Magic City Brewing Files Chapter 7, Closes Akron Taprooms, Liquidates

Magic City Brewing Co LLC, the Akron craft brewer known for a heavy-metal-themed lineup, closed multiple taprooms and filed a Chapter 7 liquidation petition in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Ohio on Feb. 21, 2026. The company listed its flagship address as 2727 Manchester Road, Akron, OH 44319 and had already shuttered a second taproom at 1662 Merriman Road before Feb. 3, 2026.

The bankruptcy filing appears on the court docket as case number 5:26-bk-50259 and lists Judge Alan M. Koschik as the presiding judge. The trustee assigned to the matter is Andrew W. Suhar of Youngstown, with a trustee contact address at 29 East Front Street, 2nd Floor, PO Box 1497, Youngstown, OH 44501. A meeting of creditors under section 341 is scheduled for Mar. 31, 2026 at 10:00 AM via Zoom; the docket notice includes the connection details Meeting ID 211 593 9795, Passcode 5132447515, and phone line 1-234-261-7892. Pacermonitor shows a claims deadline of Jun. 03, 2026 for filing proofs of claim.

Magic City posted a public timeline on social media before and during the shutdown. In a Feb. 3 Facebook post quoted in coverage the brewery wrote, "Well, folks, it's been an amazing ride, but all good things must come to an end. MCBC's last day of business will be Feb. 14, Valentine's Day." The Feb. 3 post also said, "We will be open as usual until then. Please swing through, have a beer or 2," and added, "Also, as of today, Rabbit Hole is closed as well." A subsequent Facebook post quoted by reporting said the taproom "ran out of beer" during a large Feb. 13 crowd and that staff did not open on Feb. 14, writing, "Well folks, y'all drank us dry! We are officially out of beer, making last night, our last night open. Apologies to those (who) were planning on swinging through today, we simply don't have the product."

Court docket entries filed Feb. 21 include a Chapter 7 Voluntary Petition for Non-Individuals with a $338 filing fee and receipt number A50482126, a Declaration Re: Electronic Filing, and a Corporate Resolution. Inforuptcy characterizes the assignment as "Chapter 7 Voluntary No asset." Pacermonitor's docket capture also notes an automated credit card docket and references a 33-page miscellaneous voluntary petition entry dated Sat 02/21.

Financial detail in public reporting cites about $138,000 in liabilities attributed to the Cleveland Business Journal, with no further asset schedules published in the docket excerpts. Magic City’s website and social posts listed inventory and brand details before the closure, naming Stand Shadowless Barleywine American as the final beer on tap and a roster of beers including Stand Shadowless, Grandma Kitty, Dorothy Mantooth, The Jotunn, Paddy Not Patty, Cookie Monster Gloop, Baklava Gloop, and others.

Legal counsel for the debtor is listed as Steven Heimberger of Roderick Linton Belfance, LLP on the court summary. Pacermonitor shows the docket last updated Feb. 23, 2026 at 5:16 PM EST. Coverage of Magic City’s Chapter 7 filing ran alongside other brewery bankruptcy items in aggregator stories; the immediate next court milestone remains the Mar. 31 341 meeting and the Jun. 3 claims deadline, which will determine whether creditors can file claims in the liquidation.