Lot 9 Brewing Co. plans to close its Bluffton, S.C., taproom on Dec. 31, according to a Nov. 4 report in Eat It and Like It, which said the owners announced the decision in a social media post. This article could not independently verify that post. As of Nov. 9, 2026, the brewery’s own website at lot9brew.com still presents the taproom as open, still highlights rotating food trucks, and does not mention a closing date.
The local report, citing the owners, says they spent the past year in a legal fight, and that the property owners association ruled food trucks will no longer be allowed on the site under a new lease. Lot 9 has no kitchen in the building, the report says, and the owners concluded the taproom cannot continue without the trucks. They also said they hope the Lot 9 spirit finds another way forward. No further detail on the legal dispute was provided, and none is added here.
What the Lot 9 Brewing report says remains for now
Eat It and Like It reported that the tanks are full, and that the last two months are meant for drinking the place down, with house-made root beer and black cherry soda still available, plus cans, crowlers and merchandise. The article placed the taproom on Red Cedar Drive. The Lot 9 Brewing site lists the address as 258 Red Cedar Street #14, Bluffton, SC 29910, and a phone number of 843.757.5689.
The same report said two friends started Lot 9 Brewing in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, and that the nano-brewery grew into a regular hangout in a light industrial park, with a rotating lineup of food trucks outside. Lot 9’s website still describes itself as a brewer-owned nano-brewery devoted to small-batch beer, nucleated glasses, long tables, games and those trucks. Until Lot 9 Brewing posts its own notice, the Dec. 31 closing date should be treated as reported by a single local outlet, not as a confirmation from Lot 9’s website.
