Weathered Souls is closing its Lower South End Charlotte brewery this weekend
After almost a year and a half in business, Weathered Souls’ Charlotte brewery will be permanently closing its doors this weekend.
“It is with a heavy heart, we announce the closure of our Charlotte brewery. .Join us this Saturday, April 6th, from 12-7pm for our final hurrah. Stock up on beer, bring your growlers, and come help kick our kegs,” the brewery posted on its social media accounts.
The message continued, “A heartfelt thank you to @blackmenrun_clt, @brandingblock, @qcitymetro, and all who stood by us from the beginning. This is our last call in Charlotte. Here’s to the next chapter! We’ll always love you Charlotte. & If you’re ever in SA, please drop by.”
Saturday will be the only day this week the brewery is open.
The San Antonio, Texas-based brewery opened its Lower South End space in November 2022, becoming the city’s first Black-owned brewery in Charlotte since Three Spirits closed in 2019. Since then, Another Brewery and Hippin Hops have also opened.
Weathered Souls is widely known for partnering with breweries nationwide, including over a dozen in Charlotte, for its “Black Is Beautiful” campaign to support racial justice causes. The efforts have been led by co-owner and head brewer Marcus Baskerville.
But just a few days after celebrating its anniversary in the Queen City, Weathered Souls was put up for sale.
Co-owner Mike Holt told CharlotteFive on Tuesday that the brewery was unable to find a buyer.
“In a nutshell, I think we just ran out of time,” Holt said. “We didn’t have the capital to continue onto better times, which we know are coming with neighborhood development right around the corner.“
He added, “We feel like we let the city down. There were a lot of people pulling for us ... that’s the toughest thing to deal with.”
The brewery closure comes amid a string of others in the Charlotte area. In March, Blue Blaze Brewing shut down after losing its space to redevelopment, and The Dreamchaser’s Brewery in Waxhaw lost its lease to Middle James Brewing Company. Catawba Brewing Co., D9 Brewing Co. and Dust Off Brewing Co. closed last year.
Weathered Souls
Location: 255 Clanton Rd, Charlotte, NC 28217
Instagram: @weatheredsouls_clt
This story was originally published April 2, 2024 at 10:04 AM.
