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Either the hordes of Hotel Carmichael guests wasn’t helping business or all the customers died from the ‘rona.
or there are enough bars to support the small amount of people enjoying them.
Maybe they should clean once in a while. Bathrooms are gross.
What is the shelf life for “pandemic” as an excuse for bad business models failing?
The story of the rise and fall of Books and Brews is far more complicated than the simple story of the pandemic would suggest. Their decline began well before the pandemic set in, and, I would argue, they were already falling when they were featured in a NY Times article in 2019. There are two things that seem to me especially important in explaining their fall, and they may be related. One is that their beer, while often interesting, was never consistently good. There were quality control issues from the beginning. The second is that the franchise model, which they pursued , may not translate very easily to craft beer. i remember when the Speedway franchise, near my house, closed soon after the NY Times article came out. It puzzled me that they shoudl close at a time of such good publicity, when many companies would want to expand. But, as I thought about it, I realized that the Speedway franchise had a different owner, and a different set of priorities and needs than the mother ship. This lack of consistency and uniform decision making, then, seems to be at the heart of the problem, and it seems to me likely that the five remaining outposts will also close in coming months.
My son & I were at the 96th B&B tonight. Is our favorite place to get a beer and, as the brand suggests, converse.
It’s unfortunate that beers and conversation are not as valuable as they need to be to sustain a lease, beer production & staff. But that doesn’t mean they are not valuable. Five stores in the metro are impressive! Learning is hard!
This news may inspire others to support their local ‘wattering hole.’ Each location success/failure is feedback – not a failure,
I remember that this location started out as a Kickstarter asking for donations. It didn’t make its donation goals, and it was very close to losing all its donations if not for a last second exact-change donation to reach it’s 100% goal.
I liked the place, but as it doesn’t brew it’s own beer, the slapped-together furniture and bar was light on charm.
Nobody went to the location in Broad Ripple. I was a local for 5 years and never went, not even one time. We actually loved and went to the Monon Food Company! Indy has better breweries that MAKE good beer and get this… have board games and a chill environment.
B&B rise and fall was astounding. I’ve been several times to different locations and have never been all that impressed with the beer.