On 23 Apr, 16:37, dgs <dgs1...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> MikeMcG wrote:
> > does anyone know what happened with Liefman's association (I thought
> > owner****p by!) Riva (Dentergem Wit, etc) - I'd read that for years
> > Riva were brewing Liefman's wort at their own plant & only fermenting
> > at Oudenaarde. Did they maybe craftily keep the 2 co.s as separate, so
> > if things got bad, they could go bankrupt, leaving Riva safe & (ahem)
> > blameless?
>
> The investment group that bought Liefmans actually bought all of
> Riva/Dentergem, and renamed it Liefmans Brewery Group.
>
> Interesting that the article below claims that D-M has no fruit beer in
> its lineup. It sort of does, but only because it owns Ommegang Brewery
> in the USA; Ommegang's Three Philosophers ale has fruit in. Otherwise,
> I'd think Liefmans would be a good addition to D-M's line, and it would
> be a way to preserve the Liefmans line. Whether that would also mean
> keeping Dentergems Wit around is another matter; IIRC, D-M co-markets
> the Steendonk Wit already.
>
> D-M also has strong presence in ex****t markets; Duvel and Maredsous
> beers aren't hard to find in the USA, and I think do all right in the
> UK (and Maredsous are bottle-conditioned, to add in an ObRealAle
> component).
> dgs
Out of Steendonk or Dentergems do you know which is the bigger seller?
(I would think of Dentergems first, but don't know how their sales
are).
I would be happy if DM brought Ommegang beers were ex****ted to Europe
(UK in particular) but I doubt it'll happen any time soon.
I do now remember that Riva renamed themselves Leifmans (shades of
Banks/W&D's renaming to Marston's - I find it a bit distasteful, tho -
"we've bought you out, now we're going to steal your identity!") so I
take it that means that the Liefman's Group is what has gone into
bankruptcy then - no-one in the press I'd read had made that clear to
me.
I know that for hardcore beerlovers Liefman's is a bit sweet, etc, but
I've still enjoyed them recently & I'm a sucker for a good story so
MJ's (RIP) writing about ex-ballet dancer Madame Rose Blanquaert-Mercx
(sp.?) in her 70s, jumping into copper fermenters in her clogs is just
great stuff! (I know - I have MadameRose-tinted spectacles!)
cheers
MikeMcG
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