A mere three weeks after its New Braunfels franchise location shut down, San Antonio craft-beer haven Large Hops is closing its flagship taproom on Huebner Highway, the San Antonio Enterprise Journal experiences.
Firm founder Rob Martindale instructed the paper that he is promoting the placement at 11224 Huebner Highway #204 to a different enterprise. He did not disclose what’s going to change Large Hops or when it can pull its final pint.
The taproom has been in operation for 10 years. Its closure will go away the chain with 4 different areas.
The Present reached out to Martindale for added particulars, however acquired no response by press time.
Martindale’s determination to shut the Huebner retailer comes because the American craft beer trade hits a lull. Media retailers have speculated that market over-saturation has minimize into the gross sales of American manufacturers together with Stone and 120-year-old Anchor Brewing, now slated for closure.
What’s extra, massive world brewers have bought off craft manufacturers in latest months. ProBrewer final week reported that Anheuser-Busch will shed eight craft-beer, cider and vitality drink manufacturers, together with Shock Prime.
Regardless of the approaching closure of the Huebner taproom, Martindale instructed the Enterprise Journal he needs to develop the model past the Alamo Metropolis by a franchise mannequin. Large Hops’ Cibolo location is a franchise retailer, however so was its New Braunfels location, which closed after fewer than two years in operation.
Large Hops different areas are at 226 W. Bitters Highway, Suite 108; 12991 Potranco Highway; 7915 W. Loop 1604 N.; and 4470 Inexperienced Valley Highway in Cibolo.
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