What Happened to The Los Angeles Brewing Company After Bar Rescue?

The Los Angeles Brewing Company was a family-run bar in downtown Los Angeles carrying more than $1 million in debt when Bar Rescue filmed "Lagers and Liars" (aired March 22, 2015), an episode that also featured a guest appearance from television personality Maria Menounos. The family was split over whether to sell the business outright or attempt a turnaround, and Jon Taffer's team found roughly 100 dirty beer tap lines along with inconsistent quality control across the bar's brewing operation. The rescue involved a large-scale overhaul: Taffer's team cleaned and replaced the tap system, installed an automated brewing setup intended to make consistent beer production easier for the staff, and renamed the business L.A. Brew Co. as part of the relaunch.

According to LA Weekly, the renovation was, at the time, the most expensive rescue the show had undertaken. That investment did not translate into a lasting turnaround: LA Weekly reported that L.A. Brew Co. never successfully brewed a batch of beer under the new system and that the business closed within months of the episode airing, with the building subsequently listed for sale. The swift closure of what the outlet described as the show's costliest makeover drew attention from entertainment press covering the series, several of which have cited it as an example of a Bar Rescue renovation that did not hold up despite a larger-than-usual investment.

No subsequent reporting located for this update indicates a new bar or brewing operation has occupied the 750 S. Broadway address since L.A. Brew Co.'s closure, and this report could not independently verify the exact date the space changed occupancy. The episode remains frequently cited in coverage of the series as an example of how a large financial investment did not, on its own, guarantee a bar's survival, a point several entertainment outlets have raised when discussing the show's overall track record.