Today, Main Street in Vista’s historic village area is home to three brewery-owned businesses, including a production brewery (Wavelength Brewing Company) and brewpub (Belching Beaver Brewing Tavern and Grill). But it all started with a satellite tasting room from nearby operation Mother Earth Brew Co. Originally, that large taproom was connected to a homebrew supply store, an extension of the roots established by a retail recreational brewing goods outlet at MEBC’s brewery. That venue has since been closed in order to bring an entirely new concept to life: Mother’s Provisions.
Located at 204 Main Street, the new venue will benefit from increased square-footage and, City-willing, outdoor seating. Mother’s Provisions will serve beer, wine (on draft and from bottles stored in a “wine cave”), cider, cold-brew coffee and numerous small-plate menu items, which can be consumed onsite along with charcuterie, cheese, confections and seasonal edibles procured from a variety of local purveyors. The space will have 20 taps dispensing MEBC beer as well as a large selection of ales and lagers from guest breweries. Seating options will include tables, standing rail-bars and multiple “lounge areas.”
“We are thrilled to bring this long-anticipated concept to life,” says MEBC vice president Kevin Hopkins. “Mother Earth is already a well-known anchor and attraction to the historic downtown Vista district. It is exciting to add to what is rapidly becoming a hospitality driven area.” Mother’s Provisions is currently under construction and scheduled to open in late summer. It is one of several locally based initiatives for the multi-state brewing company.