Ingenious Brewing Co. in Humble is set to permanently close Jan. 6 after nearly six years in operation, officials announced in a Dec. 26 Facebook post.
According to co-founder Justin Gyorfi, the brewery has been struggling to overcome the financial and social challenges posed to the craft beer industry as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Early on we held hope that the economic climate would improve for our industry in time,” Gyorfi said in the announcement. “Unfortunately, it’s now nearly three years later, and despite multiple rounds of loans and employee retention credits keeping us floating, the outlook is even worse than when this started.”
Gyorfi said he was thankful for the community members the brewery has been able to serve.
