Comments on: Creemore Springs Brewery to Acquire Granville Island Brewing

By: Gpullen

Gpullen — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:06:59 +0000

Sirs/Madam,
I am looking to find out if you have this beer for sale in my area, or if I can purchase it and have it shipped to me. I am looking specifically for the Granville Island Maple Cream Pale Ale. You have a fan of your product who has recommended it to me and I am trying to procure it to sample. Thank you for your assistance.

By: Ben Heights

Ben Heights — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:25:40 +0000

No more Granville for me. This just puts more money in Molson pockets so they can afford more SWAG to bribe pubs/restaurants to use their taps instead of those of hard working ‘craft brewers’ with limited budgets.

By: cbjerrisgaard

cbjerrisgaard — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:10:17 +0000

I can’t say I am overly excited by this, but at the same time rather them be owned by brewers rather than vintors. As long as Vern is allowed to make his limited release beers in his smaller brew system then I will be okay. Otherwise GIB is off my list of brews I’ll happily consume.

By: Creemore Springs Buying Granville Island « B.C. Beer Blog

Creemore Springs Buying Granville Island « B.C. Beer Blog — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:08:17 +0000

[...] the original Creemore Springs/Granville Island press release, see Canadian Beer News. You can also join the discussion on this deal at The Vancouver Sun or The Globe and Mail. Possibly [...]

By: jace

jace — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:55:02 +0000

I haven’t gotten a lot of chances to drink Creemore since moving out west but i do enjoy Grandville alot so i’m hoping that Molson doesn’t mess around with they to much.

I hope to see out of this is that maybe i might get my hands on some creemore out west and that when i visit back east i could find some grandville

By: Greg Clow

Greg Clow — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:35:13 +0000

Whether or not Creemore beer has changed since the takeover is a matter of opinion, I guess. Personally, I’ve found no marked difference in their beer, and the Kellerbier they released this past summer was one of the best lagers I’ve ever had from a Canadian brewery.

Also, from all accounts, Molson has taken a very hands-off approach to Creemore, similar to the way that Sleeman basically left Unibroue alone. The beer is still brewed in the same place on the same equipment by the same people.

My gut feeling is that there’s probably little or nothing to worry about with this GIB takeover. It’s not like they’re some tiny indie brewery anyway, Peller has owned them for years. If it were Labatt/InBev, I’d be worried, but I suspect Creemore/Molson will just let it be business as usual.

By: bcbrews

bcbrews — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:33:28 +0000

Has Creemore Springs beer has changed since acquired by Molson?