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Brewdog’s beer hotel in Manchester has closed with immediate effect

Bye bye Brewdog

Daisy Jackson - 3rd March 2026

The ‘beer hotel’ operated by Brewdog in Manchester has closed with immediate effect, as part of the Scottish brewery’s £33m sale.

A whopping 38 Brewdog bars around the UK have closed, resulting in hundreds of job losses.

As well as the beer hotel known as DogHouse in Manchester, which was home to a large bar and rooftop terrace, the Oxford Road brewpub known as the OutPost has also closed.

The DogHouse Hotel on Fountain Street had a range of boutique bedrooms, fitted with features like beer fridges in the shower, beer taps in the room, guitars, record players, and pet beds.

Just 11 pubs have been retained in the rescue deal, including the Brewdog bar on Peter Street in Manchester city centre.

The brewery has been bought by US beverage and medical cannabis company Tilray for £33m, a sale which includes its UK brewery operations, brand, and a handful of pubs.

Yesterday, Brewdog announced all of its bars would be closed for the day to enable staff to attend staff meetings.

Brewdog's beer hotel in Manchester has closed with immediate effect

Administrators confirmed yesterday that 484 jobs had been lost in the sale, with 38 bars closing.

Unite, the union which represents thousands of hospitality workers, said it is ‘appalled’ at how Brewdog staff have been treated during the sale.

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “This is a devastating day for Brewdog workers. Nearly 500 lost livelihoods while yet another corporate deal is stitched together behind closed doors.

“Brewdog workers built this brand. They deserved respect. Instead, they were treated as disposable pawns. Unite will not rest until our members have legal and financial justice.”

Unite national lead for hospitality Bryan Simpson said: “The way in which senior management have conducted themselves throughout this sales process has been nothing short of a national disgrace – with workers being given no information about the company’s plans or their futures.

“For the CEO to tell workers that they were redundant with immediate effect, on a conference call with only 25 minutes notice, has echoes of P&O and is deplorable. Unite will be ensuring that our members receive everything they are legally entitled to.”

Brewdog was founded in 2007 by friends James Watt and Martin Dickie.

Featured image: The Manc Group