Dinner Specials - Gardner Ale House

Dinner Specials
Friday, April 17, 2015
Live Music in the Pub Tonight, 8:30 PM
Josh Hill & Friends
Local Wine from Hillside Cellars
at the Kalon Farm in Ashburnham
Our list of
House Brewed
beers is on the
back…
Reserve Red Glass $8 Bottle $27
Hillside White Glass $8 Bottle $27
Appetizers
Grilled Shrimp Skewer Four large shrimp are skewered, grilled and placed over warm eggplant caponata
(eggplant, onion, celery, garlic, tomato, capers, balsamic vinegar, fresh basil) and topped with baby arugula.
Plate is drizzled with tomato-pastina vinaigrette. $12
Cheese Board Hudson Valley Camembert Soft Ripened Cheese, Garlic & Herb Cheese Spread, Wensleydale with
cranberries, apricot preserves, apples, hand sliced pepperoni, crackers and
brick oven toast points on a GAH cheese board. $14
Barbecue Pulled Pork Bruschetta Toasted brick oven garlic bread topped with slow roasted hand shredded pork,
bacon crumbles and melted cheddar cheese. Finished with a drizzle of house made white barbecue sauce. $9
Lobster Cobb Salad
A bed of romaine is topped with luscious rows of chopped hard boiled eggs, diced avocado, bacon crumbles, diced
tomatoes, red onion, diced Swiss cheese and a center row of fresh lobster salad (lemon, mayo, and white pepper).
Salad is served with your choice of dressing. $17
Dinner Entrees
All dinner entrees served with your choice of soup or salad
Not-So-Classic Salisbury Steak Broiled “Steak” is a blend of ground beef, grated onions, spices, crushed saltines,
egg and Worcestershire and topped with a light creamed chipped beef and mushroom gravy. Dinner is served with
mashed potato, broccolini and carrots. $16 (Or “Loco Moco-style” with a fried egg over medium on top. $17)
Turkey Tetrazzini Casserole Roasted turkey, carrots, peas, celery, mushrooms and egg noodles baked in creamy
turkey gravy topped with breadcrumbs. $17
Roman Style Eggplant Parmigiano Thin sliced eggplants are dusted with seasoned flour dipped in egg and sautéed
golden. Eggplant is layered with fresh mozzarella, provolone, Parmesan cheeses, tomato sauce, fresh basil and
marjoram. Eggplant is baked and served with garlicky escarole greens. $16
Baked Ziti with Sweet Italian Sausage (Pastiachatti) Ziti is combined with a sauce of sautéed sweet Italian
sausage, marinara sauce, fresh mozzarella cheese, asiago cheese fresh basil & heavy cream. Dish is then topped with
a triple blend of asiago, provolone and mozzarella cheeses. $16
Tenderloin Tips Au Poivre Tenderloin tips are seared with salt and cracked black pepper then finished with house
made sauce of brandy, beef demi-glace and heavy cream. Served with brown butter smashed red skin potatoes and
tonight’s vegetable. $20
Rub It Right NY Strip Our 12-oz. hand cut Certified Angus Beef NY strip is rubbed with the locally made Rub It
Right seasoning (Leominster, MA). Steak is grilled to order and served with brown butter smashed red skin potatoes
and tonight’s vegetable. $19
Scallop Platter – Fried or Broiled Large sea scallops are breaded, deep-fried and served with hand cut house fries,
cole slaw, tartar sauce and a lemon wedge. OR broiled in white wine and lemon then finished with a garlic herb butter
and served with lightly seasoned long grain rice, tonight’s vegetable and a lemon wedge. $21
The following specials do not come with soup or side salad.
Salmon Burger Grilled salmon burger (salmon, Dijon, shallots, breadcrumbs, parsley, mayo, lemon juice and egg)
on a buttered and grilled bun with Dill Havarti cheese, lettuce and mayo on the side. $11
Surf & Turf Grass Fed Burger Grass fed burger from Kalon Farm out of Ashburnham grilled to
temp topped with house made lime cilantro aioli, baby arugula and sautéed shrimp on a buttered and
grilled brioche roll. $12
Lobster Roll Nothing but lobster, a little mayo (a little!), white pepper, salt and lemon juice, on a buttered and
grilled New England style hot dog bun with green leaf lettuce. Served with hand cut house fries. $14
House Brewed Beers
On Cask We have on cask our Rocker Red with East Kent Goldings hops. Cask ale is a small batch conditioning
process whereby we add a little something, like hops, and let it condition for a while in the cask.
