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El Cajon had long been courting the San Diego Craft Beer Community to open a brewery in their downtown business district. “The city has been nothing but good to us.” To date, ECBC has received around $350,000 in grants and loans from the city for opening in El Cajon. The brewery itself is shaping up


nicely. Located on the corner of N Mag- Fermenters temporarily housed in the future conference/party room Electrical going in at ECBC


nolia & Main St., the square footage of ECBC clocks in around 5,700. Rough plumbing and electrical have been com- pleted, & fermentation tanks arrived right around Christmas. The grand opening is slated for late March 2011. Stephan, the business-side of El Cajon Brewing Com- pany, elaborates on the interior: “There


will be booth seating, an open kitchen, and a patio.” The patio will add a tinge of European influence to the corner of Magnolia & Main, and Stephan describes the open kitchen as necessary because “it cuts down on kitchen tension, and ensures that things will be kept clean.” The brewhouse is located on the north side of the property, and will have a 150-barrel serving capacity with 4 fermenters. Currently, the video return slot in the brew house is the only indica- tor of the space’s previous incarnation as a Hollywood Video. The first beer on the system will be a yeast propagator with the same original gravity as Bras- serie Artisanale de Fribourg’s 1047 Pale Ale. Afterwards, a 10 or 12% strong,


dark & chocolaty raspberry stout will be brewed. The trademark beer of ECBC, however, will be one of David’s specialty styles – a Swedish-influenced Pilsner or Dortmunder. David hopes to use his Swedish connections to bring his friend’s Scandinavian craft brews to taps in the USA at El Cajon Brew- ing Company, while swapping his own beers to Sweden. “Some say that Swed- ish beers are better than California’s. We’ll make those styles and put them to the test against what San Diego does best.” West Coaster predicts that El Cajon Brewing Company will transform downtown El Cajon, and we can’t wait.


MEBC co-owner and Daniel’s stepson, Kamron Khannakhjavani


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is in touch with the best strategy for the brewery to succeed: “We want our product to be pulled through the market; we’re not going to push it.” In 2011, look for Mother Earth’s beers to get pulled to a tap handle near you.


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