![]() Once CO2 issues are worked out, the Everett space will likely be used to continue to brew beer, but on a smaller research and development scale. Night Shift’s announcement notes that none of its taprooms or beer gardens will close, and the contract brewing relationships should mean that there won’t be major disruptions to the beer supply. The CO2 issue may have been “the straw that broke the camel’s back,” as Night Shift cofounder Rob Burns told Good Beer Hunting, but deeper issues have been looming for several years. The decade-old brewery cited C02 supply issues as an immediate driving factor behind the decision but discussed other issues the company has been facing in recent years, primarily that it has outgrown its Everett facility, and the pandemic canceled a planned expansion to Philadelphia that would have eased the issues with the original location.Ī report in beer publication Good Beer Hunting digs deeper into the decision, detailing a difficult few years for Night Shift: spending millions to accelerate growth but running into hurdles scaling the business, canceling the Philadelphia expansion, selling off its distribution company, and spending a lot to upgrade equipment but not ultimately solving logistical problems at the Everett space. ![]() On July 27, Everett-based Night Shift Brewing announced via a lengthy Instagram post that it would be moving the majority of its beer production to Jack’s Abby and Isle Brewers Guild via contract brewing relationships (each of which already brews some of its beers) and likely laying off most of its 12-person production team as of October 1.
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