PUNTERS were left devastated after a popular boozer announced its closure, leaving them without what some have dubbed their “spiritual home”.
Temperance Street Brewery, in Manchester, recently shut up shop after over a decade on the high street.
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The tap-room, located on the outskirts of the city centre, was a resident favourite for several years.
But the sad announcement of its closure came just less than a year after it was taken over by new owners – Katie Sutton and Matt Gibson.
Posting on social media, Sutton announced that Temperance Street Brewery closed on September 23.
She wrote: “I’m sorry to have to announce that Temperance St is over.
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“I can only thank everyone who came to drink or brew with us, who believed in us. We’ll be open on Fri & Sat as usual, then the “Beermuda Quadrangle” becomes a triangle.
“We hope you can come raise a glass & say goodbye.”
The “Beermuda Quadrangle” seems to reference the nearby breweries surrounding Temperance Street, including Shindigger Brewing Company, Laid Bear Kombucha, and Manchester Union Brewery.
The Temperance Street Brewery also took to Facebook to share the sad news alongside a photo of the remaining staff.
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One heartbroken customer responded: “We were always the occasional and/or latecomers, but we still miss you all and are very sad we’ll never be able to make a return to the spiritual home”.
Another Temperance Street brewery, Alphabet Brewing Company, also closed its doors earlier this year.
In April, the independent brewer, known for tropical IPA Juice Springsteen, thanked customers for “making our dreams of having an independent brewery in Manchester come true”.
But this wasn’t the only boozer to shut its doors and leave residents without a place to enjoy a pint.
A pub chain with almost 1,600 boozers announced plans to close one of its branches and locals have been left stunned.
The Beacon in Basingstoke, run by Greene King, called last orders for the final time on November 12.
And in October, a string of local pubs in West Cornwall shuttered their doors after spiralling costs made business impossible.
The Queen‘s Arms at Breage, Henlys in Helston, the Fire Engine at Marazion, and The Coldstreamer at Gulval all closed their doors for good last month.
West Cornwall Inn’s Matt Ferguson said on Facebook: “We are devastated that the last six years have ended in this way.”
Cost of electricity, food and drink have made operating their pubs no longer feasible, they said.
In a statement, the company added: “We are not in a position to trade into winter and it would be irresponsible to attempt it”.
