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Brewery In Historic CT Train Depot To Close
After six years in business, a beloved brewery and taproom in has announced it will shutter its doors at the end of the year.
NORTH CANAAN, CT — A brewery that opened in 2018 in a historic train depot has announced it will close. Great Falls Brewing Company in North Canaan will remain open until Dec. 31.
"As with so many good stories, the Great Falls Brewing Company story is coming to an end," the brewery shared on social media. "We had a damn good run. We enjoyed the many times we were together with all of you whether at a festival, in the brewery making beer, at your establishment, or just chatting late into the night at the taproom."
The brewery's tagline was "Community. Beer. Life." and that sentiment "guided who we were as a company." The brewery donated over $30,000 to many local community non-profits such as daycares, schools, and social services.
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The post goes on to thank all their employees, with a "special shout out thanks to a couple of our OG staff Matt, Erin, Caroline, and Jay. To Jonas, Mel, and Steph for those middle COVID years, we gutted out some tough times."
Now Great Falls is on a "farewell tour" with Grateful Dead Sunday sessions, trivia, and more.
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The post garnered a significant response with 531 reactions, 130 comments, and 70 shares as of Monday morning.
One commenter wrote: "I’m genuinely and deeply sad to hear this. We moved to Sheffield just before the pandemic and loved coming there. To be honest, I’m not a huge beer drinker, but I loved your beer and the atmosphere you created."
The brewery and taproom has a "constantly rotating beer list of New England IPAs, stouts, porters, lagers, sours, and more," according to its website.
The news comes after several other breweries have said they will close this year. Among those recently are Hopmeadow Brewing Co. in Avon and Aspetuck Brew Lab in Bridgeport. The Hops Company in Derby also announced it will close its beer garden and open a wedding venue.
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