Continuing along the sad trend of brewery closings in 2025, Fleming Island’s Barley & Pie Brewing Company, a gastropub to the south of Jacksonville has closed its doors as of Saturday, April 5th.
Barley & Pie Brewing Company posted the following message to its fans on March 24th:
“It is with great disappointment that we announce the closure of Barley & Pie.
Our last full day will be Saturday, 4/5/2025.
Despite pouring our hearts into this business and creating a space for the community, we simply couldn’t compete with the ever-growing number of chain restaurants around us. While they filled up, we struggled to get the support we needed to stay afloat. Pair that with rising costs, aggressive pricing from larger competitors, and a difficult landlord, and we found ourselves facing an uphill battle we could no longer fight.
For those of you who supported us – who chose local over corporate, who chose believed in craft over convenience – thank you from the bottom of our hearts. From Clay Lite to Always Raining in Fleming Island to our craft cocktails and our from scratch kitchen, we made everything with passion and purpose, and sharing that with you was the greatest honor.
This is not how we wanted our story to end, but we will always be grateful for the stories, the memories, and the community that gathered around our offerings. Please continue to support small businesses, because without that support, more of us will disappear.
We have a few more events planned before the lights go out. Continue to follow us on social for the last opportunities to raise a glass together. Cheers.
Of the 280 Comments that follow the post on the brewery’s Facebook page, local fans lament the loss of this shared space and wonder how they can stop the closure from happening.