WA-based Locust Cider closing six taprooms throughout the state
Dec 11, 2024, 10:05 AM | Updated: 10:05 am
Different flavors of cider from Locust Cider. (Photo courtesy of KIRO 7)
(Photo courtesy of KIRO 7)
Locust Cider, a popular Washington-based cider company, is closing six of its taprooms throughout the state.
The locations include its taprooms in Alki Beach and First Hill within Seattle, in addition to spots in Redmond, Olympia, Vancouver and Walla Walla. The cider company first made the announcement on social media Tuesday.
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“Permanently closed,” Locust Cider stated on its website. “Thank you for five great years on the beach (or four great years on First Hill)! Visit us at our downtown Seattle taprooms at Post Alley or Market Place.”
Locust Cider opened in 2015 and, due to early success, expanded its business to multiple locations in 2019. But one year after, the COVID-19 pandemic hit, something the company claimed it hasn’t fully recovered from.
“While this decision is necessary to ensure the future health of our company, it’s also incredibly painful,” Locust Cider stated. “We kept going — sometimes stubbornly — when what we really needed was to pause and rebuild with a clearer, more sustainable path.”
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In addition to its locations at Post Alley or Market Place in Seattle, Locust Cider is keeping its Gig Harbor, Woodinville and Spokane taprooms open, as of this reporting.
Contributing: Luke Duecy, KIRO Newsradio
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