Fox House will be closing permanently on Sunday, June 29th.

NJ brewery laws require that you have a location, zoning variance, all the buildout done, and a certificate of occupancy with all the equipment installed before a license is issued before you can open.  This is while paying rent the whole time.  As I'm sure you remember, opening Fox House took way longer than anticipated.  So I had to skimp on brewhouse equipment with the intention of buying something more reliable later on.  But it collapsed last week.  While I could buy a new system today, it would take months to have it built, installed, and finish new batches.  So I would have to close for a while.

I'm exhausted.  I miss my wife and kids.  So I'm taking this as an opportunity to bow out and hopefully hand it off to another brewery.  While I'm disappointed and embarrassed, I would be even more disappointed and embarrassed had I not done something I could be proud of.  And that’s what I did, for however fleeting a moment.  Thank you all for the support you have given me and the enjoyment you have taken in patronizing Fox House.  I'm sorry that I couldn't do better.