![]() ![]() These events include music, food, and beer. Patrick's Day, Harpoonfest and Octoberfest festivals have become a staple in the Boston party scene. Locally, Harpoon has become famous for their annual festivals that they hold at the brewery. Harpoon has seasonal beers, including an Octoberfest Marzen style Ale and Harpoon Camp Wannamango Another line of beers from Harpoon is its '100 Barrel Series', which consists of a number of one of a kind batches. Other offerings include Rec League, a New England Pale Ale, Big League, a big and juicy IPA, UFO Light Force, a light white, UFO Maine Blueberry, and selected Clown Shoes beers. It also brews several house beers at Boston bars, including "Sevens Ale" for the Sevens Ale House in Beacon Hill. It brews multiple other year-round beers including the award-winning Dark, UFO Hefeweizen, UFO Raspberry Hefeweizen, UFO White, and Boston Irish Stout. The brewery is best known for its Harpoon India Pale Ale. As of 2013, it was the twelfth-largest craft brewery and 19th-largest overall brewery in the United States. In 2000, it purchased the former Catamount Brewery plant in Windsor. Bay Brewing Company when I say that we are looking forward to the opportunity to carry on the Long Trail legacy in partnership with the folks in production, sales, and support functions who will be staying on as part of the transition,”Kenary said.Harpoon Brewery is an employee owned American brewery, with locations in Boston, Massachusetts, and Windsor, Vermont.įounded in 1986, the brewery was the first company to obtain a permit to manufacture and sell alcohol in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in more than 25 years. “I speak on behalf of all the employee owners at Mass. ![]() It’s unclear what the acquisition means for employees. “You need a critical mass with retailers and distribution partners,” Fulham said. He said the consolidation of Harpoon, Otter Creek and Long Trail brands under one company made sense financially. “And when Harpoon and Long Trail got started there were 700 craft brewers in United States, now there are 9,000.” “Nationally (the craft beer industry) is a decline as people are looking for healthier options - drinks with no alcohol, hard ciders… The market has shifted,” he said The consumer taste for beer is changing while the number of craft brewers has ballooned. ![]() “Through talks about all the ways we could potentially partner, it became clear that we’d be stronger together, ” Kenary said in the statement.įulham, who will lose his own job as head of Long Trail, told the Addison County Independent that the sale of his company to Harpoon reflects a long-term trend in the craft beer industry. ![]() Kenary said he has been friends with Daniel Fulham, CEO of Long Trail, for 35 years. “As part of the agreement, we will continue to operate the Long Trail Riverside Pub in Bridgewater Corners, but will begin brewing Long Trail, Otter Creek, and Shed beers at the Harpoon Brewery in Windsor,” Kenary said in a statement. Harpoon has acquired Long Trail Brewing, will consolidate some operations including brewing in Windsor. Bay Brewing Company, the parent company of Harpoon Brewery in Windsor, has acquired Long Trail Brewing Company, Harpoon CEO and cofounder Dan Kenary announced Friday, June 17. ![]()
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