A popular beer stop in Detroit’s Cass Corridor neighborhood says it will close at the end of 2024.
8 Degrees Plato, on Cass Avenue near Peterboro, in Detroit’s former Chinatown district, will end operations on Dec. 31, 2024. The beer bar and store had been open for nearly a decade.
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Owners Tim and Brigid posted a message to Facebook:
After countless sleepless nights and anxious days, Brigid and myself have decided to retire from the beer store/beer bar business and close the Detroit location on December 31st, 2024.
As rewarding as owning and operating the Detroit store is, it is now time to us to move on with our lives. There are still many things that Brigid and myself are looking to accomplish. We had a purchase agreement in place to sell the store that unfortunately fell through recently. So, at this time, we need to move our focus from the store.
It will be business as usual for the next couple of weeks. I will announce any changes to store hours or policy or anything else via social media.
There is no amount of words that can describe the last 9 or so years in Detroit (14 or so in the beer business) but we can honestly say that we cherished everything that you have given us. We are humbled.
Plato is a popular stop for beer fans in Detroit, and a common pregame visit for many heading to a Red Wings or Pistons game at Little Caesars Arena.
The store also featured a one-of-a-kind beer selection for rare beer seekers, with an extensive list of local and global beers to buy.
They also previously had another location in Ferndale, but it closed a few years back.