World of beer done
 

Looks like we are losing 2 more restaurants

World of Beer filed for bankruptcy

Restaurant that was one of the fastest growing in America just ten years ago files for bankruptcy | Daily Mail Online

Not a great loss. Maybe a more healthful place will replace it. IMHO, there is much too much alcohol consumed here. Toxic!

I like beer, but I never understood why a restaurant needs a hundred different brands of beer. Or wine either.

It's in the name.



Not world of broccoli or world of kale.

Two? Spanish Springs closed months ago.

Well, shows last time I was at SS. I actually never ate at SS WOB

I haven’t been to the one in Brownwood in 3 years.

LOL, must have been after we were there in March?

I'm going to guess you didn't get to the end of the report you cited. It clearly says they are not going out of business. Bankruptcy is a legal maneuver to restructure or eliminate debt while attempting to find a more successful path forward.

Variety iS the spice of life?

I'm with rg123 here give me any really cold, weak, light beer and I'm happy. Throw in a Paulaner hefeweizen occasionally and I'm all set.

Thanks for the education on bankruptcy. But bankruptcy involves a re structuring plan - and if you’ve ever been to the WOB in Brownwood, you would see it is not a well performing location.
It will get re-structured out of existence. They’ve been in Brownwood for at least 4 years, they might have had a 5/6 year lease -so writing it off will help the restructure.

Minority report noted. :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

As a former home brewer, I enjoy a variety of styles of beer. Even within a style, different brewers have permutations of that style. WOB offered a nice selection of beers that changed over time.

Wines are also offer a wide variety of tastes, aromas, etc. Being able to pick up on the different flavors, aromas, and mouth feel of different alcoholic beverages is something I have come to enjoy as I have gotten older.

LOTS of variety in beer. Comes down to taste though: "Good" and "Bad" are pretty subjective.

We were guests at the home of a British couple a few years back. Host asked me if I'd like some real British beer. Of course I said yes. He gave me a bottle of "Tetley's". Pretty different from what we Americans think of as beer; not something I'd order if there were other choices out there. But then again, there are probably some Brits who view American beer the same way I do Tetley's.

I've been going to WoB Brownwood since I first arrived in 2018. I don't go there as often lately - it's been hard to find a seat.

I hope it survives. WoB has the best (only?) rotating selection of craft beer available by golf cart.

I've eaten at both. You never missed anything. I generally found everything they made was overly spiced.

bankruptcy:

chapter 11 - restructuring - especially debt. Get rid of ill-performing assets to help with those 'in the black.'

chapter 7 - dissolve - use assets to pay off as much debt as possible - equitably

It was click bait.

:22yikes:

We need a Daquiri Deck here.
3 locations in Venice and Sarasota area. Well run places.

Mallory CC was also sold to the owner of Red Sauce and Glenview. Taking over this week.

IMO Any beer with more alcohol content will be better to drunk. After all what’s it all about, getting drunk, taste has nothing to do with it. Why they call American beer p water.

Well, it is world of BEER so...........

Maybe a House of Brussel Sprouts will replace it.

Tetley's is one of my favorites though it's hard to find around here. Old Speckled Hen is also very good but it too has a fairly unique flavor.

We have had a home relatively close to SS for 9 years and only ate there once, which was one time too many. I’m surprised they stayed open as long as they did.

More than done!
 

The one in the Galleria mall in NV closed some time ago. The place was an armpit. Third rate at best.

Restaurant business is brutal, consumer faddish, with razor thin profit margins.

Very difficult for regional chains or even national chains as its managing the employees like herding cats

Bass Ale has been around since 1777 and is my all time favorite. It’s still brewed in the UK, but isn’t widely distributed in the USA anymore and is almost impossible to find. I used to love ordering a big ass glass of bass. All of those dam supper hoppy local craft brews have squeezed out the availability of good old English, Scottish, and German beers : (

Only went there once to see what was available. Didn't have any of the brands I had hoped to find. I settled for a Bud then went home and never went back.

Brownwood
 

The one in Brownwood kind of reminded me of one of those places Tapper would have closed down on Bar Rescue.

Sometimes it is fun to discover "a blast from the past " in the form of a food or drink that was part of your past life. For example, when I was in the Navy, I found myself in many far away places. Beer and the unique flavors and labels can evoke memories of old times and friends that shared your life, for better or worse, for a time. Old joys and old sorrows come back, floating up from the bottom of a bottle or a glass. Memories! 🫠🫠🫠

I don't normally drink Bass but was surprised to find it was no longer available. One of my favorites is Boddington's but it too has all but disappeared.

There are more and more small breweries turning out good beer. It has to be hard to try to have everyone's local favorite on tap, find room for the excellent standards from outside the US, and also have something for the Bud/Millers/Coors drinkers.

And now
 

And now World of Beer

I've been there many times when you could not find a seat. Not sure what is needed to qualify as "a well performing location." We shall see.

There have been several tries to re-structure some of the bankruptcy laws but to no end. In another life, I saw time after time where top executives took down very large salaries for several years with the final plan to bankrupt the company in the end. Employees and creditors got “screwed”, millions are made, and life goes on. Yes, mostly all legal.

You have to know how to work the system at the top of the economic ladder just like some who know how to do the same at the bottom of the economic ladder. Then us folks somewhere in the economic middle wonder why our taxes are so high. Still we are fortunate to live in the best Country on the planet. Fore!

Any chance one of those memories was created by San Miguel in Rota, Spain. (Not the same as from the Philippines.) :beer3:

Cadiz province’s specialty has nothing on the Philippine version with Shanghai lumpia and BBQ pork sticks.

You can actually get to The Sunny Pint on 44 by golf cart. It ain't easy, but it can be done. You can also park in the lot just east of there and walk across the grassy area if you don't want to drive on the bumpy path at the end.

Wow, the times I’ve been past (I won’t eat there anymore) it’s been a ghost town, even the outside bar.

Well, I'm happy to learn it wasn't just our World of Beer, and probably had nothing to do with the other Spanish closures.

To be honest, I was always a little disappointed with the beer selection at every World of Beer I've been to. It was mostly just bottled beer. But the overhead of maintaining a huge variety of craft beers must have been staggering, even just bottles. It's a tough business model, and the craft beer craze has about run its course. I guess it was inevitable.

I was just at the Brownwood WOB a week ago Monday for their special and had the best service and burger that I've ever had there. Food was out quick, which was previously a rarity