{"id":244790,"date":"2026-03-31T09:08:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T09:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/244790\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T09:08:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T09:08:15","slug":"harland-brewing-takes-a-big-swing-in-mission-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/244790\/","title":{"rendered":"Harland Brewing Takes A Big Swing In Mission Bay"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nowadays, it\u2019s not enough to just be a brewery. You\u2019ve got to be a brewery and be willing to offer more than just beer if you want to stay in business. It wasn\u2019t that way when Harland Brewing<\/a> started in 2018\u2014the good old days when you could get by on just beer. In the years since, the company has expanded to multiple taprooms, tasting rooms<\/a>, and a full service restaurant in 4S Ranch<\/a>. It seems to be working out for them. Or at least, they haven\u2019t fallen prey to the harsh economic forces the hospitality industry currently faces.<\/p>\n

But president Anthony Levas says the company has been actively looking for an opportunity to launch a more experiential concept, both for the economic stability and yes, for the fun of it. So when Harland\u2019s chief of staff Naomi Marron heard through her local golf club<\/a> that the Mission Bay Golf Course and Practice Center<\/a> was looking for a tenant to take over the newly built, 2,000-square-foot restaurant on the property, it felt like kismet.<\/p>\n

Harland submitted its proposal, which unanimously passed the first San Diego city council vote this month. Pending the final city council vote on April 7, and assuming there are no construction or permitting delays (which, admittedly, is an optimistic assumption), Harland Clubhouse<\/a> is slated to open mid-May.<\/p>\n

Harland Clubhouse will operate in line with the 18-hole public course hours, opening around 7 a.m. to provide coffee and breakfast items like the breakfast burrito and bodega breakfast sandwich. Lunch and dinner will run until around 10 p.m., with some items carrying over from the South Park menu<\/a> like the best-selling smash burger and fries. Because of the clubhouse vibe with counter service, Levas says they plan to offer more handheld and deli items that \u201cchef Scott Cannon will put a nice spin on and make it more elevated, but still approachable from a price perspective,\u201d he says.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"Courtesy of Harland Brewing Co<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not Harland\u2019s first brush with sports, or even golf. Previously, Harland collaborated with TaylorMade Golf on Transfusion Sour, a 6 percent ABV fruited sour beer, as well as an American lager with TrottieGolf. More recently, Harland dropped a Jake Cronenworth co<\/a>l<\/a>lection<\/a> featuring the Padres star infielder with his Crone Zone lager<\/a>. But even before that, much of the brewery\u2019s leadership team came from St. Archer, a surf-and-skate lifestyle brand that (seemingly tangentially) also brewed beer before it sold to Molson Coors in 2015.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I couldn\u2019t help but ask: Moving from the counter-culture skateboarding lifestyle to golfing, essentially the polar opposite of edgy, was this the inevitable progression of time and aging?<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are so right,\u201d Levas laughs. \u201cI used to skateboard every single day of my life, from the time I was probably 12 years old to the time I was like, 25, and now I\u2019m like, \u2018Nah, I\u2019m good.\u2019 I\u2019ll go swing the wrenches though, at the golf course, and have a couple of cold ones.\u201d<\/p>\n

But times change, as does beer and even golf itself. No longer is it exclusively for wealthy snobs. \u201cNow everyone\u2019s golfing\u2026 and we want to make it fun,\u201d says Levas. The Clubhouse will be family-friendly, and will host activations like live music, youth golf tournaments, team building events, anything people can think of. And pretty soon, they\u2019ll even take it on the road.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can have a cart [at the driving range] on the weekends and be selling beers,\u201d says Levas. \u201cMaybe one day we\u2019ll get a golf cart, and then we\u2019ll be popping around there, slinging some suds too.\u201d Now that\u2019s an activation I can get behind.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Harland Clubhouse is slated to open in mid-May at 2702 N. Mission Bay Drive. Initial operating hours will be 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. (subject to change)<\/p>\n

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