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9 hours agoSF brewery shutters less than 2 years after raising over $160K
Black Hammer Brewing Company has permanently closed after 11 years due to financial struggles despite previous crowdfunding success.
Alrighty everybody, we hate to say it, but it needs to be said - we're going to be closing the brewery on April 30, 2026. Now that we've got that covered, we've still got a few more months left to hang and celebrate with y'all. A few months to raise a glass to all the beer, art, and memories we've created together in this space over the past 15 years,
After the death of our founder and partner earlier this year, we have made the very difficult decision to close Hell in a Bucket Brewing Company. Owning and running a brewery and restaurant has been the ride of a lifetime. Thanks for being a part of it with us. Jeff and Sarah will continue to keep the bar open on a very limited basis to continue (Saturdays and Sundays only) to sell the remaining beer and merch that we still have in stock.

"Unfortunately, despite great work from the team, in the face of a challenging craft beer category and other economic pressures impacting our customers and consumers, it has not been possible to grow the brands to the level needed to sustain the brewery as part of our UK and Ireland production network," they said. "This decision has not been taken lightly, and we are providing our 15 impacted employees with every support," Molson Coors said.
What was once one of the largest brewing companies in the U.S. is now planning to close at the end of the year. 21st Amendment Brewery, whose brewing operations are headquartered in San Leandro, announced Nov. 4 will be its last day. Owner Nico Freccia told the SF Chronicle his company's sales have declined by roughly 20% every year since 2021, and that the brewery's lender will no longer fund the business due to its cash bleed.
The founders of 21st Amendment Brewery, with a production facility in San Leandro and a brewpub near the ballpark in San Francisco, announced today that they will be closing both locations, and winding down the business in the coming months. Co-owners Shaun O'Sullivan and Nico Freccia founded the brewery in 2000 25 years ago. The business began as a brewpub, but they later began canning their beer and were one of the first in both California, and the