Berkeley’s Triple Rock Brewery to close after 40…
Berkeley is shedding one of its most iconic beer establishments, with the town’s famed Triple Rock Brewery set to shut down after 4 many years.
The brewpub, which opened in 1986, will close its doorways by the end of 2026, ending a 40-year run that noticed it grow to be a fixture for generations of UC Berkeley college students, alumni and locals. It is acknowledged as the oldest repeatedly working brewpub in the US, according to the San Francisco Chroncile.
Brothers John and Reid Martin based Triple Rock after deciding Berkeley might use more beer.
Berkeley is shedding one of its most iconic beer establishments, with the town’s famed Triple Rock Brewery set to shut down after 4 many years. ZUMAPRESS.com
Triple Rock Brewery is acknowledged as the oldest repeatedly working brewpub in the US, according to the San Francisco Chroncile. triplerock
Four many years later, the brothers are retiring, with the household business dealing with a downside that has grow to be more and more acquainted across the alcohol industry: There is no household successor in taking over, while alcohol gross sales have suffered a major downturn.
Triple Rock says it has poured more than 10 million pints since opening, changing into a launchpad for brewers who would go on to careers elsewhere in the craft-beer world.
The brewery’s own web site payments it as Berkeley’s “OG Taphouse” and says it was the fifth brewpub to open in America and the oldest still operated by its authentic founders.
Triple Rock plans to continue regular operations through December, with particular occasions deliberate to have fun its 4 many years of beer, including releases of basic brews and retro-themed nights. Its signature Monkey Head beer stays a weekly Thursday fixture.
The brewery’s own web site payments it as Berkeley’s “OG Taphouse” and says it was the fifth brewpub to open in America and the oldest still operated by its authentic founders. Triple Rock Brewery and Alehouse
The Martins own the building and plan to either lease or promote it after the closure. Staff are anticipated to be supplied positions at some of the household’s other companies, including Drake’s Brewing, Bear Republic and the Jupiter restaurant, SFGATE reported.
The closure comes as Berkeley’s beer scene has already taken another hit this yr. Trumer Brewery’s Berkeley taproom closed in May after Firestone Walker acquired the company’s US operations and moved its brewing operation to Paso (*40*).
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