Alameda Restaurateurs Opening Beer Garden in Berkeley

The owners of The Hobnob restaurant in Alameda said the prominent outdoor patio of a closed business on Sacramento Street in Berkeley, just four blocks from their south Berkeley home, put the idea of a new beer garden in their heads.

So Mike and Amy Voisenat decided to establish the Moxy Beer Garden at the former Casa Vino space at 3136 Sacramento St.

"It's four blocks from our house," Mike told Patch. "It has a pretty prominent outdoor patio that's not being put to good use."

They hope to open April 18, he said.

They plan to have 14 craft beers on tap from local or regional brewers, he said.

Burgers are big on the menu, with three types of beef burgers, a Moroccan lamb burger, a blackened turkey burger and a "veggie" burger. (A photo of the veggie burger – on a house-made bun with kalamata olives and tzatziki sauce– can be seen on the Moxy Facebook page.)

Other edibles include vegan buffalo wings, three kinds of fries and salads.

Moxy is one of four craft beer venues expected to open soon in Berkeley, according to the Contra Costa Times. The others are

• a Sierra Nevada Brewing tasting room on Fourth Street near University Avenue
• The Rare Barrel, a "sour beer" brewery on Carlton Street
• Hoi Polloi Brew Pub on Alcatraz Avenue