12/05/2025
We have made the incredibly difficult decision to permanently close four of our six taprooms. Locust C***r Woodinville, Locust C***r Market Place, and Locust C***r Spokane will close at the end of the year so our teams have time to transition and our community has a chance to stop in again and say goodbye. Locust C***r Post Alley will be permanently closed starting today.
Locust C***r Gig Harbor will remain open as a full service taproom and arcade, and we are hoping to establish a new managing partner in Fort Collins to evolve Locust C***r Fort Collins into a stand alone fully gluten-free celiac-safe restaurant.
The cost of operating taprooms has risen faster than weβve been able to keep up with, even with amazing support from all of you. To protect the future of the brand, we need to focus fully on whatβs working: getting our c***rs to more people through restaurants, bars, and grocery stores. C***r production and distribution will continue without interruption, and weβre already developing exciting new flavors for 2026 and beyond.
This industry has been in constant transition since 2020. Costs have skyrocketed, and we simply couldnβt raise prices at the rate needed to keep pace. But we remain optimistic. Nothing replaces the magic of gathering with others over great food and drinks. We need places to meet, connect, and breathe, and the business of hospitality will thrive again.
We hope customers everywhere will have patience and understanding with the restaurant and bar owners who are still fighting to hold on. Many are carrying the weight quietly while waiting for stability to return.
We are incredibly proud of our taproom teams, both past and present, and deeply grateful to everyone who has visited, supported us, and shared a pint with us over the last 10 years. You helped grow a business built on human connection. We raised over $100,000 for the Hydrocephalus Association, shared our story, opened thousands of peopleβs eyes to what c***r can be, and created connections we will never forget.
As for Locust C***r, our next chapter is about growth, innovation, and reaching more people where our c***rs are already thriving.
Thank you for taking this journey with us.