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In spite of the more than 7300 craft breweries currently online in the US, we continue to receive brewery announcements almost daily.
And here’s just some of what’s happening around the country.
Brewery Vivant’s Weird Cousin
For almost a decade Brewery Vivant has grown a rabid following in the Grand Rapids beer scene with a “menu and décor reminiscent of the countryside breweries found in northern France and southern Belgium.”
Broad Leaf Local Beer
And now Mlive is reporting that on May 1st Brewery Vivant’s founders Jason and Kris Spaulding, will be opening a second venue in the area, something they jokingly refer to as “Brewery Vivant’s weird cousin.”
Described as a “modern, American craft brewery with a penchant for experimentation,” Broad Leaf Local Beer was born out of the need to find more space to store Brewery Vivant’s packaging materials and barrels of beer that are undergoing the aging process, but afforded the couple enough space to start a new brewing operation where they could explore different small batch directions.
Saint Benjamin Brewing To Close
Once one of Philadelphia’s smallest production breweries, Saint Benjamin Brewing, which opened its own taproom greatly expanding its production capability in 2016, will be closing its doors on May 4th the result of the building they were housed in being sold.
Keeping it casual, the brewery made the announcement via an Instagram post, “If you haven’t already heard, we’re closing up shop May 4th. The building was sold and the buyers just aren’t that into us, so we’re getting kicked to the curb. S*** happens, we’ve all been dumped before.”
Ballast Point Closes Its Temecula Brewpub
Ballast Point Brewing Temecula, one of the company’s now five brewing locations in southern California, abruptly closed its doors this week.
“The Temecula brewpub will be closing its doors today,” a post on the business’ Facebook page read on Tuesday, April 16. “We’re proud to have been a part of the community and appreciate your support!”
