sdreaper
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http://www.moderntimesbeer.com/blog/were-doing-it-again
League pickups will be available there too. Pretty solid.
League pickups will be available there too. Pretty solid.
http://www.moderntimesbeer.com/blog/were-doing-it-again
League pickups will be available there too. Pretty solid.
Yeah surprised by the lack of care from the OP. Hoping commons come back!At the expense of Commons going away? Not solid at all, IMO.
Inb4 "Modern Times didn't force Commons out / Commons has not been sold." I know. Still a bummer.
Is there more of a backstory? The MT thing says that The Commons explicitly was unhappy in that space...
Yeah surprised by the lack of care from the OP. Hoping commons come back!
You should probably finish reading Jacob's blog postnot some attempt to be...some fotm trendy coffee shop
You should probably finish reading Jacob's blog post
Sad to see one of our locals go away but hopefully this move will help the business get back on track. I know that they were basically forced out of their old space when the landlord doubled their rent, I didn't realize that Mike had purchased the building where the Commons currently resides. Good luck to the Commons and to Modern Times.
I have been going to commons since the beginning and I love their beers and their space. I have absolutely nothing against Modern Times either, however, I am pretty bummed that a stupid California brewery is taking over a local favorite. I really wish it could have been a local spot. Oh well.
These pretty much sums up how I feel. I am incredibly sad to see The Commons go. This is the first place to close that I have been upset about since moving here. My only hope is that MT bought the recipes and will continue to make them. Long shot I know but a boy can dream.
I doubt anyone from The Commons will read this but I am sad to see you go and hope everyone lands on their feet and maybe one day we will see you back.
It just suck in general. I am surprised they weren't doing well. It seemed like they were chugging along fine. I guess you never really know.Commons still isn't officially closed, they are merely ceasing operations. Whether they will start making beer again, only time will tell. It just wasn't making enough money, it was either lease out the brewery, or lose his house. It's a heart breaker all around, and the fact that it's a california brewery taking their place is a twist of the knife in the wound.
....I have absolutely nothing against Modern Times ... a stupid California brewery ....
My $.02 that I put in Random Beer Thoughts is that Sean Burke was the driving force behind The Commons, and he was forced out by ownership (Michael Wright?).
Based on Mr. Wright's comments on the brewpublic.com article I saw no reason to apply care to someone that basically gave up due to cashflow issues.
I don't have any inside info, but I have read the articles and met Sean and Mike earlier this year. I think when cash flow became a problem, Mike had to have tough conversations with his two highest paid employees. You can call that "forced out" but I think Mike was trying to keep the ship afloat even if it meant sacrificing valuable assets.
Saying Sean was the driving force behind the brewery ignores that it started in Mike's garage, Mike bought the building for the new location, and is the one still running things now.
I don't know how anyone with any experience working for or observing a small business could say Mike basically gave up. Giving up would be shutting the doors immediately rather than continuing payroll till the end of the year, selling the 7bbl system rather than keeping it, or having no comment for the people writing articles instead of being forthcoming about what went wrong. What he's chosen to do sounds like a lot more hassle and expense than throwing in the towel and walking away.
I don't have any inside info, but I have read the articles and met Sean and Mike earlier this year. I think when cash flow became a problem, Mike had to have tough conversations with his two highest paid employees. You can call that "forced out" but I think Mike was trying to keep the ship afloat even if it meant sacrificing valuable assets.
Saying Sean was the driving force behind the brewery ignores that it started in Mike's garage, Mike bought the building for the new location, and is the one still running things now.
I don't know how anyone with any experience working for or observing a small business could say Mike basically gave up. Giving up would be shutting the doors immediately rather than continuing payroll till the end of the year, selling the 7bbl system rather than keeping it, or having no comment for the people writing articles instead of being forthcoming about what went wrong. What he's chosen to do sounds like a lot more hassle and expense than throwing in the towel and walking away.
bummed that a stupid California brewery
the fact that it's a california brewery
outpost of a trendy soda pop branded california brewery.
But are u mad?
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