{"id":252067,"date":"2017-08-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-25T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/project-complete\/"},"modified":"2017-08-25T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-08-25T07:00:00","slug":"project-complete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/project-complete\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Project\u2019 complete"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Por Dr. Ink<\/p>\n<p>A redesign plus new beers and a revised menu have turned The Brew Project into the kind of establishment it was probably meant to be for nearly the last two years.<\/p>\n<p>Until recently it operated under a dual concept, as a full-service restaurant and drinking joint. Now you order at the bar and then hang out wherever you want \u2013 inside or outside the multi-level structure, which was built in 1902 as a Craftsman house.<!--more--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30274\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30274\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30274 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sduptownnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/web-Brew-Project-bartenders.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Project\u2019 complete\" width=\"600\" height=\"463\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/463;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30274\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(l to r) Liz Solomon and Kelly Comstock have been tending bar at The Brew Project since it opened.<em> (Photo by Beau Schmitt)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Beer aficionado Beau Schmitt, who launched The Brew Project in 2015 with business partner Mike Sill, said customers are less confused when walking in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe transformed into more of a fun and laid-back neighborhood bar instead of a restaurant,\u201d he said while pointing out copious beer handles hanging from the ceiling.<\/p>\n<p>The redo also included the repainting of white walls to black, adding barrel tables and banquette seating to the patio, and turning the former retail section into a cozy nook featuring shuffleboard. And for those who lost track of San Diego\u2019s proliferating breweries, a chalkboard listing all of them has gone up. (The tally is at 154, and growing.)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30275\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30275\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30275 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sduptownnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/web-Brew-Project-IPA.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Project\u2019 complete\" width=\"350\" height=\"467\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 350px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 350\/467;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30275\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The new, tropical Brew Project IPA <em>(Foto por Dr. Ink)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Brew Project is all about supporting those brew houses. Hence you\u2019ll find many of their products on tap for only $5 per pint or chalice during happy hour, as well as a few ciders and kombuchas. In addition, most wines are $5 per glass and premium spirits by Grey Goose, Bulleit, Patron and others are $7 a pour.<\/p>\n<p>The lengthy beer list also spotlights a rotating sour beer and an IPA that are $5 any time of the day.<\/p>\n<p>I tried the newest addition to the lineup, called Brew Project IPA. It\u2019s produced expressly for The Brew Project by Mason Ale Works in Oceanside, and offers crisp tropical-fruit notes and wisps of grapefruit. It\u2019s an ideal palate refresher that effectively sandblasts any residual fats off your tongue after eating.<\/p>\n<p>Confit-style chicken wings show up on the revised menu of beer-friendly bar food. And they\u2019re stupendous. Priced normally at $13 a basket, they\u2019re half-off during happy hour.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30276\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30276\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30276 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sduptownnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/web-Brew-Project-wings.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Project\u2019 complete\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/450;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30276\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Garlic-Parmesan wings <em>(Photo by Beau Schmitt)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The kitchen marinates them overnight, bakes them for a few hours and sends them briefly to the deep fryer when ordered. The result is meat that slides off the bone when it practically touches your lips.<\/p>\n<p>There are several flavor choices. The \u201chop sauce,\u201d which was sold out when I visited, blends actual hops with a red pepper sauce. I opted for the whiskey-porter BBQ and creamy garlic-Parmesan sauces. Both were viscous and addicting, especially the latter, which was speckled with chives and rivaled any newfangled wing sauce I\u2019ve had from anywhere.<\/p>\n<p>From the regular menu you\u2019ll find a variety of burgers, grilled cheese sandwiches and more.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the happy-hour deals, there are specials every weekday such as bottomless wings for $20 a person, from 6\u201310 p.m. on Mondays; discounts on tacos, Mexican lagers and El Jimador shots from 3 p.m. to close on Tuesdays; and $5 pints and well drinks from 6 p.m. to close on Fridays.<\/p>\n<p>The Brew Project also serves brunch from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.<\/p>\n<h3>CALIFICACIONES:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Bebidas: 5<\/strong><br \/>\nExpect lots of the latest and greatest beers from local breweries, plus wine, premium spirits, ciders and kombuchas.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-30335 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sduptownnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Brew-project-sidebar.png\" alt=\"\u2018Project\u2019 complete\" width=\"262\" height=\"280\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 262px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 262\/280;\" \/>Comida: 5<\/strong><br \/>\nWith a refreshed menu in place, the ultra-tender chicken wings dressed in various house-made sauces are showstoppers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Valor: 5<\/strong><br \/>\nCertain beers run about $2 below regular cost, although you\u2019ll save up to 50 percent on spirits and chicken wings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Servicio: 5<\/strong><br \/>\nThe bartenders are attentive, and since the space was remodeled, they\u2019re equipped to take food orders.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ambiente: 5<\/strong><br \/>\nA roomy front patio ascends to a converted Craftsman house, offering the character of a classic neighborhood bar similar to those in Chicago, Seattle or New York.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Dr. Ink A redesign plus new beers and a revised menu have turned The Brew Project into the kind of establishment it was probably meant to be for nearly the last two years. 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