Hartford’s City Steam Brewery said Wednesday it has settled a trademark lawsuit filed against it a year ago by a California-based craft brewer by agreeing to slightly tweak the branding on its bottled beer.
Under the agreement with Anchor Brewing Co., maker of Anchor Steam beer, City Steam’s bottled beers will bear the one-word name “CitySteam.” The change will take place in the coming months, City Steam said.
Meanwhile, City Steam said its Hartford brewpub will keep the two-word name, and will continue to use the word “steam” to describe its brewing process and history.
Court records show the lawsuit by Anchor was dismissed in September.
Wesley Kinnear, Anchor Brewing’s attorney, confirmed the settlement Wednesday afternoon and said the agreement did not include any payment from either side to the other.
City Steam’s attorney did not immediately return a message seeking comment.
