Funky Picnic tried to save itself several times. It’s time to call it quits, the co-founder said.
Funky Picnic Brewery and Cafe opened in Fort Worth in June 2019, following a boom in craft breweries in North Texas. It will close April 27, 2024 after a long list of challenges during COVID-19.Fort Worth brewery Funky Picnic spent the past six months “continuing the fight” to try to stay open, co-founder Samantha Glenn told. But after lower-than-expected sales in March, which is, historically, Funky Picnic’s best month, the brewery will close permanently after service on April 27, 2024.
“I know we did everything we could to keep the doors open. We pushed our personal debts and finances as far as we could,” Glenn said.Funky Picnic’s co-founders started as homebrewers, entering competitions like Brew Riot in Oak Cliff and Labor of Love in and near Deep Ellum. Funky Picnic’s motto, then and now, is “craft beer for every taste,” Glenn said.After Funky Picnic opened, it became known for its peanut butter stout, ESB and German-style pilsner.
The cleverly-named TABC — a play on the acronym for Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission — is made with Turkey, Avocado, Bacon and Cheddar.Funky Picnic was designed to be family-friendly, where kids could bring games to the tables and the menus were designed by a local artist and meant to be colored on. Glenn made sure there were changing tables in both the mens’ and womens’ bathrooms.
The kitchen is bringing back the Jailhouse Burger in the brewery’s final days. Inspired by Elvis Presley, who loved eating a peanut butter, bacon and banana sandwich, the Jailhouse Burger is a beef patty topped with bacon, peanut butter, bananas, honey and mozzarella. It’s both good and weird, Glenn said, just like the brewery. She likes to pair it with their housemade peanut butter stout.for coronavirus safety.
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