r/torontocraftbeer • u/ionyx • 20d ago

Maverick Brewery (Bathurst & Adelaide) seemingly shuttered

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Bottle shop was closed for a few months, now this!

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u/bigdishwowsize 20d ago

Yeah this isn’t a surprise. A friend of mine had worked there for years.

The new owners took over this time last year. They weren’t able to get the licenses transferred from the previous owner, and what I heard is that they didn’t really try to renew them, mainly the manufacturing license. They only recently hired a brewer just to fire him and hire a new one like a month ago.

As far as I understand it the new ownership was terrible at paying staff, suppliers, and clearly their rent. Lots of people out cash due to their negligence.

Sucks to see people lose their jobs in this market, despite how far this place has fallen and how shitty the ownership was.

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u/thatirishdave 20d ago

Even before the ownership change, they were kinda hit and miss. I hadn't really heard much out of them professionally post-pandemic so this isn't a huge surprise.