Big Top Brewing shutters Lakewood Ranch Boulevard location

A prominent Sarasota-based brewery with three locations is closing one spot as it consolidates its operations. The closing of the location, the owner and a manager told the Business Observer, stem from size and logistics issues, and aren't connected to several lawsuits and a countersuit the company is involved in over allegations of unpaid debts. 

Big Top Brewing Co. is shutting down its Lakewood Ranch store, which is called Big Top Brewers Collective. Its other two businesses — Big Top Brewing Restaurant and Brewery at Fruitville Commons and Big Top Live on Cattlemen Road — will remain open, and it will begin brewing operations at the Fruitville location.