![]() ![]() ![]() The family-owned business now ranks as the 49th largest craft brewery in the U.S., and has long been one of Sonoma County’s flagship beer brands, alongside Lagunitas and Russian River. An old-school restaurant focused on beer education, like Bear Republic, isn’t up with the times. Meanwhile, “the number-one growing brand in my segment is White Claw,” he said, referring to the flavored hard seltzer. Newer breweries are opening in warehouses and hosting taco trucks - a model with much lower overhead than a full-service brewpub. “The 1995 model of a brewpub where you have a sit-down dining experience is having a tough time competing,” he said. The immediate impetus for the closure was building and lease issues, said CEO and founding brewmaster Ricardo Norgrove. It will continue to operate its Rohnert Park brewpub and Cloverdale brewery. Ran on: 05-26-2005 Eric Luse / The Chronicle 2005īear Republic Brewing Co., maker of Racer 5 IPA, will close its 24-year-old Healdsburg brewpub on Nov. Racer 5 India Pale Ale is daringly bitter and high in alcohol, yet also complex and well balanced. Longtime letter carrier Irene Massey checks a mail box. Please shoot tight on the label, with just a bit of glass showing top and bottom - not the entire bottle. For beer of the month, please shoot a bottle of the Bear Republic Race 5 India Pale Ale. ![]()
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