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by tuqueboy
Wed Dec 12, 2012 3:40 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: Westy 12 release: mid December
Replies: 741
Views: 221365

Help a guy out?

Hey guys,
Despite the fact I work right next door to the Queen's Quay store, I wasn't able to get my hands on any of the Westy 12. Anyone willing to part with a glass and a couple of bottles?
Cheers,
Tuqueboy
by tuqueboy
Tue Oct 02, 2012 4:09 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: ST. FEUILLIEN SAISON FARM HOUSE ALE - clearance @ Crossroads
Replies: 15
Views: 6396

this has got me thinking.. I've never seen a clearance section at any of my lcbo's.. what do they do with beer that is past the expiration date? Send it back to the breweries? The stuff at the crossroads store isn't expired. It's usually stuff like a private order that someone's cheque bounced for,...
by tuqueboy
Fri May 18, 2012 5:39 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Craft brewers at Molson Indy
Replies: 19
Views: 9419

Tapsucker wrote:Driving around in circles in a billboard wasting gas. How 21st century. :roll:
Actually, the IndyCars use oxygen and hydrogen -- not gasoline. Thus, the vapours they produce are none other than good ol H20. Noise pollution? Now that's another story...
by tuqueboy
Thu Mar 22, 2012 9:46 am
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: LCBO Spring 2012 Release
Replies: 316
Views: 93357

If it doesn't we should have a plan B. I think what we want to do is send Len to their front desk as a distraction and then send alpha team, consisting of Cratez, Belgian and PubStyle up their left flank in a pincer movement with gamma team, consisting solely of Tapsucker. It's a small team, but of...
by tuqueboy
Wed Dec 14, 2011 11:17 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: what to expect from world wide stout...
Replies: 20
Views: 5109

Re: what to expect from world wide stout...

JeffPorter wrote:I have my first bottle from last year still aging...I've never tried it before...

What can I expect from it?
You can get a rough approximation by buying cheap port and dropping in a shot of smirnoff.
by tuqueboy
Fri Nov 18, 2011 9:27 am
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: "Ontario Chili"
Replies: 7
Views: 3370

you could always use nutcracker porter...
by tuqueboy
Thu Sep 22, 2011 4:38 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: (I'm sorry, but...) wedding pictures...
Replies: 13
Views: 5408

JeffPorter wrote:
Belgian wrote: Anyway... your new bride looks radiant .
She really does...she looked, and still does look, incredible for seven months pregnant!!

She hasn't gained a goddam pregnancy pound! ME, on the other hand...I'VE got all the pregnancy weight...
Well you are drinking for two...
by tuqueboy
Tue Aug 16, 2011 1:41 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: LCBO Autumn 2011 Specialty Beer Release
Replies: 133
Views: 60832

sprague11 wrote:
probstk wrote:Leprosy Lager? Dry-Hopped Dried Out Skeleton? Barfy Blech Brew? The possibilities are endless...much like death. :D
Leprosy Lager is an awesome name for a beer btw.
yeah, but it'd cost ya an arm and a leg.
by tuqueboy
Thu May 12, 2011 10:23 am
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: Coming Soon to the LCBO
Replies: 3108
Views: 1197861

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't the last time Chimay Bleu was offered on its own a few years back as fall/winter seasonal (in the 330ml bottle)? I remember buying a case. So maybe fall/winter for the Chimay Bleu? In the big bottle in a tube format, i'd hazard a guess it's probably for the chris...
by tuqueboy
Fri Mar 18, 2011 2:48 pm
Forum: Local and Imported Beer Reviews
Topic: Flying Monkey's "Quint" Featuring Adil Ahmed
Replies: 13
Views: 5720

JerCraigs wrote:
Derek wrote:Staged additions to keep the yeast happy to that strength?
That's sort of what I was thinking. Or ale yeast, then champagne yeast, etc.
Or Len yanking everyone's chain again.
by tuqueboy
Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:23 am
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Cheeses
Replies: 62
Views: 19036

mintjellie wrote:Where do you guys get the raw milk cheeses? That stuff is illegal here.
Not if it's been aged long enough. (think it's at least 60 days, unless i'm mistaken).
by tuqueboy
Mon Mar 07, 2011 1:23 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: What is your favourite beer label or bottle?
Replies: 21
Views: 10121

JB84 wrote:Im a pretty big fan of
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Fuck me, that looks exactly like the side of my uncle's old van
by tuqueboy
Mon Feb 28, 2011 10:30 am
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: LCBO Spring 2011 Specialty Beer Release
Replies: 228
Views: 67975

midlife crisis wrote:Bill the beer guy is your man at Cooper St. He found it for me too. Very knowledgeable and service-oriented LCBO employee (a nice change from many, as you point out).
Bill's also an award-winning homebrewer. He'll talk your ear off about good beer!
by tuqueboy
Mon Feb 28, 2011 10:23 am
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Beer-brewing monks bring their suds to T.O. (Grimbergen)
Replies: 15
Views: 8653

This is a much better article by a much better writer in a much better paper: http://www.thestar.com/business/companies/article/944010 But it doesn't shed much light on what this beer's availability in Ontario entails either. Hopefully its author will chime in. Hi TJ. Thanks for the kind words. It'...