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Originally posted by windhund
The bastids at Miller Brewing bought the Celis plant in Texas and closed it down. As of December 2002, it was once again being produced (and trucked back down to Texas, where it had developed a loyal following) by the Michigan Brewing Company, who purchased the Celis equipment, the trademark and the rights to brew the beer.
http://www.michiganbrewing.com/press.asp
Whether we'll ever see it again in my part of the world, who knows, but it's good to see that at least some folks aren't being deprived. Since I can't get my hands on any of the new stuff as yet, I don't know if it is as good as the old, but IMHO the original stuff was one of the best craft beers being made in this country. I'm biased toward Belgian beers, though. I love them all, and to have such a faithfully rendered version of the Belgian white style made in this country (some of the other Belgian styles would simply be impossible to reproduce anywhere other than Belgium) is quite an accomplishment.
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It's everywhere around here (naturally). Great stuff, and a girl I know from the PR group that's marketing the stuff says it should make its way to other parts of the country sometime soon. Keep looking.