Trellis Brewing to Open In-House Kitchen: Trellis Foods
Smoketown’s Trellis Brewing is expanding its taproom experience with the launch of Trellis Foods, a new in-house kitchen centered on one idea: food built for beer.
Opening Friday, April 10 at its Logan Street taproom (827 Logan Street), the addition brings a full food program into the brewery for the first time. Chef James Andrews, previously of Red Hog Restaurant & Butcher Shop, leads the kitchen. Trellis Foods will operate Monday through Friday from 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., and on weekends from 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Starters include house-made beer cheese with pretzel chips, chili cheese fries, and rotating frito misto. Mains range from steak frites with skirt steak and au poivre to the Trellis Burger on a Martin’s potato bun, alongside a lineup of dogs like the Seattle Dog with cream cheese and red hot onions, and the KY Slaw Dog with scratch chili and Kentucky slaw. The menu also emphasizes locally sourced ingredients, with products from producers such as Fischer Farms (St. Anthony, IN) and Rootbound Farms (Crestwood, KY). Hot dogs are sourced from Sahlen’s in Buffalo, NY, a nod to owner Kyle Jahn’s family connection in to the area.
For weekend brunch, the Monte Cristo Dog layers French toast batter, gruyère, and raspberry jam, while the Breakfast Dog adds egg, cheese, and sausage.
“Our goal wasn’t to open a restaurant inside a brewery,” Kyle Jahn, owner of Trellis Brewing, said in a news release. “It was to build food that actually belongs here. Everything on the menu is designed to work with the beer, not distract from it. We’re excited to have our own kitchen serve you food that pairs nicely with our beer.”
The new kitchen marks a natural next step for Trellis Brewing as it continues to build out a taproom designed for staying awhile.
For more information, visit trellisbrewing.com
About Trellis Brewing
Trellis Brewing is a Louisville brewery located in the Smoketown neighborhood, focused on clean, grain-forward beers. The brewery sources its malt exclusively from Kentucky and Indiana, highlighting regional agriculture in every batch. Designed as a neighborhood taproom, Trellis is built for gathering and staying awhile. With the addition of Trellis Foods, the brewery now includes a permanent in-house kitchen built around the same philosophy: food built for beer.
