Monday 14th of January 2013 09:06:40 PM

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This is now the third of the Hopmonk locations started by Dean Biersch (of Gordon Biersch) to showcase local brews. This location provides a casual restaurant, beer garden and entertainment (session room). The main restaurant has a fair size bar plus tall table seating in the L on the right and then a long room of table and booth seating extending back past the kitchen area. The beer garden is a large open area out the side door to left (when we visited a portion was protected from rain by a tent). There are 3 house brews on tap and a selection of local and regional crafts plus some imports complete a list of about 15 taps. I not sure if the house offerings are currently brewed on-site or by GB in San Jose. I enjoyed both the Stone Smoked Porter and Moonlighting Twist of Fate (Red IPA). DD liked the variety of NA offerings and enjoyed an Erdinger NA. The menu includes both unusual and traditional small plates, sandwiches and entrees. There is ample parking Vintage Oaks shopping center lot.