A sad, sad day....Boulevard Brewery acquired by Duvel Moortgat......

Mizzou B-ball fan · 10-17-2013, 05:41 PM

Hate to see this. I'm sure the investment group made millions, but it was still nice to have it locally owned.

Belgian Brewery Buys Boulevard, a U.S. Craft Beer Maker - NYTimes.com

finketr · 10-17-2013, 05:48 PM

Duvel is actually a pretty decent beer.

lungs · 10-17-2013, 05:55 PM

I definitely liked Boulevard when I was down in KC even though us Wisconsinites tend to view any beer made in Missouri as swill

sterlingice · 10-17-2013, 10:11 PM

I'm not even a beer person and this is a bit sad

SI

Peregrine · 10-17-2013, 10:33 PM

Jesus, this sucks - Boulevard is a top flight brewery.

Ryche · 10-18-2013, 09:32 AM

I don't think this is necessarily a bad thing. Duvel is pretty excellent and looking for growth potential with this. The only change I think will be seen is more money being pumped into the brewery.

Scoobz0202 · 10-18-2013, 09:40 AM

Yea, Duvel is solid. I think they own Ommegang and they still put out really solid stuff. Just be glad it wasn't Miller or InBev buying it.

saldana · 10-18-2013, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Scoobz0202

Yea, Duvel is solid. I think they own Ommegang and they still put out really solid stuff. Just be glad it wasn't Miller or InBev buying it.

i visited Ommegang within the first couple months after they opened, and they were only making 3 beers, all by hand, all of which were excellent, and still to this day some of my favorites...went back a couple years later, after they had been bought by Duvel Moortgat, and until someone pointed it out to me on the label, i had no idea...every thing was running the same, everything was the same quality, and everything had the same attention to detail they had when they were a small shop...now they make over a dozen awesome belgian style craft beers and are probably the best belgian style brewer on the east coast

Boulevard is a good brewery and i dont think you have anything to worry about

ISiddiqui · 10-18-2013, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by saldana

Boulevard is a good brewery and i dont think you have anything to worry about

Agreed!

10-17-2013, 10:11 PM	#4
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	I'm not even a beer person and this is a bit sad SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

10-18-2013, 09:32 AM	#6
Ryche College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Highlands Ranch, CO, USA	I don't think this is necessarily a bad thing. Duvel is pretty excellent and looking for growth potential with this. The only change I think will be seen is more money being pumped into the brewery. __________________ Some knots are better left untied.

10-17-2013, 05:48 PM	#2
finketr College Prospect Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inland Empire, PRC	Duvel is actually a pretty decent beer.

10-17-2013, 05:55 PM	#3
lungs Pro Rookie Join Date: May 2002 Location: Prairie du Sac, WI	I definitely liked Boulevard when I was down in KC even though us Wisconsinites tend to view any beer made in Missouri as swill

10-17-2013, 10:33 PM	#5
Peregrine Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Cary, NC	Jesus, this sucks - Boulevard is a top flight brewery.

10-18-2013, 09:40 AM	#7
Scoobz0202 Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dayton, Ohio	Yea, Duvel is solid. I think they own Ommegang and they still put out really solid stuff. Just be glad it wasn't Miller or InBev buying it.

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