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It's disappointing to hear that this vegan restaurant has started including animal products on their menu. I visited Wilmington last summer and was really impressed by their vegan options, even buying several T-shirts and memorabilia. It's unfortunate that they've had to make this change. I was going to go back to Wilmington and get a hotel room, simply as an excuse to visit this restaurant again. I'm having second thoughts after reading this. I'm not entirely surprised, though. Running a vegan brewery is quite the niche and can limit the customer base. However, adding animal products might not be the solution. A former vegan restaurant near me did the same thing, and it didn't seem to improve their business. Basically, they became just another restaurant with animal products. They became another option in a saturated market. I kind of see the same thing happening with this companies decision. Appealing to vegans can be challenging, as they often be difficult with allergies and can be extremely budget-conscious. I wonder if the brewery would have done better by embracing fun, mock foods like an applewood smoked bacun vegan cheeseburgers with products like Impossible Foods. There seems to be a divide in the vegan community: some prefer clean, plant-based foods like dry bean burgers, while others enjoy indulgent comfort junk food. It's difficult to please everyone, but especially since this is a brewery, not a health food restaurant, I'd probably air on this side of indulgence. I recently visited a vegan restaurant outside of Charlottesville, Virginia, that was thriving. They offered vegan pizza with seitan pepperoni, Impossible sliders, a mock crab cake, etc. They did have less processed options too, for those wholly food people, like chickpea tuna or lentil tacos. Yet they knew what type of food most people wanted when they go to a bar and down brews. They had a great selection of draft beer and paired that with greasy salt meaty fun junky foods. Charlottesville also isn't known for a huge vegan population, but the restaurant's success shows that embracing the fun, comfort-food side of vegan cuisine can work in the right environment. There are so many excellent vegan products available for restaurants to use too. People who are hesitant about trying vegan chickun wings made with Beyond or Delight Soy with vegan ranch aren't likely to be swayed to go now that you swapped that out for fried cauliflower wings. Embracing the fun and indulgent side of vegan food might have been a better strategy. Going for something is better than nothing. It is disappointing to hear. I also would've expected more of Wilmington. I figured they would've done more to support this restaurant. At this point, it just feels more like any other breweryp. It feels less special. I wish they would've re-thought their menu rather than give up on being 100% vegan entirely.