Open-Source Collab Aims to Help Prevent Domestic Violence
Milwaukee’s Third Space Brewing is inviting breweries across the country to join a beer collaboration to raise funds and awareness for the prevention of domestic violence. The beer is called One In Four, a reference to the statistic that one in four women and one in nine men say they have experienced some form of domestic violence. Third Space is encouraging breweries elsewhere to brew their own versions of One In Four to be released in October, designated as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Participating breweries can donate proceeds to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence or a local group that supports victims of domestic or intimate partner violence. For more information, including the recipe and labels—and to sign up to join the collab—visit oneinfour.beer.
Brewery X Wins Disputed Auction for Modern Times
Beating out bidders that included Maui Brewing and the founder of Next Glass, Brewery X of Anaheim, Califonia, was declared the winner of an auction to buy San Diego’s Modern Times Beer by an Orange County judge. Brewery X’s winning bid of $20 million was slightly less than the $20.1 million bid by MTD Asset Acquisition—a firm established by Kurt Taylor, the founder of Next Glass, parent company of the popular Untappd beer-rating platform. Taylor filed an objection, but the judge ultimately sided with Brewery X. Taylor, who stepped down as CEO of Next Glass in 2020, says that auction officials incorrectly referenced Delaware brewery TRU Colors—founded by his father, George Taylor—and that his bid had nothing to do with TRU Colors, Next Glass, or Untappd. Brewery X opened in 2019, founded by Paige and Carley Pennington, their father Chris Pennington, owner of Penwal Industries, and Clayton Wellbank.
Harpoon Parent Acquires Vermont’s Long Trail
Mass. Bay Brewing Company, the parent of Boston’s Harpoon Brewery, says it reached an agreement to acquire Long Trail Brewing and its brands, including Otter Creek and Shed. The deal gathers together a few legacy craft brands—Dan Kenary founded Harpoon in 1986, while Long Trail was founded in 1989 and Otter Creek in 1991. Long Trail and Otter Creek joined forces in 2010; the latter acquired the Shed in Stowe, Vermont, the following year and moved its brand and production to Middlebury. Now, WhistlePig Whiskey, based in Shoreham, Vermont, is taking over Otter Creek’s Middlebury plant and will transition it to bottling and distilling. Mass. Bay, meanwhile, says it will continue to operate Long Trail’s location in Bridgewater Corners while brewing all three brands at Harpoon’s brewery in Windsor, Vermont.