Bath’s Brewdog has closed for today as the company seeks to complete its sale.
The Southgate branch is among the total of 60 branches across the UK that has closed for the duration of Monday, March 2.
According to reporting by the BBC, the company announced two weeks ago that consultants AlixPartners had been brought in after the firm failed to make a profit in recent years.
Brewdog, which was founded by friends James Watt and Martin Dickie in 2007, has breweries and pubs around the globe, including about 60 in the UK.
Chief executive James Taylor confirmed to staff in an internal email that a series of staff meetings would take place on Monday, with bars closed to comply with licensing issues.
According to the broadcaster, the email said: "We appreciate this is an unsettling time for everyone, and we want to ensure that all colleagues have the opportunity to hear directly from us about what happens next.
"We will therefore be holding a series of company-wide All Hands calls tomorrow (Monday) for all employees across the whole business. These will be scheduled tomorrow.
"To enable everyone to attend, and to comply with licensing issues arising from an anticipated change of ownership, we have taken the decision that none of our bars will open tomorrow (Monday). All sites will remain closed for the day.
"We have also cancelled food and beer deliveries, as well as customer bookings, for that day."
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As reported in Scottish publication The National, in February BrewDog launched a formal sale process that could lead to the break-up of one of Scotland’s most high-profile businesses.
The brewer appointed restructuring specialists AlixPartners to run a “structured and competitive” process.
Watt stepped down as chief executive of the firm in March 2024, 17 years after it was first established. His fellow co-founder, Martin Dickie, then stepped down "out of the blue" in August 2025.
In July 2025, the firm had shuttered 10 of its bars, including its original, flagship Aberdeen venue.
Brewdog announced job cuts across the business in October last year after posting a £37m loss.
The company currently employs around 1,400 people and, as well as the Ellon site, has breweries in the US, Australia and Germany.
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