BrewDog has said it has closed its doors for good in Swansea because of "increasing costs and spiralling energy bills". The popular Scottish pub chain opened in Wind Street in late 2019 after the closure of The Bucket List. It proved to be a popular venue serving up a range of IPAs, and a food menu which included burgers and all you can eat chicken wings.
But the chain has now made the "difficult decision" to close the bar, blaming the current economic climate. No jobs will be lost, as all staff have been offered roles in bars and venues operated by BrewDog's partner, Creative Hospitality Group, run by Bruno Nunes, which has other brands in the city such as BrewStone in Uplands.
BrewDog said it hoped to return to the city in future in a statement disclosing the reasons behind the closure of the venue. Get Swansea stories straight to your inbox with our newsletter.
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A spokesman for BrewDog said: “Unfortunately, our partner in Swansea has had to take the difficult decision to close the Swansea bar amidst the current economic backdrop of increasing costs, including spiralling energy bills. All staff have been offered roles in other bars and venues in the city operated by our partner. There will be no job losses. We hope to bring BrewDog back to the people of Swansea in the future."
It is not the only food and/or drinks venue to close in Swansea in recent times blaming rising energy costs. Russia's war on Ukraine, which began a year ago, sparked a rise in the price of energy which eventually saw bills rocket across the UK, along with spiralling inflation.
In December last year Fish Cakes & Ale in Mumbles closed, saying energy costs were more than five times higher than when it opened in April. Earlier that year its sister business - Cakes & Ale - in Newton Road, also shut for the same reason, as did Pippins Cafe, also in Newton Road.
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