The craft beer apocalypse over the last three years has claimed dozens of breweries, forcing many brewers to file for bankruptcy protection and, in some cases, shut down their businesses.
Brewery closings outpaced openings in June 2025, declining 1% to 9,269 breweries from 9,352 in June 2024, according to the Brewers Association’s 2025 Midyear Market Report.
The business closing trend followed the previous year’s downturn, when operating craft breweries declined nationwide to 9,680 in 2024, down from 9,747 in 2023.
The decline in 2024 was the fourth consecutive year that the number of new brewery openings declined, with 434 new breweries opening and 501 closing last year, according to the report.
Craft breweries filed for bankruptcy
Dissent Craft Brewing
Memphis Made Brewing Company
Three Weavers Brewing Company
Among the craft breweries filing for bankruptcy in 2025 was Dissent Craft Brewing, which shut down its flagship brewery location in St. Petersburg, Fla., and filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation on Aug. 17.
Memphis Made Brewing Company, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Aug. 7, 2025, closed its original Memphis brewery location in July 2024.
Inglewood, Calif.-based Three Weavers Brewing Company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to reorganize its business on July 24.
The Grange Public House & Brewery files for bankruptcy
And now, fledgling brew pub and brewer The Grange Public House & Brewery LLC has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, seeking to restructure its debts.
The Mount Pleasant, Iowa-based brew pub and brewery filed its petition in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Iowa on Sept. 22, listing $100,000 to $500,000 in assets and $1 million to $10 million in liabilities.
The debtor’s largest unsecured creditors include Danville State Savings Bank, owed over $1.05 million; Iowa Department of Revenue, owed $70,000; Iowa Economic Development Authority, $60,000; and Southeast Ottumwa Savings Bank, owed $25,000.
The Grange Public House & Brewery unsecured creditors:
Danville State Savings Bank, owed over $1.05 million.
Iowa Department of Revenue, owed $70,000.
Iowa Economic Development Authority, $60,000.
Southeast Ottumwa Savings Bank, owed $25,000.
The Grange Brewery, which opened in 2020, brews 23 different beers. Many of these beers are available to purchase in cans.
The menu includes Orange Aurelius, Hoodoo JuJuice, Delta Tango Foxtrot, Merry Jane Amber Caramel Malt, Tanstaafl, Delta Tango Foxtrot Blood Orange, and Experiment 696 IPA.
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Additionally, The Grange features It’s Her Idea Tropical IPA, Wee Heavy Brav, Tortuga Lime Gose, Sunshine on a Cloudy Day Belgian-style White Ale, Cloud 7 IPA, Delta FoxtrotBlueberry Banana, Delta Foxtrot Mango Wheat, and Galvey Gal Irish-Style Stout.
The Grange also offers Hay Wrap Porter, Hindsight Wheat, Housemartin IPA, Kornbinder Lager, Panserbjorn Cold IPA, Wayward American Farmhouse Ale, Drinking in Another State, Rising Hope IPA, and Putin Khuylo Ukrainian Golden Ale.
All profits from Putin Khuylo support Ukraine Relief.
The Grange Public House & Brewery also features signature cocktails for those who prefer the harder stuff.
The Grange Public House & Brewery menu
The dining menu includes ribeye or sirloin steaks, pork chop, salmon, poke bowls, and rice bowls. Burgers, sandwiches, soups, and salads are also offered.