Episode 339 | Brü's Views: Brewery Closures

Contributor Jordan Folks joins Marshall to discuss their views on the recent uptick in brewery closures, focusing on some specific breweries as well as sharing their opinions as to why this might be happening.
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[@JamesRea2]

Seems like all of the closures in Maryland area are due huge rent increases.

[@matthewscharf3775]

the taproom-only model only works when there's a certain novelty about going to a "brewery"... "craft" brewing hasn't been novel in 30 years in most locales. People aren't interested in going to a place that ONLY has IPA beer, and nothing else, that's never changed, it's just that the novelty of "craft" has worn off. combined with obscene pricing in a struggling economy, its gonna be hard to survive if all you do is "beer". The reality that most small breweries don't have a still in the back (licsensed to be a distillery as well) is bewildering to me.