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Kensington Brewery, Collective Arts, and *barf* another Duggan project

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Kensington Brewery, Collective Arts, and *barf* another Duggan project

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...all in Kensington Market.
seriously, at this point, why bother?
https://bensbeerblog.com/2017/03/01/ken ... stination/
Gurr says that all three of Kensington Brewing Company’s flagship beers, Augusta Ale, Fisheye PA, and Watermelon Wheat, will continue to be brewed at Common Good, where they’ve been made for the last six months, and that they are being tweaked by Briggs to make them “more appropriate for 2017.”
As for a rumour I heard that he was ditching the Parkdale spot when his lease was up, Mike tells me that Parkdale continues to chug along and that “the live band space is heating up now that Gary Topp is booking acts in the basement.” He also didn’t fill me in on the exact location of this new venue, but rumour has it that it will live at 319 Augusta, the former home of Burger Bar, where, coincidentally, the idea for Kensington Brewing Company was born back in 2010.
who keeps on hiring Duggan to build/consult? he hasn't had a winning product in over a decade.
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Seems like he is constantly casting for the magic formula. No proper focus. I can't say the guy's recipes are bad, but the execution has really been lacking and right from the first hurrah on Victoria. Maybe some discipline and proper craftsmanship will make a difference.

I'd say to Micheal, get your shit together or move on. The marketplace has outgrown pioneers who haven't evolved or fully committed to their craft. No room left.
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Atom's post looks like he's quoting Baka in ref to this topic. :D He's not.

I will say I had a few pretty decent meals at Duggan's on Victoria St. back in the day. Actually Denison's had some amazing grub at that same location before them. Such options are always welcome even if the beer is merely pretty good.
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Just to clarify, we're not working with Duggan's in any capacity. The use of quotes is a little confusing.
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Mike-KBCo wrote:Just to clarify, we're not working with Duggan's in any capacity. The use of quotes is a little confusing.
i Oxford comma'd it for you.
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