Naked Brewing Company is getting ready to pour its last pint in Bristol Borough. The brewery announced Monday that its Mill Street taproom will permanently close, with the final day of service set for Sunday, June 28. The Mill Street location, which opened in 2020, has spent the past few years as a weekend hangout for live music and local beer fans. The owners say shutting it down will let them concentrate on their original Huntingdon Valley brewery, which is expected to stay open on weekends through the end of the year.
Owners Jim Crossland, Shawn Dulee and Danny Ceisler did not sugarcoat why they are stepping away from Mill Street. "We can no longer sustainably provide a product we're proud of at a reasonable price," they wrote, adding that the cost of ingredients, supplies and everyday operations has "skyrocketed," according to LevittownNow. They thanked regulars for sticking with them and urged customers to come by over the next few weeks to raise a glass before the taproom's last service. The team also promised more details soon about what is next for the Huntingdon Valley site.
Why The Owners Say The Taproom Is Closing
The Bristol outpost on Mill Street opened in 2020 and evolved into a weekend staple for live music and local beer before the economics stopped working in its favor, as reported by 94.5 PST. The owners said the market has drifted away from the more complex craft styles that were central to their business model, and that higher ingredient and labor costs turned the taproom into an unsustainable operation. Closing Bristol, they said, will allow the team to pull its resources back to the original Huntingdon Valley brewery while they wind down on Mill Street.
Huntingdon Valley Site Will Stay Open On Weekends For Now
In a longer message to customers, Crossland, Dulee and Ceisler told fans, "It's been a wild ride, and we've loved every minute of it," and invited patrons to stop in before the June 28 closing, according to LevittownNow. They said the original Buck Road location in Huntingdon Valley will remain open on weekends through the end of the year, with more details to come. During its Bristol run, Naked Brewing expanded its footprint while weathering pandemic-era disruptions and multiple floods, challenges the owners cited among the reasons that led to the decision to close.
Where This Fits In The Wider Craft-Beer Shakeout
The Bristol closure lines up with a broader cooldown in craft beer. The Brewers Association has documented recent declines in craft production and rising pressure on taproom-focused business models as customers watch their spending and distributors tighten up shelf space. Across the country, smaller breweries have been trimming hours, adjusting staffing and rethinking packaging strategies to deal with thinner margins and higher input costs. For many local outfits, those pressures show up as painful choices about which locations can realistically stay open.
Naked Brewing's Bristol taproom is likely to see a packed farewell weekend, and the owners are asking regulars and curious last-timers alike to come "raise a glass" to the community that formed around the Mill Street bar. We will update this story as the brewery shares details on any final events and on the plan for the Huntingdon Valley location in the run-up to the June 28 closing.
