Posted on 07/20/2025 9:15:52 AM PDT by Morgana
In many communities across the US, breweries have become a sort of a 'third-space' for locals and their families.
The current status quo is the natural progression of the craft beer craze of the 2010s, as many of its enthusiasts age into parenthood.
And while many breweries continue to welcome children, a growing number say they have been forced to ban kids due to their rowdy behavior.
The decision has sparked outrage among busy parents, who say child-friendly policies allow them to continue to enjoy some of the same activities as during their kid-free days.
But owners say their breweries have become chaotic spaces, with waiters forced to become babysitters and safety a bigger concern than it was ever supposed to be.
As a result, many have decided to limit when and where children can visit their establishments and sometimes if they can visit them at all.
Forest City Brewery in Cleveland, Ohio has decided to ban children under the age of 16 altogether, prompting an outcry from some of its patrons.
The founder, Jay Demagall, told the New York Times that egregious behavior motivated the decision, detailing some of the worst examples.
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The guy I knew wasn’t. But the other guys struck me in the same way as the B-School guys I knew from the bank. They were likely the rich ones to start.
When our first daughter was born, she behaved like a little adult, so we could take her anywhere. The subsequent kids — not so much.
A bit reminiscent of Baptist churches.
If you are under 30 and you have a person under 21 with you, you can’t buy alcohol. They card both people. If I buy alcohol and my 16 year-old son is with me, I can buy it.
Think of how much better off they'd be if they had hired you! ;-D
These days changing tables are even in the men’s room. In fact nowadays I can’t remember seeing a men’s bathroom without one.
You just skipped 7 and 8?
Where are you?
Virginia.
“These days changing tables are even in the men’s room.”
Now that I did not know. Then again, I’m not in the men’s room.
I knew they were in usisex or ‘family’ bathrooms.
That’s how it is in my little town in north GA. One of my favorite things about breweries is that it attracts all sorts of people; old farts like me, the younger crowd and those in between often with children. I also enjoy the folks who bring a dog with them. Beats the heck out of a dark bar. Of course I’m in a more rural area and don’t have a lot of experience with breweries in more urban settings.
Cheers
“Legally, under 16’s can’t go inside, 18 to buy a drink...even if that isn’t strictly adhered to, young kids aren’t seen inside.”
Source?
“...a flame thrower.”
Oh don’t be such a drama queen! Lysol in those small brown bottles. Had a funny smell but you knew it, smelled it all thought the house. Stuff boasted that it could kill Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 and Type 2! Plus it also kills: Poliovirus Type I,Rotovirus, Hepatitis A virus,Influenza viruses and Norovirus.
Yea our moms bought it by the train car load.
IF THEY CANNOT GO INTO A BAR-—WHY CAN THEY GO INTO A BREWERY????
About 40 years ago I was a single dad with a 18 month old in diapers. I recall doing my best to change him on a disgusting floor. Single dads were not welcome in our society back then.
I had no idea how to brew tea, let alone beer. I had some skills they needed—but I didn’t think I fit their demographic. LOL. I wore a tie to the meeting. That was fun.
I have vague memories of something like that.
Sometimes it’s difficult to believe multiple siblings came from the same parents.
The few brew pubs I’ve been in were more restaurant than bar. They have a larger “bar” area then a normal restaurant and they usually have the large copper vats and piping visible. The food was more upscale than at a bar/pub or even the “party” restaurants like TGIF or Chilies. But if they didn’t have Brewery/Brew in the name most people wouldn’t think they were any different then say a Cheesecake Factory.
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