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by zaireeka
Mon Mar 27, 2017 1:40 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: LCBO 2017 Spring Craft Beer Release
Replies: 22
Views: 15118

Re: LCBO 2017 Spring Craft Beer Release

Spring Seasonal Craft Beer Release 2017 What beer products will be part of the Seasonal Beer Program this Spring? Beginning the week of March 1st, we have a new selection of Seasonal Craft Beers. The Spring Seasonal Release products are available in participating Premium Specialty Beer locations, wh...
by zaireeka
Thu Dec 17, 2015 10:29 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS
Replies: 5283
Views: 1823475

Re: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS

and at the icomm lbco too, wasn't it?! that store is so odd, it gets some random gems like 2 or 3 times a year, and the rest of the time it's pretty meh Precisely. I ordered those in, well 2 of them the other 4 they must have brought in for "shelf appeal". If you call the market st. store...
by zaireeka
Mon Oct 12, 2015 12:53 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: Coming Soon to the LCBO
Replies: 3108
Views: 1198320

Re: Coming Soon to the LCBO

Has anyone seen if the LC is bringing in any bourbon for bourbon week? The LCBO doesn't "bring in bourbon" for events like this. I doubt t the LCBO even knows about bourbon week. One of the founders of this site organizes bourbon week. I applaud the initiative, however, its still in its i...
by zaireeka
Sat Oct 10, 2015 7:40 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: Coming Soon to the LCBO
Replies: 3108
Views: 1198320

Re: Coming Soon to the LCBO

Has anyone seen if the LC is bringing in any bourbon for bourbon week?
by zaireeka
Sat Jun 20, 2015 12:03 am
Forum: Homebrewing Recipes and Tips
Topic: What're you brewing right now?
Replies: 1139
Views: 340530

Re: What're you brewing right now?

I'm going to play around on a small scale with dehydrating thin watermelon chunks then secondary them, see how that turns out. If that doesn't work I will just dump raw juice in the secondary. I like your kolsch route too, intialy I was planing on a wheat beer but the yeast would likely hide the wa...
by zaireeka
Mon Jun 08, 2015 8:21 pm
Forum: Homebrewing Recipes and Tips
Topic: What're you brewing right now?
Replies: 1139
Views: 340530

Re: What're you brewing right now?

Does someone here have a watermelon wheat beer recipe that involves reducing the watermelon juice? I recently came across such a recipe but cant seem to remember where. I recommend against reducing watermelon juice. I brewed with it a few years back and figured that the sugar content would be low, ...
by zaireeka
Tue May 19, 2015 8:18 pm
Forum: Homebrewing Recipes and Tips
Topic: What're you brewing right now?
Replies: 1139
Views: 340530

Re: What're you brewing right now?

Does someone here have a watermelon wheat beer recipe that involves reducing the watermelon juice? I recently came across such a recipe but cant seem to remember where.
by zaireeka
Thu Apr 09, 2015 6:33 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: Coming Soon to the LCBO
Replies: 3108
Views: 1198320

sprague11 wrote:How does one enter online again? Been so long since I bothered with the LCBO website.
https://www.vintagesshoponline.com/vint ... gramId=140 Order here, you need to create an account if you don't have one. You dont have to pay anything unless you are selected.
by zaireeka
Thu Apr 09, 2015 4:41 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: Coming Soon to the LCBO
Replies: 3108
Views: 1198320

Van Winkle

Can anyone give some insight about ordering the Old Rip and Van Winkle 12 year? I should order now but more may be available May 13th? Is ordering online better then phone ordering?
by zaireeka
Fri Feb 07, 2014 10:35 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: Garrison Imperial IPA
Replies: 6
Views: 3073

It's just yeast/protein that has settled out. The beer is not filter so there is no way around floates other then drinking it when fresh.
by zaireeka
Sun Jan 19, 2014 8:48 pm
Forum: Homebrewing Recipes and Tips
Topic: local spruce tips
Replies: 8
Views: 8243

Phone around to places that exclusive sell tea. People drink spruce tip tea so you should be able to find it at a tea store.
by zaireeka
Thu Dec 19, 2013 9:52 pm
Forum: Homebrewing Recipes and Tips
Topic: anyone opening their bottle of 3 Fonteinin?
Replies: 17
Views: 9156

So what's the consensus, straight 3F or blend? Eitherway I will build up a starter with the 3f dreg. My plans now are to start 2x1gal jugs and then combine them in my 3gal carboy with sour cherry juice. Not sure on timing for adding the cherry juice however. I've brew for quite a few years now but n...
by zaireeka
Thu Dec 19, 2013 9:44 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: LCBO 2013 Winter Craft Beer Release
Replies: 152
Views: 64289

instantkamera wrote:There were 48 bottles of R10 listed in Brantford on monday. I went in to grab some, they couldn't find it. Next day there's 0 stock. :( If someone is hoarding this, they suck.
I had the same problem at the lynden rd store. I'm pretty sure it was a private order and they are apparently ordering more.
by zaireeka
Tue Dec 10, 2013 7:36 pm
Forum: Homebrewing Recipes and Tips
Topic: anyone opening their bottle of 3 Fonteinin?
Replies: 17
Views: 9156

Good to know! I was thinking of pitching into a gallon of low gravity wort and then in a few months combine it with a gallon of 100% sour cherry juice. Hopefully near the end of next summer I'll have some funky, dry kriek.
by zaireeka
Mon Dec 09, 2013 8:21 pm
Forum: Homebrewing Recipes and Tips
Topic: anyone opening their bottle of 3 Fonteinin?
Replies: 17
Views: 9156

Any luck using the 3F dreg? I'm been thinking opening one of my bottles and pitching it into a couple 1g jugs.