Buckbean Brewing Company (Nevada) Closing Its Doors

This is not a big story, but it caught my eye because I love a good quality brew and because of the tellingly sad quotes from the article. Here is a local Nevada television station with the details:

After four years of brewing craft canned beers, Buckbean Brewing Company will be closing its doors February 29th.

Owner, Doug Booth, tells News 4 the sluggish economy and higher-than-projected cost eventually forced the Reno business to close.

Buckbean opened in April 2008, and several unique, specialty beers have been served in Northern Nevada bars, restaurants and grocery stores.

Booth says he is devastated, as its been a dream of his for more than twenty years to open a brewery in Reno. He hopes his loyal fans will come in for a last beer.

Damn, that's awful. Sorry about your loss, Mr. Booth. If I lived anywhere near the Reno area, I'd be more than happy to drop by and knock back one last round with you.


Bonus: "B-double E-double R-UN...BEER RUN!"