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Duvel buys Boulevard
Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 4:16 pm
by sprague11
Hopefully this means we have an outside chance of seing some Boulevard in Ontario sometime soon.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/18/busin ... .html?_r=0
Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 4:27 pm
by Craig
It worked with Ommegang, which is about a quarter the size.
Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 4:27 pm
by cfrancis
I'm hoping for Boulevard in upstate NY first.
Would love me some Tank 7 four packs.
Viral. And I hate the word.
Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 10:54 pm
by Belgian
Oh my - that article - the trans-Atlantic collaborations and the spreading global interest... just, wow. This thing has only begun.
It isn't even like wine which depends on matching very specific, suitable regions with successful varietals, it's much more global.
Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2013 1:52 pm
by Torontoblue
Talking to the guys who rep Ommegang & Duvel in Alberta on Friday night, and they mentioned Boulevard WILL be coming soon.
Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2013 3:13 pm
by G.M. Gillman
Sign of the future maybe, cross-Atlantic partnerships between smaller and small rather than ongoing purchase of craft breweries by the megas. Makes sense for the mid-size British breweries to get into this. In fact, one did, Vaux, it bought the now-closed Fred Koch of nearby Dunkirk, NY back in the 70's IIRC. Koch made its excellent porter for a time, until the early mid-80's. Vaux was ahead of its time...
Gary
Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2013 3:18 pm
by Torontoblue
Gary, VAUX may well have been ahead of their time, but there fall into extinction should be a warning to others about how not to spread yourself to thin in chasing big money!