Peter B's BrewPub Launches Fun New Menu Today, Including Beer Cocktails

Peter B's BrewPub (649-2699) can claim itself as the only craft brewery in Monterey.

You can make a pretty good case that they have the best happy hour (4-7pm seven days a week), growler-to-go program, mug club and seasonal beer program in the area. They are the first and only Silver LEED brewpub in the country. Now they've even added beer yards and a line of bottled beers appearing in places like Whole Foods soon. 

And they're not tapping out there. 

Today they debut a new food menu from Exec Chef Jason Giles to go with the ambitious suds from brewmaster Kevin Clark.

"The update was inspired by the challenge to keep the food at the same quality of the beers," Giles says. "We wanted to be more than brewpub food, but a lot of gourmet items."

The crab-and-jack-stuffed pepper and new meatball plates sound incredible; the buffalo chili adventurous; the fact that a few old favorites remain comforting.

Then there's the beer cocktails, like the "Spiked Stout" with añejo tequila and Kahlua.

Whoah.

Talk about a place unafraid of a little pioneering. 

Here's a look at the lineup.

Giles recommends the 50/50, BTW, four little kebabs with 50 percent applewood bacon ground with 50 percent Angus chuck and served with a hot and sour Fresno chile sauce:

Appetizers

Dungeness Crab & Pepper Jack Stuffed Anaheim Chili ($10) • Roasted Anaheim chile stuffed with Dungeness crab and pepper jack cheese, fried to a crisp and served with orange infused ranch dip

50/50 Skewers ($8) Beef and bacon skewers, served with garlic fondue sauce                       

Warm Crab, Spinach & Artichoke Dip ($11) Served with sourdough crostini

Crispy Pork Ribs ($10) Ginger and lemongrass braised St. Louis ribs, fried to a crisp on the outside, tossed in our house season blend of spices over jicama and green papaya slaw

American Buffalo Chili ($8) Served with corn bread

Cheesy Bavarian ($8) Smokey, rich, cheesy Bavarian sausage wrapped in puff pastry with toasted poppy seeds, served over Dijon mustard sauerkraut

Entrées

Grilled Fish Tacos  ($11) Two corn tortillas filled with grilled fish and roasted corn salsa served with black beans & chilled rice salad

Swedish Meatballs ($14) Slowly cooked in rich lingonberry gravy, served over whipped potatoes and fresh vegetables.

Roasted Turkey Leg & Chive Biscuit ($10) Stout-braised turkey leg, served with a chive buttermilk biscuit and tangy cranberry jelly

Kevin’s Shrimp & Fennel Pasta ($14) Sautéed U.S. Gulf prawns and penne pasta served with a creamy fennel sauce

Brewhouse Reuben ($15) Slow cooked, shaved corned beef piled high on a classic New York-style rye bread with Russian dressing and Swiss 

Crispy Crab Cake Salad ($14) Four crispy crab cakes served over cucumber and corn artisan tossed salad in a white balsamic vinaigrette and served with a smoked tomato relish

Beer Cocktails

Chocolate Amber Truffle ($8) Kahlua, Crème De Casis, Peter B’s Inclusion Amber Ale and shaved chocolate

Peter B’s Spiked Stout ($9) Peter B's Stout Resistance, Cazadores Añejo, Kahlua and White Cream De Cacao

Mi-Chelada ($9) Cazadores Reposado, agave nectar, housemade Michelada mix, Belly Up Blonde Ale and tajin rim

Old Favorites

I LOVE Artichokes ($8) Locally grown artichoke hearts, breaded in Peter B’s Blonde Ale batter, fried and served with our secret sauce

The Wing Man ($10) Crispy buffalo wings served with blue cheese dip & celery

Monterey Nachos ($11) Tender braised pork, shredded cheese and crispy tortilla chips, served with Peter B’s housemade pico de gallo

Monterey Bay Clam Chowder ($8) Traditional clam chowder with a local touch

Crispy Mozzarella ($4) Lightly fried mozzarella balls in our housemade Blonde Ale batter

Monterey Cali-Mari ($6) Crispy Monterey Bay calamari served with Peter B’s serrano vinaigrette

Monterey Bay Clam Chowder ($8) Traditional clam chowder with a local touch