Local independent brewery celebrates 1-year anniversary with expanded kitchen led by Chef Luis Baquero, enriching the lives and palates of Hill Country residents and visitors.
KERRVILLE, TX (October 7, 2024) – Off Main Brewing, an award-winning Texas Hill Country craft brewery with a mobile taproom for events and a 1-year old brick-and-mortar taproom, is excited to announce the launch of its chef-driven pairing kitchen in downtown Kerrville at 703 Water Street. Led by local Chef Luis Baquero, the new pairing kitchen will feature a rotating menu of seasonal tasting experiences designed to inspire locals, residents, and Hill Country visitors alike. With passion and sensory exploration at the heart of the kitchen’s concept, Chef Luis collaborated with Brewer Travis Lindner to create a spectrum of pairings. From common and lovely to groundbreaking knock-your-socks-off, the visionary duo hopes to delight visitors and pave the way for a lifelong food-beer appreciation journey.
"We are thrilled to be celebrating our 1-year anniversary by working with up-and-coming Chef Luis Baquero on the opening of our chef-driven pairing kitchen,” said Travis Lindner, Owner and Head Brewer. “At Off Main Brewing, we believe a perfect pairing makes two things greater than the sum of their parts. This is true for both craft beer-food pairings and the collaboration with Chef Luis. This partnership is a testament to our dedicated focus on serving the Hill Country and delivering unique and thoughtful tasting experiences that can’t be found anywhere else in the area.”
Chef Luis Baquero’s journey is derived from his Puerto Rican roots where he cultivated his unconditional love for cooking. Chef Luis has over 19 years of experience in fine dining and the culinary industry. With knowledge in French, Italian, Latin, and his fusion twist in Southern Cuisine, he is eager to serve the Hill Country a thoughtful pairing dining experience through his approachable food.
“At its most basic, pairing is putting two things together,” said Chef Luis Baquero. “I’m excited to join the Off Main Brewing team to bring new and more meaningful tasting experiences to Off Main Brewing customers and patrons. Beer and wine both have several complex characteristics that make them the perfect platform for both familiar and novel food pairings. Until recently, beer was viewed as a homogeneous commodity in the American culinary world. We, alongside many before us, are working to change the paradigm of craft beer and food pairings. There’s a particular magic to beer and food – and for me, it’s translating the highly technical language of culinary science into the real world we all inhabit and enjoy.”
Guests dining at Off Main Brewing can expect to enjoy a full kitchen menu that is comprised of gourmet appetizers, fresh salads, adventurous entrées, hit-the-spot desserts – and even a kid’s menu ideal for the youngest diners. Sundays will feature an all-day modern brunch menu, complete with a mimosa bar. While the menu will rotate seasonally and in line with new beer releases, a sampling of the full menu guests can enjoy at launch includes: Spicy Roadside Stand Flatbread, Hot Honey Chicken Sliders, Bang Bang Shrimp Stir Fry, Crabcake Salad, Mediterranean Quinoa Bowl, Giant Texas Cinnamon Rolls, Apple Strudel Empanadas, Crabcake Benny, and Sunday Brunch Board.
Off Main Brewing’s chef-driven pairing kitchen is scheduled to open on Friday, October 11th, where a first taste menu will be served for the first couple weeks. The brewery will also be celebrating their 1-year anniversary with a “keep the glass” event where the first 50 customers to purchase a beer will receive a commemorative glass to take home.
For more information, please visit offmainbrewing.com/food or email cheers@offmainbrewing.com.
About Off Main Brewing
Off Main Brewing is an award-winning independent boutique craft brewery in the Texas Hill Country that believes in building upon craft beer’s historic legacy while reimagining the taproom experience in downtown Kerrville, TX. Their boutique mobile taproom serves custom craft beer, wine and handmade cocktails for private and community events. For more, visit https://www.offmainbrewing.com or follow on Instagram.