A-B buys Goose Island for $38 million

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Message CanIHave4Beers P beers 4373 º places 76 º 07:56 Tue 3/29/2011 Originally posted by DrnkMcDermott Still, don’t you think this site’s admins should have waited until the deal actually goes down to change the name on the listings to "Goose Island (A-B InBev)"? now THAT is an avatar!
Message zdk beers 1917 º places 96 º 08:56 Tue 3/29/2011 Originally posted by DrnkMcDermott Still, don’t you think this site’s admins should have waited until the deal actually goes down to change the name on the listings to "Goose Island (A-B InBev)"? Haha, yeah. The deal still needs to be approved by regulatory agents and that could take a while.
Message jlanning215 beers 364 º places 31 º 09:45 Tue 3/29/2011 I got an idea. Ill start cellaring the upcoming years of BCS and nightstalker and we will have a vert in say....2015. Then we can actually get to taste and experience the declining quality year by year. i can see it now 2011 - tasty 2012 - good its kinda thin in body 2013 - they barrel aged this? 2014 - i dont remember BCS being slightly transparent 2015 - well this isnt as good as they make it out to be in the commercials Gonna be great. So excites.

Message DrnkMcDermott beers 4250 º places 102 º 10:22 Tue 3/29/2011 For there to be more BCS so A-B can make commercials for it. There will have to be more bourbon barrels. A-B would have to pump money into Heaven Hill so they can expend and make more bourbon. That would mean a glut of bourbon on the market, and a subsequent lowering of prices. I’m starting to see this as a win-win!
Message illinismitty beers 2271 º places 279 º 10:25 Tue 3/29/2011 http://timeoutchicago.com/restaurants-bars/13374729/greg-hall-talks-about-goose-island-and-anheuser-busch It will be interesting to see if AB does indeed let Goose manage the company.
Message CanIHave4Beers P beers 4373 º places 76 º 12:55 Tue 3/29/2011 Originally posted by illinismitty http://timeoutchicago.com/restaurants-bars/13374729/greg-hall-talks-about-goose-island-and-anheuser-busch It will be interesting to see if AB does indeed let Goose manage the company. I couldn’t get that to work, let’s give it a second try.
Message sethdude beers 708 º places 17 º 13:43 Tue 3/29/2011 You can bet InBev will raise prices. Can we exect $9-$10 sixers as we see with most of the swill (Heineken, Stella, Corona) they produce? At least that, more I’d guess.

Message murphym45 beers 779 º places 3 º 15:56 Tue 3/29/2011 I’m still a little bit confused as to why AB-InBev felt the need to buy out Goose Island and get BCS when they already produce a bourbon barrel aged beer: http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/michelob-winters-bourbon-cask-ale/54136/
Message zdk beers 1917 º places 96 º 16:11 Tue 3/29/2011 Originally posted by sethdude You can bet InBev will raise prices. Can we exect $9-$10 sixers as we see with most of the swill (Heineken, Stella, Corona) they produce? At least that, more I’d guess. 6ers of GI are already $10... since when has AB been known for high prices? In grocery stores here, Bud is located in the economy section, and In-bev imports are definitely not the priciest options.
Message drewbeerme beers 3921 º places 1 º 16:44 Tue 3/29/2011 I’m still surprised by the relatively small amount that was reported and would be curious if others have more info (with this deal or others similar) that would help makes sense of it all. Goose was only worth $38mil? An expansion for under 2mil? Just seems really low to me.