Duck Foot Brewing East Village Taproom & Kitchen

In 2012, Head Quack Matt DelVecchio was living it up in cozy New York City. He was brewing away in his casa with the ultimate dream of owning his own craft brewery, funded by his day job as a financial planner. But it was his degree in sculpture that helped his artistic vision overcome the powerful din of the nearby Stock Exchange. Wrench in his plan: Celiac Disease. As his gluten-filled world came crashing down, his wife, Katie, gave him a swift kick in the pants. Make lemons into beer. He discovered a novel way to make beer with a natural enzyme that does nothing more than remove gluten from beer. Rejoice! Soon, the mild-mannered man with the malt mustache and his wife headed west to Encinitas. And they had a kid. Then a San Diego craft brewery and tasting room. And they loved both. To Duck Foot!

Duck Foot Brewing - Brett

Brett has been brewing beer, mead and cider since the early 90’s and has been a BJCP National Beer Judge since 2008. After moving West from upstate New York in 2001 and helping found Duck Foot in 2015, he’s kept busy leading the brew team in its quest to create interesting and delicious malt beverages. And the crew has garnered a nice collection of medals for their efforts, including two Great American Beer Festival awards and a nice collection from the San Diego International Beer Festival! Brett remains active in the brewing community by collaborating with other pro brewers and hanging out with his Quaff homebrew friends (and often learning a thing or two from them!). When he’s not brewing (which is almost never), Brett enjoys playing guitar and driving fast cars.

At Duck Foot Brewing Company East Village Taproom & Kitchen, we love everything about beer — even the smell of it on old carpeting. No? Oh, okay. We love to brew it, look at it, talk about it, think about it, smell it (sans old carpeting) and, of course, taste it. We hope you do, too. And we’re doing our best to brew styles that suit all of our beer-drinking friends.

We know some of you like the super bitter, heavily hopped double IPAs of the world, while others like the malty sweetness that comes with some European beer styles. And some of you really don’t like either. So, our beer lineup will always feature variety: Some light-bodied, some big and strong. Some hoppy and bitter, some with a touch of biscuity, bready malt sweetness. And perhaps even some a bit on the sour side.

Gluten got you gassy? No worries. We brew ALL of our beer using a special enzyme that removes nearly all traces of gluten from the beer. Matt, one of our owners, has Celiac Disease, so rather than sob in a soda, he rectified the situation. And the Heavens opened and there was much rejoicing. Yay.

We’re always interested in trying new things so let us know if there’s something you’d like to see us brew. We’re taking a stance for better beer and hope you will, too.

We are a Gluten Free Kitchen
Menu Available Starting at 3 PM Mon – Thurs
Menu Available All Day Fri – Sun

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