We knew it was coming, but still sucks. I learned a lot just chatting with those guys. Closest to me now is up in Mass and that’s strictly a pre order and pickup shop, no browsing and ending up with stuff I really didn’t need....aaaaaand closed.
We are looking to make some fundamental changes to re-open in the near future.
Wishful thinking? I had not had a chance to get there to check them out. Frankly, it's too far for me to even call them my local homebrew store.