Fans of local craft brews likely will be crying in their beer when in Palm Beach Gardens shuts down, possibly this week.
The 10-year-old craft brewery started by Fran Andrewlevich and his then-partner Matt Webster .
Rising rents forced the shutdown, Andrewlevich wrote.
鈥淭he cost of doing business on PGA Boulevard has pushed us to close our legendary home in the Gardens,鈥� Andrewlevich wrote. 鈥淲e are in search of an alternate location.鈥�
A Ritz-Carlton Residences with condos starting at $4 million is under construction across the street from Twisted Trunk.
Andrewlevich, a pioneer in the craft brew industry, helped start several craft breweries in the county. Twisted Trunk, at 2000 PGA Blvd., is a spinoff of Tequesta Brewing Co., which Andrewlevich owns.
Andrewlevich鈥檚 Steam Horse Brewing in West Palm Beach closed last September.
Andrewlevich also is involved in the , held Saturday in Abacoa. He could not be reached last week for comment.
Popular beers brewed for Twisted Trunk 鈥� IPGA and the Palm Beach Pilsner 鈥� will continue to be distributed by Tequesta Brewing, he said in his post.
鈥淭his decision is the hardest of a lifetime,鈥� he wrote. 鈥淭he sheer level of laughter and humanity shared over the decade has been life changing for all of us at Twisted Trunk Family.鈥�
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