It does suck to see them close but.....honestly it wasn't a very good homebrew store. There was only one employee who actually brewed and knew what he was talking about. They also never really tried to get the local homebrew club's support..i.e. club discount, bulk grain buy, homebrewing classes, etc...Pretty sad when most of the local homebrewers buy online rather than support the LHBS because of poor selection and high prices.