Andres Wines buys Granville Island

[GregClow]

I just saw the following blurb in the weekly beer news update at Rate Beer:

"Andres Wines has agreed to purchase Cascadia Brands, a wine and beer firm operating out of Kelowna, BC. Cascadia makes the Granville Island beers. GI’s seasonal beers, made at a pilot plant in Vancouver, are well-regarded."

I'm sure that the wine side of Cascadia's business was the primary reason for the buyout, but I wonder if Andres will expand the distribution of the Granville Island beers as well. I've had a couple of them and they're pretty decent. It would be nice to see some of them on Ontario shelves.

[northyorksammy]

let's hope. Just working through a 6-pak sampler now.

[Josh Oakes]

I just saw the following blurb in the weekly beer news update at Rate Beer:

"Andres Wines has agreed to purchase Cascadia Brands, a wine and beer firm operating out of Kelowna, BC. Cascadia makes the Granville Island beers. GI’s seasonal beers, made at a pilot plant in Vancouver, are well-regarded."

I'm sure that the wine side of Cascadia's business was the primary reason for the buyout, but I wonder if Andres will expand the distribution of the Granville Island beers as well. I've had a couple of them and they're pretty decent. It would be nice to see some of them on Ontario shelves.

I doubt they'd send any of the decent ones, which are made on a very small scale. What I really hope, is that they keep the big brewery and brands and spin off the small one with its tap room. Too bad it won't happen as the retail space at the tap room is worth real money.

[midlife crisis]

I've been a bit underwhelmed by the Granville Island brews I've tried, to be honest. The English Bay Pale Ale, the Tenth Anniversary Ale.