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2026 Closing up Shop?

In 2025 there were more craft breweries closing than opening. There are several reasons for this phenomenon; Among them are cost of ingredients, rents going up and competition from other drinks. (Seltzers, Cider, Ready to Drink, Canned cocktails, THC drinks and others. The younger demographic is drinking less beer and alcohol in general. (This seems to be changing back to 'normal' in recent months.) Everyone's cost of living is up but many still want to go out and are more careful with their spending. The closed brewery list has several 'national' craft breweries as well as regional and individual breweries. Rogue Brewery of Newport, OR; financial issues and debt forced them to close. They were one of the first bigger craft breweries and were keeping up with the times. They have been distilling Rogue Spirits for over 20 years and had added other newer beverages to the portfolio. 21st Amendment, of San Francisco, went under in the fall. This also was sudden; I was able to find one final six pack of Brew Free or Die IPA before it was gone. Iron Hill Brewery and Restaurant, a 20 location of brewpubs, closed it's remaining locations late last year. The list goes on: Duck Rabbit, New Anthem, Waterman's and Indie brewing to name a few. There are still new breweries opening; if you have a good business model the craft brewery business can make it. Also, with all these closed breweries, some could get that used equipment and open up with less debt than buying all that new shiny equipment. We will see how it goes in 2006.

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Lauderale Brewing & Taproom - Ft Lauderdale, FL

I visited Lauderale back in 2019. I liked the place but memories are sketchy as it was brewery number 3 on a brewery crawl with friends. The same group visited two breweries in April 2026 with Lauderale the first. There have been many changes here but the beer still is great. There are 23 house beers on tap. the 24th tap is connected to the brewing water and its delicious and very cold. They can that water and I'll bet its a good seller. My IPA flight had 4 beers and I tried several others. Superdelic Session IPA was 4% ABV and was quite tasty. Some session IPAs aren't that good this was went along with the others well. Good robust taste. Monkey Road Red was a hoppy red IPA. Good one; it was 6.0% ABV not too hoppy. Indigenous Bastard IPA is their flagship for good reason. It was my favorite and was hoppy with some bitterness as an IPA should be. At 7.0% ABV it had a malty background and was easy drinking. Hyperion Double American IPA was 8.0% ABV. which wasn;t evident but I still liked the Indigenous more. I tried the Pieces of Eight Belgian Triple and it was outstanding. Totally true to style with the authentic taste and light and clear. At 9% ABV you have to be careful with it; it goes right down and I appreciated the proper tastes. Lauderale has a very cool vibe; a cool breeze was going, it wasn't too crowded and the staff gave us excellent service. Love that water!. I notched the Front of the building is covered with vines. Cool place. Website: Lauderales.com
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Photos of 3 Sons Brewing

3 Sons Brewing Company - Dania Beach, FL

3 Sons Brewing traces it's passion for great beer back to 2011. After growing and starting a brewhouse. the current brewery and taproom was opened in 2019. The taproom is big and accommodates everything related to it's operation. From tanks, fermenter and a canning line for production. The retail sales area, bars and taps is all in sight, The brick pizza oven sits behind the bar. The place wasn't full when we arrived but would fill up for Saturday night shortly. We got some sample beers and I ordered a 5 brew IPA flight. The flight was served in cool IPA style tulip glasses. Far nicer than the usual 4 oz glasses, pictured to the left. Dopeailicus is a 6.5ABV dry hopped NE IPA. with citrus and Mosaic hops. A good easy drinking 'everyday' brew. Citrus Machine is a double dry hopped with Citrus and Mosaic.6.5% ABV NE IPA. Great Minda Imperial IPA, 9% ABV, is a collaboration with Clag Brewing (Ohio). Hopped with Riwaka, Peacharine, and Mosaic Hyperboost. this yields a huge aroma and juicy notes. In a World of 9;s, be a 10 is an Imperial hazy IPA. 8.5 ABV and hopped with Nelson, Amarillo, and Citra. My favorite was Green Gorilla Triple IPA. it had the best flavors and aromas. At 10.5 ABV the alcohol added more taste and Strata hops differentiated it from the others. We tried several pizzas; all are unique and are 'chef driven' relating to unusual toppings. Overall we had a great visit and will return in the future. Website; 3SonsBrewing.com

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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