Buckbean closing

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Fourth closure in the past two weeks

http://beernews.org/2012/02/buckbean-brewing-announces-closure-fourth-within-the-past-two-weeks/

I guess its time to try the few remaining ones I haven’t had from them. Never was a huge fan of their beer, but I hate to see a true craft brewery go out of business, especially from a state that doesn’t have too many good breweries to begin with.

and yet the Indiana microbrewery scene is growing despite losing a few breweries along the way... (edit that Ken)

Who is sweet shit wrote that? A brewery that started in 2008 could not possibly have been one of the first craft breweries to start using cans. I was drinking craft brew from cans in, what, the mid-90s? Fact checking is a lost art.

Anyone know how much it costs to set up a canning line? Perhaps they took on too much debt relative to income.

I lost respect for them when they started selling intentionally infected beers to Grocery Outlet.

Not surprised. Get your Nevada ticks whole you "can".

Sadly none of the closings recently announced where particularly shocking. Some people have been marking up these closings as craft beer reaching a saturation point but I strongly disagree. These closings are the result of poor business decisions and probably limited access to operating capital.

We are no where close to saturation in this country and the Reno area most certainly wasn’t with just a couple breweries to call their own. If you compare Reno to Bend, OR for example you’ll see a city a fraction the size of Reno with more than a dozen thriving breweries and several more on the way to opening this year.

Originally posted by Oakes
Who is sweet shit wrote that? A brewery that started in 2008 could not possibly have been one of the first craft breweries to start using cans. I was drinking craft brew from cans in, what, the mid-90s? Fact checking is a lost art.

Relax. Crossed out the word "first" and put "early." Craft Cans says they were around #30 to put a craft beer in cans which is early enough for me given we are at over 160 breweries now.

Oskar Blues claims to be the first craft brewer to can its beers in early 2000s. Who are these others that canned in the 90s?

Originally posted by brewtopian
Sadly none of the closings recently announced where particularly shocking. Some people have been marking up these closings as craft beer reaching a saturation point but I strongly disagree.

I tend to be pessimistic, but I agree. The emerging breweries -- and there are lots of them still -- are opening to receptive markets, and are largely built on models that don’t rely on wild speculation.

There are also many examples, now and throughout history, of markets sustaining very rich craft brewing scenes. Yeah, brewing looks attractive to a lot of investors and hobbyists now, and many are getting into the game while it’s hot. Some will certainly go down in flames, but overall, there will probably be more sustainable growth.

Originally posted by StefanSD
Anyone know how much it costs to set up a canning line? Perhaps they took on too much debt relative to income.

Depends on what kind of equipment you buy, but for them the costs were as follows;

Canning line: $100k
First run of cans: $30k

For 2 years, my brewery space at GABF was right next to his. I just hope the guy doesn’t lose his house.