Beer experts, drinkers weigh in on recent wave brewery closures in Milwaukee

The new year begins with a pair of closures for Milwaukee’s brewing scene.

Enlightened Brewing Company and City Lights Brewing will close their doors this weekend.

MobCraft closed in November, and Company Brewing closed back in May. That makes four different breweries that have closed in the past eight months.

“MobCraft was the best,” said Cory Forbes, a craft beer drinker.

Forbes enjoyed the brewery not just for its beers but also for the trivia. When asked about the recent brewery closures, he said it’s tough.

“It’s one of the things that I would tell my friends when they visit Milwaukee: they should do a brewery crawl and visit as many breweries as possible, but now there are four less on the menu, right?” said Forbes.

To learn why Brew City is experiencing kegs running dry at these locations, TMJ4 reached out to Andy Gehl.

“I think it's been a long time coming,” said Gehl, the co-founder and president of Third Space Brewing. “It's been a tough market for craft beer over the last few years, since the pandemic.”

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