elporkco t1_isoufa1 wrote on October 17, 2022 at 4:23 PM

Too many mirco brews have opened up in past few years. Market is saturated. Some starting to fold.

mynameisnotshamus t1_isp8s3d wrote on October 17, 2022 at 6:01 PM

No sign at all that the market is saturated. It may be tough for mediocre or bad places to survive but if you’re good, you’ll do just fine.

Prize-Hedgehog t1_ispzwuf wrote on October 17, 2022 at 8:58 PM

The problem with restaurants are good and affordable are so far apart right now. Food costs are expensive, not everyone can go out to eat every week. Especially to somewhere that it’s gonna cost you $100+ to go out on the regular.

mynameisnotshamus t1_isqn7ar wrote on October 17, 2022 at 11:51 PM

I’m just talking about breweries. There are a lot of people out there. Each brewery is good for 30-100 people at a time give or take. Plenty of beer to go around

updownsidewayz OP t1_isoxign wrote on October 17, 2022 at 4:45 PM

yah that's the common answer, though I was hoping to get something more specific (edit) like it was the taint of shebeen! it is in the old shebeen taproom location so that's what made me suspect it's them with a different name or owners disagreed and split or whatever it may be, just seems odd to open a new taproom then 6 month later close it up

elporkco t1_isp12c1 wrote on October 17, 2022 at 5:09 PM

I don't know I have seen new restaurants open and close within six months. Location, parking, near by companion. And over estimates of demand. One place in my town has opened and closed under different names and owners 3 times in the past 2 yrs.

updownsidewayz OP t1_isp5sce wrote on October 17, 2022 at 5:41 PM

all good, yah I've seen the same, places opening and closing in "rapid" succession in some "cursed" restaurant locations, anyway prob be one of those things that unless we hear from an insider or someone in the know it will just be a generic reason... was asking because I saw a bunch well known ct foodie instagrammers and tiktokers (edit aka influensters) post about the place, the social media marketing worked out for the posters but not the business

Heavnly19 t1_ispal9y wrote on October 17, 2022 at 6:13 PM

Yeah, I found out about them through CT foodie accounts, stopped in once, and next thing I knew they were closed. I was also wondering if there was a back story there.