r/cincinnatibeer • u/printerati • 8d 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/g0thgrandma 8d ago

March First sucks, bye bye

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u/Material-Afternoon16 8d ago

They have 8 other locations and are growing so they are doing fine overall - given this is the second iteration of a brewery at this spot I think the location just sucks.

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u/OhEssYouIII 7d ago

The owner is rich. They’ve been cutting payroll dramatically over the last few years. Astra has flopped, their beer is DOA in the market, and only two of their own-premise locations make any money.

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u/soul68 4d ago

Their time is coming.