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bush/e :
Former employee - at fault of private equity. In 2016 - the original owners decided to turn to PE to expand, worked well pre COVID, but hit bad post COVID. Over expansion, loss of local feel, and a lack of innovation on the beer/cullinary side.
2025-09-26 04:41:01
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📙 Alex Hillman :
Private equity is cancer
2025-09-26 00:41:12
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chefstevo :
The Phoenixville location could get never get anyone to staff it. Service when it was there was awful and slow. Have to think management really
2025-09-26 14:10:32
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I am me. Who are you? :
Newark Delaware.
2025-09-25 21:46:08
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user2780726070075 :
the head brewer Lappy passed away about a year ago, he was good at keeping folks on task, and the beer was well made. this might have slipped since he passed.
2025-09-26 14:45:16
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user9886305217668 :
The one near me was always packed.
2025-09-26 15:22:58
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Bobbyoshea64 :
Was unique 20+ yrs ago when there just were not many places like it. Kept adding locations but food became average overtime and beer did not evolve or elevate to compete with so many new and more organic local breweries. Shame none-the-less.
2025-09-26 00:56:43
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xshawnx2 :
Oh that’s terrible. I remember going to Newark in 2002 or 2003 and really enjoying both the food and beer.
2025-09-26 02:19:16
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Lance Goodthrust :
Loved the one in Ardmore PA, but their beer was meh.
2025-09-30 20:27:09
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BRog302 :
huge news in delaware. when the Newark OG went out, the writing was in the wall. sad day.
2025-09-25 23:13:29
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gdpa :
They had great service, solid food, okay and sometimes excellent beer. The restaurants were big and kind of stuffy like an upper middle-class steakhouse. They are mostly located in nicer suburbs or gentrified areas with a lot of competition. I never had a bad experience at one but nor have I had a memorable one.
2025-09-26 13:55:17
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NotDrJekyll :
It's so insanely fucked up that multiple companies have done this to their employees with zero notice recently
2025-09-25 23:22:01
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James P Retornyo :
The place in West Chester PA was always full
2025-09-26 11:56:12
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Tompickles27 :
I live near a location that was part of first closings. Historically they were great, food was good, would love to get growlers and great seasonal releases. But I think quality dipped over time.
2025-09-26 12:10:38
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gggyoung640508 :
A friend was at the Hershey, PA location Wednesday evening and had a great meal and reported it was packed. Reading the threads and seeing the mention of Private Equity…well it makes sense now. Can’t blame founders BUT hope they didn’t keep a stake in the PE ownership in lieu of cash. PE is in fact the devil. Maybe if the tax code taxed them at a similar rate to the average owner with an S corp, they wouldn’t be able to pay next to nothing in taxes, keep the profits and cover initial costs, then exit and close down at first sign of troubles.
2025-09-26 18:54:54
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dyellow24 :
Was so unique 20 years ago
2025-09-27 17:59:41
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Nate Rosen :
Noooooo
2025-09-26 10:15:37
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Winston St Gulliver III :
Terrible beer, used to have decent food.
2025-09-26 10:05:23
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BYe-bYeHumans👋 :
Money laundering?
2025-09-26 13:52:48
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hola199674 :
👏🏻 less craft beer
2025-09-26 12:18:03
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briangrady413 :
I have never been, but closings are never good in the beer industry
2025-09-26 09:51:36
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Scott Westerman :
😭😭😭
2025-09-25 21:34:40
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Tom :
They never had great beer
2025-09-26 23:34:27
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crg22888 :
The food was mediocre at best and they opened in Greenville SC which has a ton of established breweries. Dumb move on their part.
2025-09-25 21:43:40
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beer_flights :
I used to get yeast from the Media, PA location.
2025-09-26 19:33:02
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