And Labatt is also planning on bringing Goose Island beers to Canada soon, Mr. Socquet said. The small Illinois brewery, which AB Inbev purchased in 2011 for $39-million (U.S.), is known for a variety of creative flavours, such as a Belgian-style pale ale aged in wine barrels with raspberries, and a Nut Brown Ale that claims “notes of chocolate, honey, and fine tobacco.”
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Goose Island to Canada....?
Goose Island to Canada....?
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groulxsome
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never understood this mentality.Swampale wrote:They must be hurting in sales of their regular piss beers. Good, I hope it continues. I won't be buying this beer.
if it is a good beer, then drink it. still support your non-corporate small guys whenever possible, but isn't the goal also to encourage the big guys to up their game?
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mintjellie
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I've had them before, but I don't mind buying them again. I still like Goose Island regardless of who owns it. my guess is that we get Honkers at some point over the next year.
For anyone who has a 2012 bottle, My last Madame Rose was in fine form.
For anyone who has a 2012 bottle, My last Madame Rose was in fine form.
"A good light beer is one that doesn't taste like piss!" - Frank d'Angelo
Exactly, some Molbatt/BMC-scale brewers are taking notice of companies like Sierra Nevada and Sam Adams. Significantly, SN and SA both make some kick-ass beers and do a good job distributing them, with excellent QC on a big scale.atomeyes wrote:if it is a good beer, then drink it. still support your non-corporate small guys whenever possible, but isn't the goal also to encourage the big guys to up their game?
Does that make 'big' always 'bad' - no way. The 'Macro' reputation only extends to inferior beer quality of some brands.
In Beerum Veritas
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irishkyle21
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PeenSteen wrote:Sofie and Matilda....both in the new 765ml bottles they are putting outirishkyle21 wrote:I was told from a Bud rep that it will be two kinds. Exclusively at the LCBO in larger format bottles that are coarked to take advantage of the growing craft sales at the LCBO. Not sure what beers though.
