[geeks] WOT: Lienies (was RE: [rescue] Cheapest Cray?)

doctor obnox son of a bitch drobnox at visi.com
Wed Apr 28 15:04:28 CDT 2004


William Barnett-Lewis spoke in riddles, like the night...

> >   And since Miller bought Leinekugel's -- which I *still* can't get out
> >here, much less Summit -- that means those systems are the only things
> >left to see in that town. :7(
> >-wde
> 
> Actually while Miller may be the owner, the company is still run by the 
> family and if you stop in at the new much larger visitors center it is 
> still very likely for you to end up having a beer with Jake. The 
> physical plant received a much needed boost of capital and they replaced 
> all the near worn out kegs with Miller standard kegs but otherwise they 
> are pretty much left to their own devices. Oh and they do have use of 
> one of the plants in Milwaukee for brewing all the seasonal beers they 
> have come out with over the past few years. All in all, Lienies is one 
> of the (few?) things Miller has consistently done right.
> 

 Miller also bought Shipyard, of Maine, and they've also done a good job
 not mucking too much with the product.


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      not confirm the presence of             .........................
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