USA, WI: Littleport Brewing Co. closes as it plans to sell building to pay off investors

Racine's Littleport Brewing Co. has closed — it hopes temporarily — as it plans to sell its building to pay off its investors, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported on January 13.

Littleport Brewing Co. posted on Facebook it was closing Jan. 9 since "a couple of our original investors decided they wanted their investments back in their entirety, forcing us to put our building up for sale to resolve the matter."

The post went on to say that the brewery owners felt that Littleport was growing at a consistent pace, but that it was not quick enough to satisfy the investors.

The owners are looking for a new site and are hoping to reopen the brewery in some form later in 2025.

"Littleport Brewing Company will survive and be reincarnated with a more focused effort at a new site. Stay tuned for more news," the post said. "We haven't been sunk, we are just in dry dock."

The brewery opened in April 2021 at 214 Third St., Racine, and was the only brewery in downtown Racine.

Littleport owners Mark and Chris Flynn did not respond to a request for comment.

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