Against the Grain will 'hit pause' on its Slugger Field location indefinitely

Against the Grain will end operations at its brewery and smokehouse on East Main until further notice. (Photo courtesy of Against the Grain)

Against the Grain Brewery and Smokehouse announced on social media that it will suspend operations at its Slugger Field location. A statement from the owners states:

It’s with much consideration and thought that we have decided it’s time again to hit pause on operations at our Smokehouse location at Slugger Field.  Effective July 1st, our Smokehouse location will close until further notice. With all the challenges that we have endured in the last three months and the anticipated challenges with operating a business in downtown Louisville in the coming months, it’s in the best interest of our health as a company to take this action.

In the meantime, we will be focusing on business operations at the Highlands neighborhood restaurant location, Public House by Against the Grain, located at 1576 Bardstown Road, and at our Portland production facility producing fresh packaged beer for distribution around the state and nation. 

During our closure, we will take time to give our downtown space to heal and reorient for normalized commerce. We will reflect on our operations, as well as reimagine and renew the space to reopen when the time is right. We aim to reopen a space that is more efficient, more impervious to unknown challenges, and shows our renewed commitment to our mission of celebrating one another and our core values of accountability to highest quality service, products, and experience.