SPRING PARK, Minn. — Several Minnesota breweries are stepping up to help another brewery with deep ties to the state.
New Origin Brewing in Asheville, North Carolina, was destroyed during Hurricane Helene .
The storm’s power dropped a 300-ton train and other debris where the brewery once stood.
Back Channel Brewing in Spring Park is one beermaker lending a helping hand to a competitor 1,000 miles away.
Dan Juhnke and Brian Fetting grew up outside Moorhead. The two founded New Origin five years ago.
“I just consider Dan a true friend, and one of the best brewers that I’ve ever been around,” said Backchannel Brewing owner Josh Leddy. “When we heard of this situation, I mean instantly, it was ‘Gosh, we’ve got to brew a beer in their honor.'”
That inspired Crunchy Tunes, a New England-style IPA beer collaboration with New Origin. With each beer sale, Leddy said New Origin will receive a cut of the profits.