It’s only been open for two and a half years, but Midnight Owl Brewing in Shaker Heights will be closing later this month. Former Great Lakes and Goldhorn brewer Joel Warger and Rosemary Mudry opened the brewpub in October of 2023, in the former Lucy’s Sweet Surrender space across the street from the Van Aken District.
This past summer, the owners partnered with Mendel Segal, who runs Mendel’s Kansas City BBQ next door. The plan called for Segal and his team take over the kitchen at the brewery and convert it to a certified kosher brewery and kitchen.
Apparently, the partnership was not enough to save the business…