{"id":21074,"date":"2018-09-18T08:00:18","date_gmt":"2018-09-18T15:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/?p=21074"},"modified":"2018-09-18T07:58:44","modified_gmt":"2018-09-18T14:58:44","slug":"ketch-brewings-kearny-mesa-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/2018\/09\/18\/ketch-brewings-kearny-mesa-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Ketch Brewing\u2019s Kearny Mesa preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In March, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brigantine.com\"><strong>Brigantine <\/strong><\/a>restaurant group announced its entry into the local brewing industry. Its fermentation vehicle is <strong>Ketch Brewing<\/strong>, a 10-barrel production facility sited in the hospitality operation\u2019s headquarters at <strong>7889 Ostrow Street<\/strong>. That apparatus is visible behind a sheet of glass separating the production area from a tasting room that, while a tad petite, is being used to preview the beer and food that will be available at a pair of <strong>Ketch Grill &amp; Taps<\/strong> locations currently under construction.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21111\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21111\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21111\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180907_124131.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180907_124131.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180907_124131.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180907_124131.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21111\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kearny Mesa&#8217;s Ketch Brewing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In addition to a full-on restaurant located at <strong>2614 Shelter Island Drive<\/strong> (at the former <strong>Red Sails Inn<\/strong> across the street from The Brigantine\u2019s original location), a smaller version of Ketch Grill &amp; Taps will debut as part of the company\u2019s <strong>Portside Pier<\/strong> overhaul of the waterfront downtown spot at <strong>1360 North Harbor Drive<\/strong>, which formerly housed <strong>Anthony\u2019s Fish Grotto<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21113\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21113\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21113\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180907_124549-e1537282646173.jpg?resize=300%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21113\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Swordfish tacos at Ketch Brewing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With neither project completed, Brigantine is offering menu items from its eventual casual seafood and craft beer concept at the Kearny Mesa spot, bringing dual meaning to the term \u201ctasting room.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Also on display are the first drafts from recently-hired head brewer <strong>Sam Billheimer<\/strong>. Billheimer comes to Ketch from North Park\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fallbrewing.com\"><strong>Fall Brewing<\/strong><\/a>. His inaugural lineup of beers includes an IPA, K\u00f6lsch, Golden Ale, Blonde Ale, and Vienna-style lager.<\/p>\n<p>Ketch Brewing\u2019s tasting room is currently open from <strong>11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Friday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In March, the Brigantine restaurant group announced its entry into the local brewing industry. Its fermentation vehicle is Ketch Brewing, a 10-barrel production facility sited in the hospitality operation\u2019s headquarters at 7889 Ostrow Street. 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