The state of the craft brewery trade has deteriorated during the last three years, because the variety of craft breweries has declined from 9,747 in 2023 to 9,680 in 2024 and falling additional to 9,269 by June 2025, the Brewers Affiliation reported.
Breweries have confronted rising prices pushed by inflation and tariffs, shoppers’ altering attitudes towards ingesting alcohol, and fierce competitors as causes for his or her financial challenges.
Whereas most distressed craft breweries can efficiently restructure money owed out of court docket, some want the assistance of a Chapter 11 chapter submitting to reorganize in court docket.
Craft breweries filed for Chapter 7 liquidation
These breweries which have extreme monetary misery with no probability of a reorganization will shut down operations and switch to a Chapter 7 liquidation.
A number of craft brewers have liquidated in Chapter 7 this yr, together with St. Petersburg, Fla.-based brewery Dissent Craft Brewing, which filed for Chapter 7 liquidation in August; Exton, Pa.-based Iron Hill Brewery LLC and San Jose, Calif.-based Strike Brewing Firm, which each filed for Chapter 7 chapter in October, and Oregon-based Rogue Ales & Spirits, which filed Chapter 7 in November.
Bosque Brewing closes two areas
And now, widespread pizza and craft brewery chain Bosque Brewing Firm LLC has closed down its Santa Fe, N.M., areas, two months after submitting for Chapter 11 chapter safety.
Bosque Brewing closed The Drinkery at 4980 Promenade Blvd. and its Restoration Pizza at 1607 Alcaldesa Avenue, each in Santa Fe, on Dec. 3, KOB-TV 4 reported.
“We gave everything we could to make these spaces a home for great beer, good food, and connection,” the company said in a statement.
“While this chapter did not grow in the way we hoped, we are grateful for every guest who supported us and every moment we shared in Santa Fe,” the brewing firm mentioned.
Bosque Brewing Firm closes two Santa Fe, N.M. areas.
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Bosque Brewing filed for Chapter 11 chapter
The Albuquerque-based brewing firm and pizza chain filed for Chapter 11 chapter safety on Oct. 6 to reorganize its enterprise after including areas in 2024 and bringing brewing operations again to its New Mexico dwelling in September 2025.
The brewery’s beers embody Weekend Trails Southwest Pale Ale, Riverwalker IPA, Jetty Jack American Amber Ale, Elephants On Parade Wheat Ale With Fruit, Scotia Scotch Ale, Past the Timber Laborious Cider, Up North Blond Ale, Pistol Pete’s 1888 Blonde Ale, and Salt Cash Lager With Salt & Lime.
Bosque Brewing’s web site additionally lists specialty brews on the market, together with Scale Tipper IPA, Tenfold Gold Golden Ale, Shandy Lakes Shandy, and Desert Dreamer Hoppy Pilsner.
Cans of Bosque’s beer may be discovered at retail shops in New Mexico and West Texas, together with Kroger, Albertson’s, and Whole Wine & Extra.
Bosque Brewing Co.’s beer choice:
- Weekend Trails Southwest Pale Ale
- Riverwalker IPA
- Jetty American Amber Ale
- Elephants On Parade Wheat Ale With Fruit
- Scotia Scotch Ale
- Past the Timber Laborious Cider
- Up North Blond Ale
- Pistol Pete’s 1888 Blonde Ale
- Salt Cash Lager With Salt & Lime
- Scale Tipper IPA
- Tenfold Gold Golden Ale
- Shandy Lakes Shandy
- Desert Dreamer Hoppy Pilsner.
Bosque Brewing, which was established in 2012, introduced its brewing operations again to New Mexico in September in collaboration with Albuquerque-based Marble Brewery after brewing its beers in Colorado for 9 months, the Albuquerque Journal reported.
Extra closings:
- Informal Mexican restaurant chain closes extra areas
- 79-year-old nationwide trucking firm closes down, no chapter
- 65-year-old House Depot rival shutters enterprise completely
Marble Brewery, which opened its enterprise in 2008 and didn’t file for chapter, handles Bosque’s brewing, manufacturing, and distribution, the businesses mentioned in a social media submit in September.
The debtor continues working 5 taprooms and a Restoration Pizza in Albuquerque, N.M., two taprooms in Las Cruces, N.M., and a brewery and taproom in Bernalillo, N.M.
Bosque Brewing Firm areas:
- Bosque North, Bernalillo, N.M.
- Bosque West, 2220 Unser, Albuquerque
- Bosque San Mateo Public Home, 6220 San Mateo, Albuquerque
- Nob Hill Public Home, 106 Girard, Albuquerque
- Bosque Cottonwood Public Home, 10250 Cottonwood, Albuquerque
- Bosque Heights Public Home, 5210 Eubank, Albuquerque
- Bosque College Public Home, 901 E. College, Las Cruces, N.M
- Bosque Telshor Public Home, 2102 Telshore, Las Cruces, N.M.
- Restoration Pizza, 5161 Lang, Albuquerque.
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