Producer of hand-crafted spirits Eastside Distilling has acquired MotherLode Craft Distillery,  Oregon-based provider of bottling services and production support.

MotherLode was founded in 2014 by Allen Barteld to enable craft distillers to increase their production, extend product lines, reduce costs, and increase efficiency.

A typical customer of MotherLode is a distillery of small batch, hand-crafted spirits, or a premium craft spirit sold as a private label.

Eastside intends to relocate its operations to MotherLode's facility and jointly expand manufacturing resources. There are also plans for a pneumatic bottling line, which will enable an increase in bottling rates. A large volume of spirit handling capability will also be added.

Eastside Distilling's executive chairman Grover Wickersham said: "The MotherLode acquisition is expected to be accretive on many levels, with a payback targeted to occur within one year to 18 months. A high point of this merger is the recruitment on a long-term contract of Allen Barteld, a foresighted entrepreneur who adds to our team. We hope to accelerate Allen's efforts in the growing third-party craft bottling market."

"A high point of this merger is the recruitment on a long-term contract of Allen Barteld, a foresighted entrepreneur who adds to our team."

Wickersham further added: "As other opportunities to grow by acquisition arise, we will continue to take advantage of being a public company. We can bring entrepreneurial businesses like MotherLode into our organization while offering their investors the liquidity of publicly traded stock."

MotherLode Craft Distillery's founder Allen Barteld said: "We are extremely excited to be joining forces with Eastside Distilling, a fellow Portland-area craft distiller. Portland is known for its excellent craft spirits. I look forward to leveraging the capabilities of MotherLode's bottling equipment and customer relationships for the overall benefit of Eastside. This is an exciting time to be involved in the craft spirits space."

Besides bottling services for distillers and other producers of spirits, MotherLode bottles private label craft spirits for customers who have on or off-premise licenses, including retail, liquor stores, bars, restaurants, and events.