USA, PA: Stoudts Brewing Co. to cease operations by early spring

Stoudts Brewing Co., the 33-year-old Adamstown brewery that was a pioneer in the explosion of craft beer, will cease operations by early spring, nbcphiladelphia.com reported on February 4.

The closure comes as brewmaster Carol Stoudt plans to retire. Stoudt started the brewery in 1987 after adding a 30-barrel brewhouse to an existing 70,000-square-foot Antiques Mall, restaurant and beer garden along North Reading Road. An on-premise bakery and cheesemaking facility later followed. Operations will continue at the other Stoudt entities.

Stoudt, who became the first female brewmaster since Prohibition, said the decision to end beer making "was a difficult decision to make but we’re not moving enough volume to justify the expense of keeping the brewery open."

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