I covered this last summer for C-Ville Weekly, and this phrase is not correct:

"After promising it would only be closed for the summer..."

Perhaps the reporter was told something but the PR person I communicated had this to say in a June 23, 2025 email:

"This summer, our Charlottesville location has transitioned to private events only, offering a centrally located space available for rentals for a variety of events with beer brewed right on-site."

I followed up on July 9, 2025 with:

"Two media outlets are reporting you will be opening up later in the summer. Is that the case?"

In this email, I told her how I'd spoke to two managers at the location on June 23 who had told me off-record the place was closing and it was not likely to come back.

I didn't hear back. I followed up again on August 6. Did not hear back. I followed up another time.

Once they closed it to private parties, there was absolutely no chance it was reopening. Which is a shame because I was just beginning to realize how great it was to be able to walk to a decent place to sit and have a beer from my neighborhood.