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World of Beer Northeast Ohio location was on Detroit Avenue in Lakewood.

(John Petkovic, The Plain Dealer)

CLEVELAND, Ohio – World of Beer Lakewood, which boasted hundreds of different brews, reportedly has closed.

The business, at 14701 Detroit Ave., is part of a chain that offers a variety of beers at locations throughout the country. World of Beer's website said the chain reached 50 locations in October 2013. Its first was in Tampa, Florida.

Monday afternoon, no one answered the phone at World of Beer Lakewood, which opened in 2013 and touted 540 bottles and 50 taps. It was the only WOB in Northeast Ohio. Efforts to reach the company via email also were unsuccessful.

The most recent Tweet from @wob_usa was dated Dec. 15, and the last news entry on the chain's website was logged in June. But the local Facebook page had a post as recently as Saturday night touting New Year's Eve festivities.