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Chapman's Brewing Company in Fort Wayne has closed. They opened in 2013 in Angola with a flagship beer-cider hybrid, or graf, honoring their namesake John “Johnny Appleseed” Chapman. They moved to Fort Wayne’s Electric Works in 2024. Over the years they have operated taprooms in Columbia city, Wabash, Huntington, the Fort Wayne airport, and two other locations in Fort Wayne.

From facebook: “After 14 years, Chapman’s Brewing Company will be shutting down effective immediately.

This is not the outcome any of us wanted, but the financial burden of operating the business became too much to sustain, and despite fighting as hard as we could, we’ve reached the point where we can no longer continue.

I’ve personally spent the last 10 years of my life helping build Chapman’s into what it became, and I’m incredibly proud of what this company meant to Fort Wayne and the people around it. To every employee, customer, mug club member, musician, vendor, and supporter who has been part of Chapman’s over the years, thank you. None of this would have been possible without you.

Most importantly, thank you to our staff, past and present. You were the heart of this place.

While this chapter is ending, I do want people to know this is not the end for most of us. Keep an eye out for what's to come next.

Thank you for 14 unforgettable years of Chapman’s Brewing Company.
- Zach”

The restaurant and duck pin bowling venue opened on 12/19/2025. They released their first house brewed beers on 2/14. The brewery was operating only 3 months.