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Originally Posted by PhillyPDX
Rogue closing. One of the original national craft beer brands, and maybe the most iconic Oregon brand on a national stage. Will leave a hole in SE Portland, especially after Cascade closed across the street last year. (Is this Central Eastside or SE proper? Area still feels industrial so figured it's Central)
https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2025...reds-of-thousands-in-rent-and-taxes.html
Beer industry is hurting of late as people drink less and the industry needs to right-size after years of rapid expansion as way too many mediocre brewers opened up. Hopefully the remaining strong brewers can pick up the talented beer makers from the closing ones and we get even better beers out of it.
Otherwise, this will really hurt Newport. Pretty much the only reason I hear people to go there is the aquarium and Rogue (usually combined as a trip). |
I wonder if this may have been influenced in part by the insurance crisis that is has been hitting bars recently. We had a discussion with a wine shop owner the other night that had had to close abruptly because their insurer dropped them. Apparently there was a court ruling in 2023 that upended the insurance landscape. Here's ChatGPT's summary:
A recent Oregon Supreme Court decision, Shaw v. Washington County (June 2023), expanded the liability of bars, restaurants, and wine bars for serving alcohol to visibly intoxicated adults. This overturned long-standing legal limits on dram shop lawsuits in Oregon and made businesses more exposed to large injury and wrongful-death claims. Insurers reacted by dropping coverage, refusing renewals, or sharply increasing premiums. Many small bars and wine bars have struggled or closed because liquor liability insurance became unaffordable or unavailable.
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