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Paso Robles brewery shutting its doors, victim of the economy

November 24, 2024

By KAREN VELIE

After more than eight years of serving award winning beers, Silva Brewing in Paso Robles is closing its doors in early December, another victim of the economy.

During the pandemic, many restaurants, wineries and breweries grappled with financial issues. Following the closures, some families hit hard by inflation stopped going to breweries and wineries as often as they did before.

Owner Chuck Silva announced that he plans to close the popular brewery on Dec. 7.

“After nearly 27 years of commercial brewing, I have a great sense of pride for all that we collectively have accomplished in the ‘World of Craft Beer’ and I look forward to whatever the next chapter may be, even with the shifting tides of the craft beer world,” Silva wrote. “I hope to get the chance to see you one more time before we close the doors for good.”

Silva is currently offering 25% off cases of beer and 50% off merchandise such as beanies, shirts,blankets and pints.

 


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More beer or get to work? Eventually that becomes a conflict for many and we need to pay our bills. Ya, a cold beer every now and then is great but water on a regular basis will last longer.


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I’ve consumed a lot of beer in Paso. Never once was I tempted to go here.


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It’s always nice to see the outpouring of sympathy for the people who lost their lives in the pandemic. A fair number who would be alive had it not been grossly mishandled. But the economy, economy, economy. A lot of money was available to help businesses. Businesses took the money and ran. It’s the Trump way, enjoy.


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This is more of a retirement than a hardship closure. Ukraine was the largest supplier of grains essential to making beer. And we know the story there. Most breweries are not making much of any $$ right now.

For those keeping score, Tap It closed during Trumps presidency.

Firestone sold a majority of the ownership during Trumps presidency.

The economy flourished during Clinton and Obamas presidencies. Time will tell if the same will happen with Trump. It wont though of he fulfills his promise of tariffs and mass deportations. A mass deportation involving the military, law enforcement and the courts will cost more per person than leaving them in the US.

However, hope there will be some sort of deportation.


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It’s almost funny. Regardless of the facts, the right will downvote ANYTHING that is negative about the right. They can post images of Hunter Biden during a congressional hearing, yet block information about Gaetz statutory raping a woman and when Trump was asked about releasing 911 information he said “I have” asked about the JFK information he said “ I have” when asked about the Epstein files he said “no, people can lie” what if that had been Obama? I promise you not a single republican cares about honor, decency or facts and, they’ll brag about it. They claim they’re the family values and constitution defending party and elect a serial cheater who actually said to suspend the constitution. Sick to my stomach seeing people claim they’re patriots and elect someone that is a Russian asset and look at his cabinet. Sex offenders and people literally on the TSA watch list.


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What is unclear about “another victim of the economy” in the first sentence? In California, the words “entrepreneur and masochist” go hand-in-hand. No one wants to feed the hand of Newsom and his army of bureaucratic bandits.


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You can conjecture as much as you like.


Tap it sold to Santa Maria Brewing and the owner made millions on the sale.


Firestone is still booming. Just look at the properties surrounding their brewery in Paso. There aren’t many that Firestone doesn’t already own. They’ve bought them all.


Clinton was the last President to balance the budget. But that as anti-immigration, anti-gay marriage Clinton.


I say the following in sarcasm and jest. Think about it:


Ukraine is not a corrupt shithole country and we should definitely start World War III on their behalf.


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Just wanted to clear up a few false facts here. Tap It was sold to Santa Maria Brewing and Firestone ownership merger happened during the Obama presidency.


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“During the pandemic” Remind me; who was president when that all started?


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Remind me…. who was governor of California and what party was in charge of shutting down California when the California economy got destroyed?


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Remind me, which president, when all that started, did all he could to not shut down the economy, schools, businesses, or foreign trade? Was told he was racist for stopping travel from China? Was told that the virus was nothing more than a bad flu? Who was taunted by Senators, who happily asked Americans to go to their Chinatowns, and indulge in food and fun? Which blue state governors mandated everyone wear a mask, closed schools, and no gathering of more than 3 people…except when THEY want to have dinner party at expensive restaurants, or needed their hair done late at night?


Really, you wanted to go there?


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