Rincon Reservation Road Brewery To Open In Valley Center

VALLEY CENTER, CA — The Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians will launch next month Southern California's first Native American-owned tribal brewery, the Rincon Reservation Road Brewery, adjacent to Harrah’s Resort in Valley Center and with a focus on sharing the tribe's rich history.

The 3R Brewery, set to open Jan. 30 at 777 South Resort Drive, will be a new iteration and rebranding of the former SR76 Beerworks, and will pay homage to the heritage of Native Americans, while also offering four signature beers, an enhanced tasting room and a new menu, according to management.

Known as the "original Californians," ancestors of the Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians traveled along the San Luis Rey River trail, that ran from headwaters in Warner Hot Springs area of Palomar Mountain to its mouth at modern-day Oceanside, tribal officials said. Along the trail, the Luiseño people hunted and gathered acorns, from with which they made wewish, a traditional dietary staple, fished and visited friends and relatives in tribal villages at Rincon and Pauma.

The new brewery's goal will be to share the history of that indigenous trail, now called Rincon Reservation Road, and connect the journey to today's culture — along with sharing four new signature beers.

Crafted from water from within the reservation, (cool fact!) the four brew offerings, as described by the Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians, are:

• Oasis Blonde Ale – 4.2% ABV. "The Oasis is a sanctuary of hidden beauty on Rincon Reservation. This light in color Blonde Ale celebrates that beauty with its low hoppy bitterness that balances well with slight fruit flavors that is dry, medium bodied and a malty sweetness."

• Rez Dog- Hefeweizen – 5% ABV. "It’s not an easy road for the Rez Dog but this one is unstoppable! In honor of the many reservation dogs, our Hefeweizen is a crisp, refreshing brew, taking the road less traveled. Made of 55% wheat malt, 45% two-row malt and German Hefeweizen yeast, Rez Dog has a medium mouth feel with large amounts of fruity banana aroma and flavor with a hint of clove."
• Red Rattler-Amber Ale – 5% ABV. "The Red Diamond Rattle Snake has made its home on Rincon Reservation for 14,000 years. Our Red Rattler-Amber Ale symbolizes the balance and respect needed to pay homage to San Diego’s largest snake species. Beautiful and powerful, this Amber Ale uses Caramel Malts that lend a toasted toffee and caramel flavor, while the toasted aroma with slight fruity and pine hop bitterness balances the sweetness."
• Chief-IPA – 6% ABV. "There can only be one chief! Our Chief IPA embodies what it means to be number one. We brew our IPA with two- row, wheat and oats to give it a dry, crisp, clean low malt flavor made with Zappa, CTZ, and Chinook hops to create a medium hop bitterness of spice and citrus with loads of tropical flavors and pine aromas."

Rincon Reservation Road Brewery will be open: Mondays and Thursdays 2 p.m.–9 p.m.; Closed Tuesdays & Wednesdays; Fridays & Saturdays 2 p.m.–10 p.m.; Sundays 10 a.m.–8 p.m. See more here.https://www.3rbrewery.com/

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