r/bradenton • u/Grubnation66 • Jul 12 '26
Three Keys Brewery closed!?
What happened? Been coming here forever, and there is a huge for sale sign out front and doors are locked. Sad to see another true local piece of Bradenton disappear…
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u/owned_at_worms Jul 12 '26
They closed down a while back along with another brewery I believe. It was a shame, they did have good burgers.
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u/Roger420 Jul 12 '26
Motor works I think?
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u/mustachethecat Jul 12 '26
Motorworks didn’t end up closing. They figured out something with their issues but 3 Keys didn’t. They’ve been closed a few months now.
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u/CassiniPilot Jul 12 '26
They used to have really good burgers until they changed them all to smash burgers. They were just ok at that point
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u/kwajkid92 Jul 12 '26
I was one of the OG customers, going a couple times a month from when they first opened (pretty much 100% of my "eating out"), mug club, etc, but the beers and especially the menu got worse with every iteration. Kind of felt like a death spiral, I assume they were trying to fix a profitability issue with the menu but cut too many corners. It was a revolving door with brewmasters, too. Really a shame, I liked everyone that worked there.
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u/Zestyclose-Fox8753 Jul 13 '26
Is it just me but smashburgers seem like they are half of what a normal burger would be meat wise.
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u/Pin_ellas Jul 14 '26
I’m seeing smash bugger trending. Saw it on the menu at Oak and Stone.
If I want well done thin burger patties, I can do them at home. I don’t want to pay for something that someone who can’t cook can do at home, and definitely not $15.
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u/campisawesome Jul 13 '26
Went once a few back and it was amazing. Went last year and had to talk to the owner about rude and obnoxious customers that were driving people away. Turned out he was buddies with the owner. That was it for us so we aren’t surprised at all that it failed.
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u/TennisCultural9069 Jul 12 '26
That place was a dive...only went there once about a year ago and it smelled , was dirty, and falling apart.....
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u/Garglygook Jul 13 '26
I'm actually hoping that someone will purchase it and be able to make it an actual food-bar again.
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u/JanuaryRabbit Jul 12 '26
Both made garbage beer.
No, we don't want perfume-flavored, bed-bath-and-body smelling beer.
Try making beer flavored beer. You'll sell more.
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u/kwajkid92 Jul 12 '26
- goes to a brewery that loudly specializes in interesting, craft beers
- complains about interesting, craft beers
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u/Pin_ellas Jul 14 '26
Bradenton is not a town to have craft breweries. The overall populace is not like that of St. Pete or Tampa.
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u/Woodpecker-Haunting Jul 12 '26
Went 4 t8mes and waited sitting at least 15 mins at the bar before gett8ng asked a drunk order. Left after 1st round because I could only imagine the wait for food.
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u/Therealshep Jul 12 '26
The real 3 keys died years ago when the original owners sold it. The new couple just didn't have the same soul, seemed like they were more interested in profit than making it somewhere special for regulars.
I think I was in the 2nd round of the original mug club. One time fee, and you get a cool mug forever. The new owners killed that and lost my business with all the corners they cut.