New Anthem closes taproom in Raleigh indefinitely

What they're saying: New Anthem has not yet responded to a request for comment, but on Instagram it called the decision "painful" and cited debt and the lingering effects of the pandemic.

• "The mill has been full of rumors for weeks about the fate of New Anthem Beer, and yes, we're struggling. We have been for a while," the post said.
• "The list is long on the reasons why… Top of the list… debt and expansion before/during COVID and the hangover from COVID that just will not go away."

What's next: The brewery did sound a note of optimism about its future — though it remains unclear.

• "[W]e're not quite done yet, we're still fighting," it wrote. "More on that to follow soon."
• Several of New Anthem's locations in Wilmington have also periodically closed in recent weeks.