# Torch & Crown Brewing Company

> Torch & Crown Brewing Company is the production craft brewery that childhood friends John Dantzler and Joe Correia built inside a 9,000-square-foot SoHo space, making it the first brewery to package and pour beer made in Manhattan in a quarter century. It opened in October 2020 - the worst possible month - survived by building its own beer-delivery e-commerce overnight, and in September 2025 merged with Virginia's Aslin Beer Co. to form a larger group called Driven Collective.

- **Founded:** 2018
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** John Dantzler (CEO / Co-Founder), Joe Correia (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~14 employees
- **Products:** Craft beer (ales, lagers, sours), SoHo brewery & taproom, Union Square beer garden, Beer delivery / e-commerce, Private events
- **Notable:** First production brewery to operate in Manhattan since 1995, and the borough's only one during its run., Founders won homebrew competitions before turning pro., Opened a 9,000-square-foot multi-level SoHo brewery in October 2020, mid-pandemic, and survived.

## Products & services

- **Craft beer (ales, lagers, sours)** — A rotating lineup of house-brewed beer including the Tenement Pilsner, Dive Beer (American lager), and Power Lunch (double IPA), across ales, lagers, and sour styles.
- **SoHo brewery & taproom** — A 9,000-square-foot, multi-level brewpub at 12 Vandam Street with an 18-tap bar, brite tanks, food menu, wine, and cocktails; seating for roughly 250 inside.
- **Union Square beer garden** — A seasonal outdoor beer garden at 20 Union Square West serving Torch & Crown beer and food in warmer months.
- **Beer delivery / e-commerce** — A direct-to-consumer online store built to deliver fresh beer to New Yorkers' doors, launched fast during the pandemic and kept as a permanent channel.
- **Private events** — Event hosting for parties of 5 to 500 across the SoHo space, marketed as one of Manhattan's more distinctive event venues.

## Achievements

- First production brewery to operate in Manhattan since 1995, and the borough's only one during its run.
- Founders won homebrew competitions before turning pro.
- Opened a 9,000-square-foot multi-level SoHo brewery in October 2020, mid-pandemic, and survived.
- Built a direct-to-consumer beer-delivery business from scratch in days and kept it as a permanent channel.
- Merged with Aslin Beer Co. in 2025 to form Driven Collective, a multi-state brewing platform.

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Torch & Crown merged with Aslin Beer Co. to form Driven Collective; Aslin CEO Andrew Kelley became CEO of the group and John Dantzler took the CFO role.
- **2026-07** — The SoHo taproom at 12 Vandam Street is listed as closed on public review sites following the merger and reorganization of brewing under Driven Collective.

## Links

- Website: https://torchandcrown.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/torch-crown-brewing-company
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/TorchandCrown
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/torchandcrown
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/torchandcrown

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Last updated: 2026-08-20