Lemonstreet Brewing Co. owner Joe Baez cited inflation and lingering effects of the pandemic as key factors in the closure of his business. | Jacksonville Daily Record
Published on December 19, 2023 at 1:11 pm
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Lemonstreet Brewing Co. closed its doors for the final time this week, four years after coming to life in a renovated industrial building in the Rail Yard District.
Owner Joe Baez cited inflation and lingering effects of the pandemic as key factors in the closure. He said the business could never fully recover from COVID-related restrictions imposed six months after Lemonstreet’s opening in September 2019.
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The brewery, at 2100 Dennis St., qualified for a small amount of pandemic relief funding, he said, but not enough to prevent its prolonged closure from sapping its working capital and leaving it without resources to promote the business and draw attention to its off-the-beaten-path location.
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Lead image: Lemonstreet Brewing Co. owner Joe Baez cited inflation and lingering effects of the pandemic as key factors in the closure of his business. | Jacksonville Daily Record
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