Angel City Brewery is set to close on April 30th, but one worker is hoping that it can be saved.
The worker, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of losing his severance package, told KNX News’ Karen Adams that Angel City Brewery has been the unofficial gateway to the arts district for the past decade.
“It feels like anybody that is coming specifically to the arts district downtown thinks of Angel City,” he said. “They think of the building, they think of the neon sign. They think of the space in the giant warehouse.”
The Boston Beer Company, which owns the brewery, says it's closing Angel City because the lease is up and it wants to focus on its national Samuel Adams and Twisted Tea brands. The employee, however, said Angel City is very profitable with $3.8 million in sales last year.
“If somebody wanted to have something that could be profitable relatively quickly, it would make sense that it's a brewery, and it would make sense that instead of trying to start a whole new brand, you just continue the one that's already there and already making money,” he continued.
He said that he really doesn't want to see Angel City become something else.
“ I really don't want it to be apartment complexes. I really don't want it to be a parking lot,” he said. “I really don't want it to be something that is, instead of being a place for people to come and gather and have different events and have the ability to watch the Dodgers win the World Series for hopefully a third time in a row together. I don't want that to disappear.”
In the meantime, Angel City is hosting one last celebration on Sunday from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
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