MacLeod Ale Brewing Co.

After Brewery Closures, the Los Angeles Craft Beer Scene Faces Problems | Eater LA

"Jennifer Febre’s MacLeod Ale in the San Fernando Valley spent years fighting pandemic shutdowns and confusing red tape; she added a fully licensed pizza restaurant to the Van Nuys facility to help offset costs, but a Highland Park brewpub expansion in fall 2022 almost bankrupted the company—beer sales were down 20 percent even from the prior year—she briefly closed Highland Park, laid off staff and nearly shuttered Van Nuys, then slowly recovered enough to reopen and rehire a few workers while still carrying significant unpaid bills and acknowledging that her optimism rests on painful sacrifices to employees and vendors." - Farley Elliott