{"id":23364,"date":"2020-01-30T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-30T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/?p=23364"},"modified":"2020-01-30T10:42:20","modified_gmt":"2020-01-30T18:42:20","slug":"burgeon-beer-expanding-to-little-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/2020\/01\/30\/burgeon-beer-expanding-to-little-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"Burgeon Beer expanding to Little Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Few local breweries opened in the past three years have enjoyed as steady and fervent a following as Carlsbad\u2019s Burgeon Beer Co.<\/a><\/strong> In touch with current trends and producing beers to satisfy modern tastes, while also honoring traditional brews from England to Southern California, its portfolio speaks to numerous demographics. That wide-ranging appeal has spelled success and spawned bullish promise for the future. Bolstered by both, the company recently took over a second suite at its business-park home and, today, announced it is building a tasting room in downtown San Diego\u2019s Little Italy community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have been fortunate to experience a state of continuous growth since we planted the seed for Burgeon Beer Co. three years ago, blossoming through the support of our vibrant community in Carlsbad,\u201d says co-founder Matt Zirpolo<\/strong>. \u201cAs we enter this new decade, we are ecstatic to branch out across our home city to open our second tasting room in San Diego proper.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dubbed \u201cThe Arbor\u201d, it will be sited at 1326 Kettner Boulevard<\/strong> on the bottom floor of the Savina luxury-condominium development. Its access to the nearby Waterfront Park, Santa Fe Depot, and San Diego International Airport were plusses that inspired the Burgeon team to settle down at the southern end of Little Italy after two years of scouring the county for a place to install its home away from home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis location includes every amenity we were looking for\u2014easy access to public transportation, an adjacent parking lot, and a walkable neighborhood with a thriving food, arts, and culture scene,\u201d says Zirpolo, who explored sites in Mission Hills, East Village, Normal Heights, and other locales. \u201cWe didn\u2019t want to settle on the easiest option. We wanted the best option, and this was it. It\u2019s a very popular area and worth both the time and effort to be here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The venue comes in at 2,094 square feet with a little over 1,000 square feet of that set aside for public space. Four hundred square feet of outdoor patio space, accessible via roll-up doors, will allow for overflow and people watching. The tasting room motif is described as bringing an outdoor beer garden indoors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe interior will capture the experience of looking\nup from the forest floor, and we\u2019ll utilize the height of our 17-foot-tall ceilings\nto add depth and warmth with layers of greenery and accents of reclaimed wood,\u201d\nsays Zirpolo. It\u2019s a similar aesthetic to Burgeon\u2019s Carlsbad tasting room,\nwhich has a tree at its center, a living wall display and live-edge wooden bar,\nplus other natural, elemental features that speak to the company\u2019s preservationist\nideologies. The Burgeon crew took a recent trip to San Diego\u2019s mountainous\nunincorporated expanses to bring back wood burned in 2003\u2019s Cedar Fire for\nbar-tops and assorted furnishings to be installed at The Arbor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe donated close to $50,000 last year alone through fundraisers ranging from pint nights benefitting local charities, school, families and more, to national charities such as our partnership with the National Forest Foundation<\/a><\/strong>, where we created a beer called Reclaim the Wild and planted more than 25,000 trees in California\u2019s national forests,\u201d says Zirpolo. \u201cWe host multiple charity events every month at our current location and plan to do the same at The Arbor.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beer and local wine will both be available in addition to food from an on-site kitchen. That space will be under the direction of Jesus \u201cChuy\u201d de la Torre<\/strong>, the owner and head chef for Miramar-based The Good Seed Food Co.<\/a><\/strong>, a culinary outfit well-known throughout the San Diego beer scene for its work with local breweries. The menu will be composed of locally sourced ingredients and consist of dishes designed to pair well with Burgeon\u2019s beers. When asked what patrons can expect from de la Torre\u2019s bill of fare, Zirpolo names burgers, short rib tacos, cool vegan dishes, and the chef\u2019s famous dry-rubbed \u201cstupid wings.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Good Seed Food Co. was the number-one candidate to run the food component of The Arbor, and we could not be happier that Chef Chuy is bringing his talents to our team. He is locally acclaimed with years of experience curating beer-and-food pairings in San Diego,\u201d says Zirpolo. \u201cWe\u2019ll offer an abundance of from-scratch, organic, vegetarian, and vegan options. Additionally, there will also be a rotating seasonal menu that is shaped by current beer releases and seasonally fresh produce, seafood and sustainably sourced protein. By curating a menu aimed to enhance both food and beer, we plan to shape a unique tasting experience that reminds people what dining out should be.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Burgeon is in the process of getting a conditional use permit for its new space, but if all remains on schedule, The Arbor will open by late summer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Once open, we plan to match the Carlsbad brewery schedule with frequent new beer and can releases. This location also presents the opportunity to create unique collaborative events with breweries from all over the world,” says Zirpolo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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