Jolly Pumpkin closes Midtown taproom

Brewery Jolly Pumpkin closed its Midtown taproom and pizzeria on Sunday, with a Mediterranean restaurant expected to replace it.

State of play: The closure leaves a popular, retail-heavy block of Canfield Street without restaurants or bars for now.

• That is, until a new restaurant called Spiedo opens, offering rotisserie meats and grilled veggies, the Detroit News reports.
• This will be the second location for Ann Arbor's Spiedo, started by Brad Greenhill, the chef behind Thai Corktown restaurant Takoi, and Michael Goldberg, per the News.
• Motor City Brewing Works shut its doors across the street from Jolly Pumpkin last winter and Traffic Jam & Snug was a total loss after its 2022 fire.

Catch up quick: Jolly Pumpkin, founded in 2004 and known for its sours, has locations in Ann Arbor, Dexter, East Lansing and Traverse City.

• Its Grand Rapids taproom closed in 2024 and Royal Oak closed in 2023.
• Jolly Pumpkin is part of Northern United Brewing Co., based in Dexter, while its restaurant operations are run by Mission Restaurant Group, Crain's reports.

The big picture: The decades-long craft beer boom has been fading.

• The $28.8 billion nationwide industry faces a crisis as competition and waning interest lead to downsizing, mergers and closures, Axios reported last year.

The intrigue: Starting in 2023, Jolly Pumpkin shared a space with 25-year-old Avalon International Breads, which moved its original cafe into the back of the restaurant.

• It's unclear what's next for the Avalon cafe. Axios requested comment.