In another illustration of how challenging 2024 has been for craft breweries across the Sunshine State, Cape Coral’s Eight-Foot Brewing has made the post that has been all too common recently – that they have their sights set on a closing date.
From Eight-Foot Brewing:
Dear Friends,
It is with great difficulty we are announcing the closure of Eight-Foot Brewing, effective 12/30/2024. We started this business with a passion for high-quality beer & education. We take great pride in researching & building beers using only the highest quality local ingredients we could find. We loved crafting historic styles, lagers, and mixed-ferm beers and presenting them to our patrons in a way that evoked inquisitiveness and a deeper understanding of the beer they were enjoying.
While we still have this passion, some of you may know our struggles over the past two years. We were incredibly lucky to have great support from our local community and international beer community. At the end of 2022, we ceased operations at our old spot and began the process of moving to a larger 6500sf location, where we planned on expanding our taproom, kitchen, and brewery. Prior to this, we had just been hit by one of the most devastating storms in recent memory, Hurricane Ian. Afterwhich, we struggled to find a contractor and went through 3 unscrupulous architects we started in 2022 (well before we moved) in 2023 we finally had plans and a contractor.
At the moment of writing this, we’ve had our plans in the city of Cape Coral building department for review for over a year. The city has made it impossible for us to move forward, requiring things of us that are not per code.
While it is heartbreaking to see something you’ve poured your heart and soul into for the past 8 years fade into nothing and be completely unable to do anything about it, we’d like to focus on the positive impacts we’ve had;
We’ve made many friends over the years
We were able to positively impact more people and charitable organizations than we can even remember – our favorite being getting pets new homes and Christmas gifts for the less fortunate
We brewed soo much beer. Over 140 unique beers. We have a 12+ year old sour program that is going to live on and has produced some world-class mixed-ferms. We made lots of brewery friends and brewed as many collab beers as we could
In conclusion, we’d like to say thank you and farewell, Cape Coral
Sincerely,
Eight-Foot Brewing Team
Eight-Foot Brewing is located at 1520 SE 46th Lane in Cape Coral.
About Eight-Foot Brewing
We are a small-batch brewery dedicated to producing high-quality beer and fermented beverages.
We want to provide Cape Coral a community-centric location to learn, share, and create.
We love to partner and give back to the community through many of our fundraising initiatives and charity sponsorships.