Jim Beam Distillery closing for the year 2026

[jyl]

Restaurants are generally having a hard time in my city, but it isn’t uniform at all.

There still seem to be plenty of people going out to eat, maybe they are ordering a bit less or not having the second cocktail. What is really hurting is the business district eatery that depended on office workers and business lunches, thanks to working from home and high prices/tighter budgets. Overall, people are not spending much less on eating out but it isn’t growing like it was - retail sales data is consistent with that - and that slowdown is enough to push some places over the edge.

But everyone is hurting on the costs and expenses side! My friend does bookkeeping for many restaurants in town, she says practically every one is struggling to hold profits up.

I think it will get worse. I think the revenue side is going to get worse.

[onewhippedpuppy]

There has been explosive growth in all alcohol sales since 2020 when everybody was locked in their homes. That growth can’t continue forever, there’s only so many people with so much money. I think a lot of this is market saturation.

[CurtEgerer]

Quitting drinking for health reasons is a growing trend, including many young people. The old phrase, 'I'm going to go kill a few brain cells' is 100% true. It's a neurotoxin. I quit 3 years ago and know many in my circle of friends who have done the same.

[dad911]

The company's Fred B. Noe craft distillery, also located in Clermont, will remain open in 2026. Operations will also continue at the Booker Noe distillery in Boston, Kentucky........ Company officials said the Clermont campus' visitors center and a restaurant, The Kitchen Table, will be open throughout 2026.

Smart companies adapt for the market.

[dad911]

Originally Posted by CurtEgerer

Quitting drinking for health reasons is a growing trend, including many young people. The old phrase, 'I'm going to go kill a few brain cells' is 100% true. It's a neurotoxin. I quit 3 years ago and know many in my circle of friends who have done the same.

I see less alcohol, more edibles in my circle.......

[911 Rod]

The price of booze is out of hand .... like everything else.
A friend of mine has a brew your own wine and beer place. He has been going down for a while now and says it's because all the old big drinkers are fading out. Young people don't drink as much and couldn't be bothered to brew their own (just like coffee).
Selling water jugs have taken off and is now the money maker.

[flatbutt]

IDK how well I represent any demographic but I don't drink much alcohol at all these days. glass of wine occasionally is all.

Stay tuned I may be giving away a few bottles of GOOD scotch eventually.

[billybek]

Originally Posted by flatbutt

Stay tuned I may be giving away a few bottles of GOOD scotch eventually.

You had me at GOOD Scotch.....
Lol. Would be too difficult to ship but my ears perked up like my border collie's when he hears the words treat, breakfast or dinner!

There are a ton of microbreweries that have shuttered up here as well. Some of them seemed to figure out the restaurant/pub aspect of the business but not many.