Went to brewery that closes at 10pm, arrived at 9:40pm to grab a drink and they said they already did last call. Is this common?

Every bar and pub did it. Your comment doesn't really make sense. It was their choice to ring a bell to indicate last orders.

Yes.

Yes, because at 10:00, they'd like to send their employees home, i.e., "close." Serving you a beer at 10:00 is counter to that plan.

Many customers are horrible customers and do not understand the worker's side of things either or sometimes legal requirements.

I doubt the profit on that beer is $3.

To JW Harding, right I do not know you. Maybe you would slam it. If you are going to slam a beer at a craft brewery then just go get some crap beer like Bud.

5 minute oil change? That seems impossible.

When I used to wait tables in Delaware bars could stay open till 2a I believe, but no alcohol could be served the last hour. Last call would be well before the place formally closed.

It was a window to allow people to finish drinking and not be immediately pushed out to drive. I would figure other states have similar policies, and I've also heard breweries have slightly different laws then restaurant/bars particularly since they often aren't serving food.

You needed to be more specific and you would have got more direct answers.

A 'brewery' is where they brew and bottle the beer. They have production and distribution hours and do not sell to public

A bottle shop/liquor shop/outlet is a retailer that sells bottled beer, within regulated hours.

A bar/restaurant 'serves' beer, either in said bottles for triple the price, with or without a glass, or from a font connected to a keg into a glass. Sometimes , if they have an 'off licence', they sell bottled as takeaway...or 'to go' as you guys say. They set hours based on traffic within regulated hours.

Generally speaking, only in the case of the retailer (bottle shop), can you expect to get served until closing time - or however long it will take for checkout to be completed before closing, so 9:59 should be fine...walk in , take bottle, pay.

....just to add, some bars call themselves 'breweries' because they effectively 'home brew' in micro brewery quantities...they arer not breweries, but bars.

If a place calls itself a brewery, it should be fine to refer to it as a brewery.

There is a place near me called Noch 8 Brewery.
They brew beer there.
You can go into their bar and order the beer they brew to drink right there.

I’ve heard these places refereed to as a brewhouse.

Incidentally, they usually close at 10 pm as well, but I haven’t been there anywhere near closing time.

Breweries are allowed to have tap rooms and retail stores to sell directly to the public.

Then that section of it would have a licenced bar. I can guarrantee you that you are not paying cost or wholesale in that bar...they would be charging the same as what their retail customers are.

You can call yourself a horse but you would still be a donkey :-)

What a stupid point to even make. Everyone knows what tf is going on when they call the place a brewery yet you decide you have a burning desire to clear up this perceived error. Just log off. As for last call...sure the business can do whatever they want, the vast majority of bars I've been to have been way more lax although I realize where I lived most of my life was a far different atmosphere than most of the people posting on this thread apparently. I also normally tipped very well at places I went to often and I never caused problems or overstayed my welcome so they had no reason not to serve me after last call. Would I go into a place 20 minutes before close though? No. Just go buy a six pack.

You are a (unt.

Last call has existed since bars began. Go to Walgreens and and buy a pint.

No they shouldn’t have ti stay open for people who suck at time management.

why would they charge cost or wholesale? They are still wanting to make a profit. They are usually cheaper than a bar though. So that argument is invalid.
Also no, it’s not a bar as it has a completely different set of regulations and licenses as a bar.
Most normal people understand when you say you are going to drink at a brewery it’s at the taproom.