New brewery distributing in VA

Discussion in 'Mid-Atlantic' started by ipas-for-life, Mar 26, 2015.

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  1. ipas-for-life

    ipas-for-life Savant (1,041) Feb 28, 2012 Virginia

    Just saw their beers are coming to NOVA in norms email. However when I saw their logo I thought of something else. Check it out for yourself.

    http://www.oconnorbrewing.com/
     
    #1 ipas-for-life, Mar 26, 2015
  2. RblWthACoz

    RblWthACoz Initiate (0) Aug 19, 2006 Pennsylvania

    Lol. Uh-oh.
     
    #2 RblWthACoz, Mar 26, 2015
  3. Ngntjp

    Ngntjp Initiate (0) Jul 29, 2014 Virginia

    That's exactly what I thought. Hopefully this won't go the legal route like we've seen so much of recently. :slight_frown:
     
    #3 Ngntjp, Mar 26, 2015
  4. ipas-for-life

    ipas-for-life Savant (1,041) Feb 28, 2012 Virginia

    I agree. A lot of the resent ones that have been publicized are BS in my mind. This however I don't know. Hopefully there is already some type of understanding or agreement.
     
    #4 ipas-for-life, Mar 26, 2015
  5. Ngntjp

    Ngntjp Initiate (0) Jul 29, 2014 Virginia

    Agreed. Those logos are WAY too similar...
     
    #5 Ngntjp, Mar 26, 2015
  6. Haymarket

    Haymarket Initiate (0) Jun 30, 2014 Virginia

    Wow....no way they could do that without realizing it, so I assume Hardywood has an ownership stake in O'Connor.
     
    #6 Haymarket, Mar 26, 2015
  7. ThreeBrosBrew

    ThreeBrosBrew Initiate (0) Jun 10, 2013 Virginia

    O'connor has been around since 2009, HW opened 2 years later I believe. Plenty of tree logos out there I'd say.

    <edit> And by that I mean, I don't think there is any concern for litigation, both of those companies are well aware of each other.
     
    #7 ThreeBrosBrew, Mar 26, 2015
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  8. lillitnn92

    lillitnn92 Initiate (0) Aug 22, 2009 Virginia

    And isn't Hardywood on the coast now? So if it were to be a problem, it would have happened a while ago.
     
    #8 lillitnn92, Mar 26, 2015
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  9. montman

    montman Maven (1,444) Mar 10, 2009 Virginia
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    These breweries are approx 90mins away and have both been around for years as stated. Both are distro'd here too - not a problem. O Connor even recently made a callabo with RVAs COTU.
     
    #9 montman, Mar 26, 2015
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  10. TomCat11

    TomCat11 Pooh-Bah (2,096) Jul 21, 2012 Virginia
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    No need to worry. Virginia is for Lovers and most of the breweries are friendly with one another with great rapport .
     
    #10 TomCat11, Mar 26, 2015
  11. MistaRyte

    MistaRyte Pooh-Bah (2,681) Jan 14, 2008 Virginia
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    Hopefully you get Great Dismal Black IPA, El Guapo IPA, Lil SIPA, and the Dry Irish Stout... Green Can, Red Nun, and Norfolk Canyon Pale are pretty forgettable.
     
    #11 MistaRyte, Mar 27, 2015
  12. gopens44

    gopens44 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,560) Aug 9, 2010 Virginia
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    O'Connor and HW are distro'd by the same house in RVA. They have both likely met, and one member of the HW team used to work for said distro. Total non-story with regard to possible legal grumpiness IMO. That being said, Dismal is anything but it's name. Great Cascadian if you like the style.
     
    #12 gopens44, Mar 27, 2015
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  13. jmw

    jmw Initiate (0) Feb 4, 2009 North Carolina

    Why in the hell would would you want to stir this pot?
     
    #13 jmw, Mar 29, 2015
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