Goodbye Hart & Thistle...

[LeafMan66_67]

I'm gonna start this new thread for last goodbyes, comments, critiques, old pics, etc...

Sad to see Bruce have to lock it up. Greg and Bruce were always good to us down there. Can't help but wonder if the O'Carrolls saga drug on too long....

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Well folks, for those of you who didn't have the chance to drop in for the stunningly well-balanced Commissar RIS or the lovely Off the Hop IPA, you're too late!

Hart & Thistle is now permanently closed for business

Seriously?

[Jimmy]

Well folks, for those of you who didn't have the chance to drop in for the stunningly well-balanced Commissar RIS or the lovely Off the Hop IPA, you're too late!

Hart & Thistle is now permanently closed for business

Seriously?

WTF?

[Tim Gregory]

Bummer. What happened?

[mr x]

Fuck. Should have went down Sunday. New Unfiltered?

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[GuingesRock]

Sorry to hear that Greg.

[jeffsmith]

Shit, sorry to hear that.

[NASH]

Fuck. Should have went down Sunday. New Unfiltered?

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I guess we should have, indeed. I don't think it's the space for Unfiltered though!

[NASH]

Bummer. What happened?

I believe it's a case of revenue not equal to or greater than cost of doing business

[canuck]

Holy shit, WTF???? Really sorry to hear that.

[mr x]

What did we get, about 4.5 years? Earliest record I have from the listserve was May 25th, 2009, and that was just the construction phase.

[NASH]

What did we get, about 4.5 years? Earliest record I have from the listserve was May 25th, 2009, and that was just the construction phase.

It opened in June 09, first beers launched in August.

[Keggermeister]

Fuck. That blows!
I did have the honor of the Commissar though. Think we can fit that gear on Nomad?

[RubberToe]

Shitty deal. Sorry to hear, Greg.

[GuingesRock]

Would it make financial sense for the RB to open at lunch again right away and pick up floating customers who used to go to the Heart and Thistle for lunch. A lot of them would be looking for your beer. I’m missing the RB lunch times when I come to Halifax.

[hogie]

Sad. What's to become of the brew house? How big is that system anyway?


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[chalmers]

Oh wow, that was unexpected. Sorry to hear.

[GuingesRock]

Don't suppose you could get some backing or parters and take it over Greg?

[Brewnoser]

Possibly a seasonal action? I know getting the brewhouse out of there would cost about as much as it's worth.

[Jimmy]

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[Keith]

That's a shame. Another great spot gone

[berley]

That really sucks. Sorry to hear the news.

[chicanuck]

Bummer. What happened?

I believe it's a case of revenue not equal to or greater than cost of doing business

I do not doubt this is the main driver for the decision but it is the timing that confuses me, why close down in mid-Feb when the seasonally business is only a few months away? If the bottom line is in the red in the winter months, why not close down in October as you would have 4 years of fiscal data to make that call? And why order growlers with your logo on them, if you are going to close down before the growlers even arrive (perhaps they were never ordered like I was told)?

I obviously have a lot of questions, my gut feeling is that there is more to this than just costs vs revenues.

[berley]

Bummer. What happened?

I believe it's a case of revenue not equal to or greater than cost of doing business

And why order growlers with your logo on them, if you are going to close down before the growlers even arrive (perhaps they were never ordered like I was told)?

I was wondering about this, too... they just tweeted four days ago that the growlers had arrived.

[RubberToe]

Collectable growler, anyone? Or maybe they'll try to sell the business.

[jeffsmith]

I was wondering about this, too... they just tweeted four days ago that the growlers had arrived.

Disconnect between ownership and management?