‘It’s a horrible feeling’: Sudden closure of Campbell brewery stuns regulars, staff

MICHAEL SANDVIG WAS ONE of the first employees hired at the Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery in The Pruneyard nearly three decades ago. As a bartender, he’s seen the Campbell staple change and grow into a beloved watering hole — some of his favorite memories include firefighters dropped into dunk tanks at fundraisers for the San Jose Fire Fighters Burn Foundation.

Now, he and about 45 other employees no longer have a job after the restaurant’s parent company unexpectedly closed its doors Wednesday.