North Carolina’s town of Mint Hill has lost its only brewery after Panzú Brewery closed following a three-year run, another local shutdown similar to recent independent brewery goodbyes around the country. The business announced its farewell in early September and invited customers for one last celebration on September 20.
Panzú was the first brewery to open in Mint Hill and paired house-brewed beer with Caribbean-inspired food. The owners thanked the community for supporting the business but did not publicly give a specific reason for the closure in the reporting reviewed.
Mint Hill’s first brewery lasted three years
Panzú opened in September 2023 at 7251 Matthews-Mint Hill Road. The roughly 3,000-square-foot brewery was founded by siblings Rosa Marte de Pacheco and Johan Marte, whose Dominican heritage helped shape the business’s identity. From the beginning, the concept was designed to combine a neighborhood brewery with food and flavors connected to the founders’ family background…