F: Beer and soon food German style

Here’s the latest in alfresco boozing: The Standard opened its beer garden, complete with a Ping-Pong table. The patio is open from 4 p.m. till midnight Sundays through Thursdays from 3 p.m. till 1 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, it won’t open fully (i.e. with food, an official name, and a second bar) until late September. This is the Standard Hotel third splash with sprawling German action. White plastic furniture keeps pretense in check, as does menu's focus on draughts. Under-the-Highline plenty of seats await so it will be hard to be exculively chic. The Standard Beer Garden, The Standard Hotel, 848 Washington St.; 212-645-4646, Now that is a thirst quenching F.A.C.T.