread

The Steins Burger

House ground blend of dry aged short rib, brisket, and sirloin

all natural beef / brioche bun / tomato / onion / butter lettuce / house made aioli

$11

Add choice of

aged Vermont cheddar / may fog blue / swiss / gilled onion / mushroom / avocado

$1 each

pork belly / fried egg over easy / pastrami

$2 each

Fried Chicken and Waffle Sandwich

Apple slaw / waffled bread / spiced honey / pickled red onion / aioli

$12

Veggie burger

garbanzo beans / smoked tofu / garlic / brioche bun / tomato / onion / butter lettuce

$9

House Made Pastrami

toasted rye / sauerkraut / swiss/ russian dressing

$12

Grilled Cheese and Tomato Bisque

Pullman toast / fontina / cabbot cheddar / roasted apple

$12

Grilled Flank Steak Sandwich

romesco / grilled spring onions / butter lettuce / herb salsa

$12

Entrées

Pan Roasted Game Hen and Creamy Polenta

pan juices / herb salsa / braised greens

$17

Braised Lamb Shoulder

parsnip puree / au jus / brussel sprouts

$18

Smoked “Pork and Beans”

pork loin /cider smoked onions / melted leeks / bourbon apple glaze

$18

Breakfast for Dinner

smoked pork belly / poached egg / frisee / maple dijon vinaigrette / toast points

$15

Grilled Black Sea Bass and Herbed Lentils

smoked tomato confit / preserved lemon / salad

$18



Grilled Vegetable “Stew” with Red Quinoa

seasonal vegetables / chili herb broth / pounded parsley oil

$15





Dessert

All dessert

$7

Rogue Chocolate Stout Real Beer Float

Graham cracker squares



Black Forrest Parfait

chocolate cake / pot au creme/ cherry jam / whipped cream



Caramel Apple Crisp with Bourbon Pecan Ice Cream

Makers caramel / candied pecans / braeburn apples

Dessert O’ the Day





Bar Snacks

$5 each

corn nuts / assorted pickles / deviled eggs / pretzels with beer mustard



Steins Beer Garden - 895 Villa Street, Mountain View - Open daily 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., and until 11:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, starting March 28

