NORWOOD, Ohio — The Greater Cincinnati area's first cidery announced it will be permanently closing.

Northwood Cider Co., located on Mills Avenue across the street from Norwood's Victory Park, announced Monday that it will be shutting down Dec. 13.

"Unfortunately, we can't keep the party going forever," the cidery wrote.

The cidery first opened in 2022, and focused solely on hard ciders. Northwood came to fruition after Darrin Wilson, Key Yan and Joe and Rohan Klare met in Cincinnati and shared a passion for local businesses, according to the cidery's website.

Northwood said the move came due to increased costs and changes in the industry. '

"Like many craft beverage producers and hospitality businesses around our region, we are facing difficult headwinds with significantly increased

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