{"id":21256,"date":"2018-10-12T12:50:16","date_gmt":"2018-10-12T19:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/?p=21256"},"modified":"2018-10-12T12:50:16","modified_gmt":"2018-10-12T19:50:16","slug":"toolbox-brewing-announces-closing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archives.csusm.edu\/westcoastersd\/2018\/10\/12\/toolbox-brewing-announces-closing\/","title":{"rendered":"Toolbox Brewing announces closing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Few small breweries have dared to be as different from the get-go as Toolbox Brewing<\/strong><\/a>. When the Vista business opened in 2014, its owners, Amanda Elder <\/strong>and Spencer Peters<\/strong>, aimed to operate a 100% wild operation. To help with that daunting task, they brought on a homebrewer with a passion and skillset in that area, Peter Perrecone<\/strong>. Despite little professional experience and a difficult mission, Toolbox generated great buzz early on, making its way into national publications with mentions of its masterful sour beers. But a series of unfortunate events over the past three years ultimately proved too difficult to overcome, leading to Elder\u2019s and Peters\u2019 announcement earlier today that Toolbox will be closing.<\/p>\n

\u201cNobody wants to write this letter. It is not an easy thing to do, to put into words how you truly feel about a situation. But, here we are. And it is with great sadness that we have to announce that Toolbox is closing,\u201d they wrote on the company\u2019s Facebook page. \u201cWe have invested a lifetime of savings, blood, sweat and tears into Toolbox. We have fought the good fight but there comes a time to move on and accept your wins and losses graciously.\u201d<\/p>\n

After its initial success, the company parted ways with Perrecone in August 2015. He has since gone on to head the barrel-aged beer program for Oceanside-based Belching Beaver Brewery<\/strong><\/a>. It seemed a tough blow to absorb, losing a specialist in a very specialized field, but good fortune smiled on Elder and Peters, who were able to find a replacement who proved to be not only able to step in but exceptional at the task of crafting wild ales. That individual was Ehren Schmidt<\/strong> and he allowed Toolbox to continue to rack up accolades with beer media and local fans alike. But his time with the company was short-lived, as he accepted a job offer from Denmark-based, worldwide brewing interest Mikkeller<\/strong><\/a> last July to head beer production at an oak-aging facility in Copenhagen. What followed was a shift in gears for Toolbox to make trendier beers (with a bent toward rotating milkshake IPAs), and can them along with staples from their portfolio.<\/p>\n

While attempts to keep the business profitable were not ultimately successful, the company maintained a following of people who cared about it and its beers. To them, Elder and Peters say, \u201cFor those of you that would like to come by and maybe enjoy a beer or two with us, we will be open this weekend during normal tasting room hours. We will officially close the doors at 6 p.m., Sunday, October 14<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Business hours for this weekend are 3 to 9 p.m. today<\/strong>, 12 to 9 p.m. Saturday<\/strong> and 12 to 6 p.m. Sunday<\/strong>. Toolbox Brewing is located at 1495 Poinsettia Avenue, #148<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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