Sarah and I took a belated Valentine's Day trip to Monterey for the day last weekend, and it was both fun and relaxing. For lunch, we ended up paying a visit to Peter B's Brewpub to use a pretty sweet Travelzoo deal that we had purchased. The deal came with two appetizers, two entrees, and two beer flights.
The Beer
The Beer
The beer flight came with their five house beers. Here are my thoughts, briefly (you can see more details about each beer on their website):
The Food
- Belly Up Blonde Ale - I'm not always a fan of light beers, but this one was tasty. It was mild and smooth without feeling like it lacked flavor. It had moderate notes of citrus and fruit with a spicy finish. I also really liked the logo for this one (It's a sea otter holding a beer!)
- Ford Ord Wheat - An average wheat beer that had a hoppier finish than I was expecting. For some reasons, this beer was super carbonated and I got real burp-y while drinking it.
- Inclusion Amber Ale - I liked this one a lot. It had a nice oak taste to it and a good amount of hoppiness.
- Legend of Laguna IPA - I'm usually a big fan of IPAs, but this particular one didn't satisfy. I'm not sure if it was the fact that I enjoyed the lighter beers so much, but this one felt really hoppy. It had a little too much citrus and an aftertaste that wouldn't quit. Sarah ended up bailing on her taster (I finished it, of course, because of chivalry).
- Stout Resistance - A good stout with more of a mocha quality to it. Good way to end the flight.
The Food
Health food is not exactly this restaurant's strong point, so we had two appetizers of the deep friend variety - calamari and deep fried artichokes. Of course, both were delicious. In particular I like the artichokes with the buffalo ranch dipping sauce. Did I mention it wasn't health food?
For the entrees, we decided to get two things and then split them. The first item was fish tacos. I ordered this because I thought it would balance out all the deep fried stuff, but it turns out that both the fish and the tortilla were deep fried. It was a lot more crunch than I wanted out of my taco, and on the whole it wasn't great. It also came with a "bean and rice salad," and I was curious about what that might look like; turns out it's just beans and rice on a piece of lettuce. Classy.
However, the deficiencies of the fish tacos were more than atoned for by the standout dish of the day - the Reuben sandwich. Over the last several years, this has become m favorite sandwich, and while there's not much variance in the ingredients, the proportion of each item can make or break the sandwich. Listed here are all the things Peter B's did right:
This is the recipe folks. Reubens with too much sauerkraut or too little meat or too much cheese are all imitations of the real thing, but this sandwich was the real McCoy. I tip my cap to you Peter B's.
On the whole, we left feeling very happy and very much in love. And also slightly tipsy.
However, the deficiencies of the fish tacos were more than atoned for by the standout dish of the day - the Reuben sandwich. Over the last several years, this has become m favorite sandwich, and while there's not much variance in the ingredients, the proportion of each item can make or break the sandwich. Listed here are all the things Peter B's did right:
- Russian dressing (yes, Thousand Island is acceptable, but Russian dressing is always better)
- A lot of corned beef
- A moderate to light amount of sauerkraut
- A light amount of cheese
This is the recipe folks. Reubens with too much sauerkraut or too little meat or too much cheese are all imitations of the real thing, but this sandwich was the real McCoy. I tip my cap to you Peter B's.
On the whole, we left feeling very happy and very much in love. And also slightly tipsy.