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Fierce Beer closes Manchester bar
Aberdeen-based craft brewery Fierce Beer has announced that it will permanently close its one English outpost before Christmas.
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Opened in the city’s Northern Quarter in 2020, Fierce Bar Manchester followed hot on the heels of Fierce Bar Edinburgh, opened in 2019, and the Fierce Bar in the brewery’s hometown of Aberdeen, opened in 2018. Fierce Beer itself has been commercially brewing since 2016.
However, after four years of operating, Fierce Beer has announced that it will be shutting the Manchester bar on Friday 20 December.
“Much like thousands of other businesses across the country, we face continually spiralling costs that unfortunately mean it’s going to be unsustainable to continue operating the venue viably going forward,” Fierce Beer shared in an Instagram post, calling the decision “very tough”.
db has reached out to Fierce Beer to ascertain which costs in particular proved to be the most challenging for the business to manage.
But Fierce Beer also reassured that the closure is not an indication of it giving up on its aspirations in England: “This is not the end for Fierce Beer south of the border though; we’re continuing to keep an eye on the market and aim to get back as soon as we can with a new physical location.”
The closure of Fierce Bar Manchester is yet another indication of the dire circumstances the UK’s hospitality sector is in, with businesses ranging from upmarket London establishments like Claude Bosi’s Socca and tapas chain Ibérica to local pubs all feeling the pinch ahead of this Christmas.
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