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Matt3989 t1_jad5nvp wrote

Reply to comment by timmyintransit in Full Tilt to close March 12th by baltimoron3231

Baltimore has pretty good contract brewing options through Peabody (which is also how Full Tilt got started IIRC), so I think there have been some brands that brewed once or twice and gave up.

But I don't think any full fledged brewery has closed down.

DuClaw is probably the closest: They sold, and their restaurants all changed to Yard Houses. The new owners have had trouble getting their tasting room re-opened (which was really cool).

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moderndukes t1_jaeb3sf wrote

Contract brewing? Is that paying them to brew something for you?

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Matt3989 t1_jaecbq5 wrote

Yeah, it's a good way to demo your brand/product before dropping a couple of million on your own brewery.

Friends who have opened breweries have said that having the product information from contract brewing as part of your business plan makes it much easier to get the business loan (if you're going with traditional funding, which has other downfalls)

https://www.peabodyheightsbrewery.com/co-op-brewers/

You brew on their equipment, with the help of their brewer, and under their license. But I believe you have to get your labels approved by the FDA yourself.

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moderndukes t1_jaew4ba wrote

That’s super awesome and now I have a rabbit hole to explore… thanks!

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