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by Wheatsheaf
Thu Aug 24, 2023 2:43 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: UK update
Replies: 7
Views: 1252

Re: UK update

Beers from the UK used to feature so prominently in the seasonal releases. Now, not so much. You took for granted that a beer like Samuel Smith's Winter Welcome was going to make an annual appearance year after year, but then it was gone. I don't know how big the Ontario market would have been for a...
by Wheatsheaf
Sat Mar 11, 2023 1:34 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS
Replies: 5283
Views: 1816487

Re: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS

Anyone 'member when they brought in some Dogfish Head 60? It was the greatest summer our lives... I sure 'member the price: $12 for six. :o 17 years ago, spring 2006, wow. And then after all that the LCBO rejected it for the General List! :x I find I'm really missing English beer these days. Fuller...
by Wheatsheaf
Fri Jul 01, 2022 1:35 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Would beers from the past be highly regarded today?
Replies: 23
Views: 3520

Re: Would beers from the past be highly regarded today?

Also, weve completely lost some styles of beer in the current beer landscape. modern Berliner Weisse and Gose are nothing like the styles were traditionally, and they didnt change for the better I had the same thought when I started reading this thread. I'm sure I've said this before, but Schulthei...
by Wheatsheaf
Mon Feb 04, 2019 12:40 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: LCBO Lucky Finds
Replies: 39
Views: 32597

Re: LCBO Lucky Finds

A single bottle of De Ranke XX Bitter at Summerhill, but there must have been more since they had a product number taped to the cash register. Bargain at $2.95.
by Wheatsheaf
Mon Oct 01, 2018 5:52 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: LCBO Summer 2018 Craft Beer Release
Replies: 30
Views: 21919

Re: Duponnabes need not apply

A bottle-conditioned ale that keeps a very long time. FWIW, a week or two ago I opened a 750ml bottle of Saison Dupont from 2004. Still hugely enjoyable, fresh and lively, even at 14 years old. Orval starts getting tired after 8-10 years, but I think Saison Dupont could go 20+. It will be interesti...
by Wheatsheaf
Fri Sep 28, 2018 4:50 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: LCBO Autumn, Halloween and Ontario Craft Beers 2018 Release
Replies: 67
Views: 50467

Re: LCBO Autumn, Halloween and Ontario Craft Beers 2018 Release

Bobsy wrote:
Craig wrote:Really, for the quality, quantity and ABV of that beer, it's pretty reasonable.
Point taken, but I remember it being below $5 last time we had it. Maybe I'm mistaken...
$5.60 in 2014 according to an old forum post. That's a big price increase.
by Wheatsheaf
Thu Aug 16, 2018 12:34 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: LCBO Autumn, Halloween and Ontario Craft Beers 2018 Release
Replies: 67
Views: 50467

Re: LCBO Autumn 2018 Release

Gouden Carolus Ambrio instead of Classic? :(
by Wheatsheaf
Thu Aug 16, 2018 12:29 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: General LCBO Debate & Discussion Thread
Replies: 856
Views: 330615

Re: General LCBO Debate & Discussion Thread

if anybody is wondering where the 2018 Autumn Import/Seasonal list is this year. HelloLCBO seems to have goofed up https://hellolcbo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1017 Autumn Seasonal Craft Beer Release 2017 What products will be part of the Seasonal Beer Program this fall? Our selection of Autumn Se...
by Wheatsheaf
Thu Aug 16, 2018 12:27 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: LCBO Autumn, Halloween and Ontario Craft Beers 2018 Release
Replies: 67
Views: 50467

LCBO Autumn, Halloween and Ontario Craft Beers 2018 Release

Autumn Seasonal Craft Beer Release 2018 Hitting stores mid-September: LCBO 58875 Aventinus Eisbock - 500 ml - Germany LCBO 374629 Fullers Russian Imperial Stout- 500 ml - United Kingdom LCBO 397695 New Holland Dragon's Milk - 650 ml - United States LCBO 526491 Cuvee Van De Keizer Imperial Blond - 75...
by Wheatsheaf
Wed Jul 25, 2018 12:14 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: LCBO Online Exclusives
Replies: 654
Views: 379267

Re: LCBO Online Exclusives

imagine if the lcbo gets cantillon.. Let's not forget that Esprit did that Cantillon private order all those years ago. What a sedate affair that was, by comparison: you got an email, you took a week or two to think about what you wanted, and then you waited. Oh, and how about a 750ml St Lamvinus f...
by Wheatsheaf
Thu Jan 18, 2018 12:58 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: LCBO Spring 2018 Craft Beer Release
Replies: 35
Views: 23680

Re: LCBO Spring 2018 Craft Beer Release

ooo panil. been a while since we've had that here Is it likely the last one we had was the 'European' version, which has not been produced in a while. This new release should then be the more intense / better- received one. Different beers. We had the full sour 'American' version last time, so it s...
by Wheatsheaf
Sat Oct 14, 2017 1:02 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: LCBO Winter Release 2017
Replies: 77
Views: 44406

Re: LCBO Winter Release 2017

Or we could just shake the sediment into the beer a few days before opening it? No. Sediment is probably polite; nasty chunky floating sludge is maybe more accurate. It's almost like a magic trick: Behold as a cup of crap suddenly appears in a sealed bottle of beer... It is a nice beer, though. Wit...
by Wheatsheaf
Fri Oct 13, 2017 8:17 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: LCBO Winter Release 2017
Replies: 77
Views: 44406

Re: LCBO Winter Release 2017

Pretty nice price on the Abbaye des Rocs...but damn do those beers throw off some serious sediment after time in the cellar. Drink fresh or have a strainer ready.
by Wheatsheaf
Fri Oct 13, 2017 8:17 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: LCBO Xmas Release 2017
Replies: 73
Views: 39552

Re: LCBO Xmas Release 2017

sofakingdrunk wrote:No samual smiths winter warmer
For the first time in, what, 20 or 25 years? WTF?
by Wheatsheaf
Thu Aug 10, 2017 1:31 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS
Replies: 5283
Views: 1816487

Re: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS

spinrsx wrote:I had a old 750ml bottle from LCBO on the weekend. 2013 Bottle date, still drinking well.
Old? I have SAQ-era bottles (2004?) that are still good.