While roaming Broadway Pier’s Port Pavilion during San Diego Beer Week’s inaugural VIP Brewer Takeover, I came across Fallbrook Brewing Company’s table and walked away with even more than the pair of tasty saisons owner Chuck McLaughlin was serving. Namely, a tasty informational tidbit. FBC as applied for a Type 23 duplicate license for use at a building roughly a mile south of the company’s brewery and tasting room with the intention to team with another Fallbrook interest, The Rib Shack, to open a bar and restaurant.
Texas-style barbecue—brisket, pulled pork, ribs, chicken and stick-to-your-ribs sides—will be provided by The Rib Shack, and FBC will provide the majority of the suds. In addition to their hometown ales, McLaughlin will work to procure beers from brewers with ties to Fallbrook. That list is surprisingly large and includes Bolt Brewery, Coronado Brewing Company, Ironfire Brewing Co., Duck Foot Brewing Co., Iron Fist Brewing Co., Mission Brewery and even Paso Robles-based Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
The 2,200-square-foot building that will house this collaborative business formerly housed a welding shop that doubled as the muster location for the Fallbrook bucket brigade, adding local lore to the mix along with a decorative fire truck out front. In addition to the ribs, brisket, pulled pork, chicken and stick-to-your-ribs sides The Rib Shack is known for, the restaurant’s staff is working on a bar menu that figures to include beer-battered onion rings and “dirty fries” topped with pulled pork and other toppings. The new business, which includes a pair of separate outdoor patios, is located at 1019 South Main Avenue and McLaughlin hopes to have it up and running by year’s end, licensing willing.