Cantero Brewing reopens under Lizard Tail ownership

It is a bit rare that we post a story late on a Friday afternoon, but it was not until a couple hours ago that any of us was able to trek on over to the Brewery District to check out the grand opening (reopening?) of a local brewpub.

Restaurants often close and then reopen under new ownership, but in the case of breweries, that is a far less frequent occurrence. Nonetheless, that is what happened as Cantero Brewing has reopened today, now owned by Lizard Tail Brewing.

For those who have not been following along, Cantero followed many other breweries and shut down at the start of the pandemic in March 20202, not even offering beer or food to go. As places were allowed to reopen, it remained closed. Even its brewer remained convinced that it would reopen eventually.

The twist is that it never did, at least not under its original ownership. The Crew heard rumors that the original owners had p

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