SEATTLE — Brouwer’s Café, a long-time institution in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood, celebrated its last day in business on Saturday after nearly 20 years.
It was the last call for one of Seattle’s most popular craft beer destinations. Brouwer’s Café opened in 2005 and is known for its 64 craft beers on draft, offering more than 400 bottles from the U.S. and abroad.
Management with the staple watering hole said its closing up shop due to a number of reasons, but didn't provide specifics.
A post on the businesses Instagram account stated, “It is with heavy hearts that we announce the closing of Brouwer’s Café. We helped pave the way for what is now an amazing craft beer community in Seattle, but consumers have changed, the market has changed, and even the Fremont neighborhood has changed.”
Despite the end of an era, the general manager of Brouwer's thanked all of the staff, customers and the community that has shown an outpouring of support over the years.
“It’s all of the emotions. We made this decision, and we want to celebrate what Brouwer’s is and what it’s always been,” said Nat Pellman. “And the outpouring has been amazing, the support, the love. It’s just been a whirlwind month.”
As of now, Brouwer's has no plans of reopening or relocating.