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RIP Southern Craft

Posted on 1/19/21 at 8:38 am
Posted by remax_joe
Member since Sep 2015
353 posts
Posted on 1/19/21 at 8:38 am
Saw on my FB feed this morning their brewery is closing for good. That really sucks. Pompous Pelican was one of my favorite beers.
Posted by Trout Bandit
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Dec 2012
13303 posts
Posted on 1/19/21 at 8:55 am to
Hate to see it but none of their beers really impressed me.
Posted by Tiger Ryno
#WoF
Member since Feb 2007
103151 posts
Posted on 1/19/21 at 9:01 am to
Tough to sell expensive craft beer and make any money when half the state is unemployed and governor has his nuts on your tap room for a year.
Posted by Salmon
On the trails
Member since Feb 2008
83624 posts
Posted on 1/19/21 at 9:09 am to
Breweries have been hit the hardest with COVID restrictions.

A lot of mediocre breweries that were already struggling prior to restrictions.

Expect more of this.
Posted by J Murdah
Member since Jun 2008
39789 posts
Posted on 1/19/21 at 9:22 am to
I thought they shut down last year considering they havent made a social media post since March of last year.

Really hard to gain a following these days if you arent even putting yourself out there and relying on only 3 beers.
Posted by Hulkklogan
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Oct 2010
43304 posts
Posted on 1/19/21 at 10:07 am to
quote:

Saw on my FB feed this morning their brewery is closing for good. That really sucks.



I don't enjoy seeing a brewery close. That is sad news, and I wish the best for the owner(s) and the family.

quote:

Pompous Pelican was one of my favorite beers.


Well, to each their own...
Posted by BottomlandBrew
Member since Aug 2010
27148 posts
Posted on 1/19/21 at 10:08 am to
People are worried about the Great Reset and Age of Aquarius and how it relates to society as a whole, but they don't realize it only applies to breweries. Something needed to happen to weed out the less than stellar places and Covid was the catalyst.
Posted by LSUBoo
Knoxville, TN
Member since Mar 2006
101930 posts
Posted on 1/19/21 at 10:14 am to
I was told they closed for good back in the early days of COVID.

Posted by Cash
Vail
Member since Feb 2005
37249 posts
Posted on 1/19/21 at 10:38 am to
Southern Craft did a good job of supporting the community. Gave product away for church fairs and fund raisers. Good people. Hate to see it.
Posted by Upperdecker
St. George, LA
Member since Nov 2014
30606 posts
Posted on 1/19/21 at 11:03 am to
They were well behind most breweries in the state. Just didn’t see a reason to buy their beer over anyone else’s
Posted by SixthAndBarone
Member since Jan 2019
8286 posts
Posted on 1/19/21 at 11:21 am to
Wish them the best and I hope all the local companies thrive. But there are craft beer companies on every corner now and there weren’t many years ago. It’s not a good business unless you can have high sales and currently, the market is too crowded. Trends don’t always equate to a good sustainable business, unfortunately.
Posted by tduecen
Member since Nov 2006
161244 posts
Posted on 1/19/21 at 12:55 pm to
They sucked anyway
Posted by kingbob
Sorrento, LA
Member since Nov 2010
67197 posts
Posted on 1/19/21 at 2:18 pm to
I cannot believe they lasted as long as they did:
bad beer
bad location
zero ambiance
insane covid restrictions

They made the worst beer across the board of any microbrewery I have ever tried.
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