Summer’s End (5.0% alc./vol. 20 IBU, Bronze GIBF ’13, Gold GIBF ’11 & ’10): Light; yet full flavored.
Made with German Kölsch yeast and German noble hops, ‘Summer’ is available year round.
Abbey Rye (6.6% alc./vol. 20 IBU): A traditional Belgian style Abbey Ale with an untraditional twist of rye. Rye
malt accentuates the already spicy and zesty flavors coming from the use of traditional Belgian Ale yest, and
increases the dryness, yet smooths the mouth feel. Brewed by your local, friendly downstairs “Monk”.
Oma’s Altbier (5.5 % alc./vol. 41 IBU Silver Medal Winner-Great International Beer Festival 2014): Oma’s Altbier
is German for “Grandma’s Old Beer.” This Altbier comes to us from an ale recipe that can be traced back hundreds
of years, hence the ‘Alt’ or ‘old’ designation. This rich and full-bodied beer is medium in strength and amber
colored. Its unique character is accredited to German specialty barley malts and distinctive German Ale yeast. Try
this for a big mouth feel, distinctive flavor profile and smooth finish.
Chair City Pale Ale (5.1% alc./vol. 31 IBU, Silver GIBF ’10): Our first pale ale is an example of the spicy, assertive
style of beer that can only be described as American. It uses American ale yeast and American hops in
a recipe that is designed to confront and engage your palate. Chair City is spirited, with a hoppy, in-your-face,
aroma. Its citrus and floral notes are the result of the chemistry of fermentation and the generous use of Cascade hops
in the later stages of the boil.
Vienna Lager (5.5% alc./vol., 25 IBU, Gold Medal – 2014 Great International Beer Festival): An amber lager
(named after the city in which the style originated), Vienna has a nice rich malt profile, low hop aroma, and a nice
balanced bitterness. Its toasted malt flavor comes from a combination of 9 different malts, with Munich and Vienna
malts dominating. German noble hops are used to balance out the malty sweetness. We love this beer, and the judges
agree!
XSB Extra Special Bitter (6.1% alc./vol. 41 IBU): Extra Special means a slightly more aggressive version of the
Bitter style of English ale. It is slightly more hoppy, a bit maltier, a little darker, a little more alcohol and a bit toasty
too! It’s a Bitterer Bitter! XSB is the English cousin to our Oma’s Altbier.
Facelift IPA (6.5% alc./vol. 72 IBU, Bronze – 2007 Great British Beer Festival): Loaded with English hops
and using a traditional English IPA recipe, this beer will happily lift your face as your palate explores its bitter,
yet smooth effect. Facelift’s up front bitterness gives way to full-bodied mouth feel and depth of flavor.
Naked Stout (4.1% alc./vol. 38 IBU Bronze Medal – 2012 Great International Beer Festival): This crisp, dry Irishstyle stout is typical of those made in England and Ireland. Ours contains hints of chocolate and coffee as a result of
the fermentation process.
Create Your Own Beer Sampler! Five 4-oz. samples of GAH house made beer served on a handmade board.
Suggested Sampler: Summer’s End, Chair City Pale Ale, Oma’s Altbier, Facelift IPA, Naked Stout
Guest Beers: Bud Light, Coors Light, Magner’s Irish Cider*, Wachusett Country Pale Ale, BBC Steel Rail,
People’s Pint Farmer Brown, BBC Scotch Ale, BBC Raspberry Barleywine, Allagash White, Green River Ambrosia
Ginger Libation*, Omission Handcrafted Lager*#
*Indicates Gluten Free Brews #Indicates Bottled Beer
All Gardner Ale House Brewed Beers
are available for purchase in Growlers
**Free Brewery Tours every Saturday at 1pm
Ask your server for details**