2010年にオタワで開業したクラフトブルワリー、Kichesippi Beer Co.は、巨額の負債、COVID-19の影響、コストと関税の高騰、消費支出の抑制の中で赤字運営が続き、3月6日に閉鎖する。オーナーのPaul Meek氏は、自分がコミュニティのハブとして築いたものを終わらせることに心が張り裂けそうだと語り、カナダのクラフトビール業界全体を襲う広範な圧力を指摘した。
ロバートソン・ロードのベルのコーナーズ地区にあるKichesippi Beer Co.は、3月6日に営業を停止すると発表した。オーナーのPaul Meek氏と妻は、2010年に「オタワが誇れるものを作ろう」と事業を立ち上げた。2019年には店内販売を強化するため約100万カナダドルの負債を抱えて現所在地に移転したが、直後にCOVID-19パンデミックに見舞われ、醸造所は完全に回復できなかった。
X上でのKichesippi Beer Co.の閉店に対する反応は主に悲しみの声で、訪問やLobsterfestの思い出を共有し、オーナーのPaul Meek氏に激励を送るユーザーが多い。一部は財務難の主張に懐疑的で、不動産売却が真の理由だと主張する者もいる。ビールの品質を批判する声もある一方で、スタッフの再就職を願うコメントもある。
So sad! I wish Paul Meeks the very best! We enjoyed going there for their Lobsterfest in the summer!
— Carolyn 🇨🇦 (@CPercySearle) 1 de março de 2026
Sorry we can’t be there to say goodbye!
Kichesippi Beer Co. shutting down in March https://t.co/sMt3TgIrTv
The real reason they closed looks to be in the form of an offer to purchase the building (they owned it) and what sounds like wanting to just focus on their other place (Kaiser Tiger).
— B Talent (@minc798) 5 de março de 2026
Said the decision had nothing to do with financial distress.
Do people read anymore? pic.twitter.com/N8PsTWyjwX
Why Kichesippi Beer Co is set to close down this week https://t.co/uLC8re5L4G @teamdb pic.twitter.com/pGRPicVqZc
— JESSICA MASON (@drinksmaven) 2 de março de 2026
Good riddance, in my opinion. Mostly rubbish beer anyway. Hopefully, the staff will find better gainful employment now.
— Farrell (@farrellray) 3 de março de 2026
Except you've made all that up. It closed because of financial pressures. Here's their Facebook post explaining this pic.twitter.com/KshnbFIHTs
— glory_2_ukraine (@2_ukraine) 4 de março de 2026
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