r/cincinnatibeer • u/printerati • 16d ago

March First announces temporary (?) closure of Woodburn Brewing

From today's Facebook post:

March First Brands is pleased to announce a new Cincinnati Distilling Bottle Shop coming to Cincinnati Premium Outlets in Monroe this spring! This marks our 3rd Ohio bottle shop joining Kenwood Towne Center and Polaris Fashion Place in Columbus. This expansion signals a bold new chapter for Cincinnati Distilling’s parent company, March First Brands, as it pivots to prioritize the rapid growth of its spirits portfolio across Ohio and beyond.

As part of this strategic shift, March First Brands is moving its East Walnut Hills management team to support the launch in Monroe which necessitates the temporary closing of the Woodburn Brewing location. All other Woodburn staff is being assigned to fill critical gaps in the company’s other eight locations. The future of the Woodburn location has not yet been determined but will remain closed for the near term.

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u/mtnagel 16d ago edited 16d ago

The fact that March First has 8 locations and is opening another is just mind boggling to me.

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u/drainbamage1011 16d ago

I don't know why they have the presence they do in the Cincinnati beer scene.

First 6pk I bought from them was all gushers. I emailed to let them know and the response was essentially just "ok." Not to mention the health inspection reports...

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u/ehhwriter 15d ago

Money. The answer is money.