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: Granville Island Brewery to be sold


Vansterdam
10-19-2009, 03:10 PM
http://www.news1130.com/news/local/more.jsp?content=20091019_184949_9252

VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - A small but high-profile local brewery is being sold to one of the world's largest beermakers. Granville Island Brewing is being bought by Molson Coors from Andrew Peller Ltd., where it was the only beer among seven wine labels. Both companies are publicly traded but are not revealing the price of the deal, which they expect to complete early next year.

Molson Coors craft-beermaker, Ontario-based Creemore Springs says the takeover will allow it and Vancouver-based Granville Island to offer their brands "to more markets in Canada, while continuing to maintain their distinct positions in BC and Ontario".

Great68
10-19-2009, 03:58 PM
So much for one of Vancouver's original "Microbreweries".

There's WAY better local beers out there though...

!SG
10-19-2009, 04:11 PM
the beer better not change too much.

they did make some pretty awesome microbrews, aka octoberfest winter wheat ale

Hondaracer
10-19-2009, 04:12 PM
you can only get so big on your own, probably got a nice price for it

Durrann1984
10-19-2009, 04:41 PM
yeah i hope they still make same old tasting beer

skyxx
10-19-2009, 04:44 PM
I love their seasonal beers!

The_AK
10-19-2009, 04:53 PM
Winter Ale is pretty damn good, I remember going on their brewery tour instead of attending a group meeting, fun time
You get to go beer tasting after
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Rx harnek
10-19-2009, 05:57 PM
AK is rite they did have good winter Ale i had it olny a couple times but it was good

The_AK
10-19-2009, 06:28 PM
One thing I'm not a fan of is their new labels, guess sales were falling
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Meowjin
10-19-2009, 06:37 PM
they had good heifenweisser.