Changing tastes?
Brü, one of two brewpubs in Rochester, N.Y., has closed its doors - failing where Empire Brewing failed before. Fashun Ku, the city’s commissioner of economic development, told the local newspaper that microbreweries are a tough business because they are no longer en vogue.
“It’s not necessarily sad; consumer’s demands changed. People like to have chicken today, a week from now beef. Is that a sad thing? Not necessarily. People change their taste all the time,” Ku said. “From an economic point of view, entrepreneurs respond to demand and provide services that are needed.”
Apparently Ku hasn’t heard the news that craft beer sales continue to surge.
