Platform Beer Co.’s “Production and Commercial Efforts” Whittled to Three Beers

Dear Client: Anheuser-Busch-owned, Cleveland-based brewery Platform Beer Co. has shut down operations -- at least, per report by Cleveland.com.  Several industry sources told Cleveland.com that all the brewery’s employees had been laid off, “though the exact number was not confirmed.” The brewery had laid off 17 workers at its Cleveland production facility this past August, according to the outlet. However, the brand is not totally gone. A spokesperson for Platform Beer Co. framed the development a bit more narrowly for