Steins Beer Garden Celebrates 1-Year Anniversary with Weekend Celebration

Steins Beer Garden & Restaurant

Steins Beer Garden & Restaurant in downtown Mountain View (895 Villa St.) celebrates their one-year anniversary this upcoming weekend, March 29 and March 30. There will be good food, live music from local bands and DJs, raffle with prizes, and, of course, quality beer.

The specialty and rare kegs to help commemorate the celebration include the following list for Saturday:

  • Lagunitas Brewing Co – High West Rye Barrel-Aged Cappuccino Stout
  • Calicraft Brewing Company – Buzzerkeley Sauvignon Blanc Barrel-Aged Sparkling Ale
  • Drake’s Brewing – Rakish Ryewine
  • Allagash Brewing Company – Interlude
  • Allagash – James Bean
  • North Coast Brewing Company – Old Rasputin XV
  • Avery Brewing Company and Russian River Brewing Company – Collaboration Not Litigation Ale
  • Avery brewing Company – Tweak
  • Port Brewing / The Lost abbey – Deliverance
  • Lost Abbey – Cuvee de Tomme
  • Cismontane Brewing – Marea Roja
  • Cismontane Brewing – The Mesa
  • Mad River Brewing Company – 24th Anniversary Ale
  • Port Brewing/Lost Abbey – Bourbon Barrel Aged Santa’s Lil Helper
  • New Belgium Brewing – New Belgium Loves Leopold “Butters” Stotch

Sunday’s list of specialty beers includes the following offerings from Hangar 24:

  • Helles Lager
  • Orange Wheat
  • Tailslide
  • Slow Roll
  • Hammerhead
  • Pugachev’s Cobra

Apart from the specialty beers listed above which will be regularly priced, all other beers will be $1.00 each from 12 noon to 1 p.m. on both days. Brewers and representatives from the various breweries will be present to mingle with guests and answer any questions. For every specialty beer sold, Steins will give out raffle tickets for chances to win gift cards and Steins Beer Garden 1-liter steins.

Executive Chef Colby M. Reade has crafted a special beer-and-food pairing for guests dining inside as well as an a la carte BBQ menu.

FOOD-AND-BEER PAIRING MENU

$50, includes 10 oz. servings of each beer

Bite

  • Tomales Bay Oysters with Smoked Tomato Hot Sauce and Kolsch Mignonette
  • Beer Pairing: Calicraft Brewing Company Cali Coast

Entree

  • Smoked Pork Loin with Stone Fruit Compote and Yukon Gold Potato Hash
  • Beer Pairing: Tap Brewing Company It Ale Camino

Dessert

  • S’mores House made Marshmallow and Graham Crackers with toasted nuts and Malted Chocolate Milk Ice Cream
  • Beer Pairing: High Water Brewing Company Campfire Stout

BBQ MENU (11am – 6pm)

Appetizers

  • Grilled Chili Lime Corn
  • BBQ Oysters with House Made Hot Sauce

Main

  • BBQ Plates with all the Fixin’s
  • 1/2 Chicken or Country Pork Steak with Willie’s Not-Yet World Famous BBQ Sauce
  • Baked Beans, Cole Slaw and Corn Bread

Dessert

  • Strawberry Shortcake

WHEN

March 29 & 30 (Saturday & Sunday)
Saturday hours: 11:00 a.m. – Midnight
Sunday hours: 11:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday BBQ: 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

WHERE

Steins Beer Garden & Restaurant: 895 Villa Street Mountain View, CA, (650) 963-9568

About Steins Beer Garden & Restaurant: Steins Beer Garden & Restaurant is the vision of Bay Area native Ted Kim. Kim has more than 20 years of small business experience, including his tremendous success with Northern California’s Paris Baguette stores. Steins is a salute to the traditional European beer hall and garden, infusing rustic elements of nature with brilliant contemporary architecture. The Beer Garden offers the perfect escape for guests to drink and socialize, and the Beer Hall offers an ideal environment for guests to “eat, drink, and be merry.” Steins is open every day, Sundays 9:30am-10pm, Monday-Thursdays 11am-11pm (patio closes at 10pm), Friday-Saturdays 11am-11:30pm (patio closes at 11pm). Steins is located at 895 Villa St., Mountain View, CA 94041.  For more information, visit www.steinsbeergarden.com and visit the restaurant on Facebook and Twitter.

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