{"id":121365,"date":"2025-03-09T04:11:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-09T04:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/recipes\/category-a-b\/beer\/kelowna-brewing-company-closes-after-5-years-in-business-the-growler-b-c\/"},"modified":"2025-03-09T04:11:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-09T04:11:26","slug":"kelowna-brewing-company-closes-after-5-years-in-business-the-growler-b-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=121365","title":{"rendered":"Kelowna Brewing Company closes after 5 years in business – The Growler B.C."},"content":{"rendered":"


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Kelowna Brewing Company has closed. Cindy White photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Another Kelowna brewery is throwing in the towel.<\/p>\n

Kelowna Brewing Company, located at 975 Academy Way near UBC Okanagan, has quietly shut its doors, just over five years after it opened in June 2019.<\/p>\n

The closure came as a surprise to one regular who posted on a Kelowna rant and rave Facebook group: \u201cRant to Kelowna Brewing Company closing for business with zero notice. I would have gone today if I had known,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n

Rising costs and changing consumer habits have taken a toll on the dining industry this year.<\/p>\n

A staff member who happened to be outside Kelowna Brewing Company when Castanet stopped by Sunday said their input costs had risen significantly, noting that grain prices have skyrocketed.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, Vice and Virtue Brewing Co. on Richter Street announced that\u00a0it too was closing<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are deeply grateful to our patrons, our industry colleagues, and our neighbouring businesses for the support,\u201d Vice and Virtue said in a social media post earlier this month.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe also want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to our incredible staff, past and present, whose dedication, passion, and hard work helped shape Vice and Virtue. Thank you, sincerely, for being the heart and soul of our business.\u201d<\/p>\n

Instead of sitting empty though, the space is being\u00a0taken over by neighbouring business Red Bird Brewing Inc.<\/a>\u00a0As of Jan. 1, 2025, Vice & Virtue will be closed for renovations and is set to reopen in the spring as Red Bird Roasting Lab.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the lab, we\u2019ll be roasting coffee and offering tastings that take you through various ways to enjoy our coffee at home,\u201d announced Red Bird owners Perry Maxfield, Adam Semeniuk, Peter Glockner and Powell Maxfield in a news release.<\/p>\n

A handful of other high-profile restaurants have closed and relocated this year after a drop in tourism traffic to the Central Okanagan.<\/p>\n

Whether someone will step forward to buy the space being vacated by Kelowna Brewing Company is unknown at this point. The large premises includes an expansive patio with a panoramic view of Kelowna.<\/p>\n

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While a sign on the door says \u2018Closed for the holidays\u2019, it appears the interior of the brewery is being dismantled. Cindy White photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2014This story by Cindy White originally appeared on Castanet<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Cindy White | Castanet<\/h4>\n

\n\t\t\t\tCindy has more than 30 years of experience in broadcast journalism.
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\nShe started her career in Smithers, with stops in Nelson and Prince George, before moving to Alberta, where she covered everything from the Pine Lake Tornado to the Calgary Flood.
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\nCindy decided to make the move back to B.C. in 2021, to be closer to her family.
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\nShe’s an avid walker and helped organize a cancer fundraiser that raised $100,000 over five years. In the winter, you will find her at the Kelowna Curling Club every Tuesday night.\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n