What's going on with Craft Beer Cellar?

I does seem like every one that is closing has been shut off from social media....

 

Holy crap, a "no we didn't visit every store" would have sufficed, we didn't need your diary of the trip. And their colleagues are enablers also apparently: you work soooo hard, unlike that business owner who actually busts their ass with a SECOND job (side hustle) in order to keep their business going.

I'm also getting a Patriots shirt that says No Long Weekends. Let's not get crazy, ain't no way I'm wearing the No Days Off shirt.

 

Going all the way out to CA to visit a brewery but not your franchisees in the area while your brand is in the middle a PR crisis with franchisees... yeah that makes sense.

 

“we felt strongly about visiting both the Paso and Buellton locations, as we didn’t know when we may have another opportunity.”

Uh, so they admit they may not have another opportunity to visit a brewery but don’t also recognize that they may not have another chance to visit two of their stores? On one hand you have a brewery that you have no affiliation with and on the other you have stores that you are affiliated with and paid you money and continue to pay you money and the obvious choice is the brewery? Stellar decision making.

I am struck by the absolute silence from franchisees. Based on everything we’ve read about the Stellar team, we know they like to sue people. I think we can safely agree that’s why the upset franchisees are quiet. They don’t want to get sued. Why are the happy franchisees not coming to their defense? I don’t think they get sued for that. Could it be that there aren’t any happy franchisees? If there were wouldn’t they be screaming from the mountain tops trying to change the narrative in some way? More likely they just want this dumpster fire to burn so bright it burns out. I can’t wait for the next garbage blog post. We need more fuel.

 

Not for nothing, but in my experience there's generally an inverse correlation between how much people blather about how hard they work and how hard they actually work.

 

Or that it's not about working hard so much as it is working smart.

 

My guess is she feels these blogs are part of her working hard.

 

Pun Intended?

 

And my local CBC in Swampscott is closing per their Facebook post this a.m. Can't say I'm surprised--they opened across the street from Vinnin Liquors, which has a large craft beer selection, knowledgeable craft beer geeks, and rock bottom prices.

 

Owners of Vinnin are probably straight and cis-gendered. So given the choice, customers will choose to go there.

 

Dude, give them a break, they work really fucking hard.

 

Missed out on the discount at CBC Winchester, so when I saw that Swampscott was going under I raced over today. Slim pickins - owner said he has not had a delivery in a few weeks (by design). Scored a 4 pack of Allagash White, Whirlpool, and a mixed 4 for $31 not too shabby.

Owner was tight lipped about what happened, but given that I've been following the situation and keep myself informed I kept digging and he was eventually more forthcoming.

It's sad how much the owners of CBC have changed over the years. I was an original customer at the Belmont store and they were always the most friendly and knowledgeable people.

 

This about their "hard work and long hours"...

"its a sacrifice we’ve been making for many years. "

Is insane! When you own your own business, NOTHING is a sacrifice. It's what you need to do to make the business profitable.

They could not be more defensive, self-righteous, and pompous. I need the facepalm gif.

 

Personally I really dislike the sentiment of this thread. So people have issues with the owners of CBC but at the end of the day it’s the franchise owners whose livelihood depends on us as customers. I am a loyal CBC patron and will continue to be one because I support my local store.

 

Given the likely franchise structure, they are tied together.....

 

it's the blog posts -- they are the gift that keeps giving.

 

This thread is fun!

 

The only people who have expressed negative sentiments towards the actual franchisees are the owners. By my reading this thread seems sympathetic to the situation they've found themselves in.