This is some bummer news: Chocolate City Beer will cease operations at the end of the year.

In a release, the local brewing company says they’ll be “closing its doors and turning off the lights on December 31st. They’ll remain open for growler hours for the next two Saturdays, December 20th and 27th, and will have a “couple TBA weekday nights” closer to New Year’s Eve.

Here’s the full statement from them:

After three and a half years in business, Chocolate City Beer will be closing its doors and turning off the lights on December 31st 2014. We want to give a heartfelt THANK YOU!!! to all our supporters, friends and family, to our neighbors in Brookland, Edgewood and to the greater DC/DMV region. It was our pleasure to be a part of the local craft beer renaissance since 2011.

We will remain open for our regular Growler Hours both Saturdays December, 20th and 27th, as well as a couple TBA weekday nights approaching New Years Eve.

Our latest and sadly, last brew is in the tank, a New Brew: a heavily hopped Black IPA named GoodBye.P.A.- w/ Citra and Galaxy Hops and a strong roasted malt backbone.

Be sure to swing by, say farewell, pick up some Growlers of the last Cornerstone Copper Ale, Cerveza Nacional Black Lager and our swan song GoodBye.P.A.

DCist reached out to get more information about why they’re closing and will update when we find out more.