Multiple sources indicate that the Sorrento Valley facility secured for installation of the Fightertown Brewing concept is back on the market. This would be the latest indication that this business—an offshoot from the owners of La Jolla Brewing Company—is either struggling to get going or dead in the water altogether.
I first reported on Fightertown last June after attaining investor-related materials and contacting ownership for additional information. The goal was to convert a 41,900-square-foot industrial structure located at 5995 Pacific Center Boulevard into a brewing facility that, in addition to manufacturing beers for La Jolla Brewing, would be utilized for contract-brewing. Prospective contract clientele would consist of local breweries lacking capacity to meet demand or expand, or larger out-of-town brewing companies looking to gain entrance into the San Diego market. In addition to the brewhouse and cellar, the facility was to include a tasting-room serving beers from La Jolla Brewing as well as Fightertown’s contract clients.
Over the past several months, numerous brewery owners have cited attempts to enter into contracts with Fightertown as well as deal-breaking circumstances that incited them to pull out and pursue other production-increasing avenues. During that span, I have attempted to contact members of Fightertown’s ownership, but no inquiries have been returned, another potential indication that Fightertown has attained never-was status.
