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by matt7215
Tue Feb 10, 2009 10:11 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Uncorked-Wine and Spirits Appreciation
Replies: 1159
Views: 369320

im finishing up a tetra of Turning Leaf Merlot that I opened on Saturday night. I dont know much about wine but I drink it often, please feel free to make fun of my choices here and I look forward to a continuing wine education on this part of the site. In terms of pricing Matt, you really can't go...
by matt7215
Tue Feb 10, 2009 9:27 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Uncorked-Wine and Spirits Appreciation
Replies: 1159
Views: 369320

im finishing up a tetra of Turning Leaf Merlot that I opened on Saturday night. I dont know much about wine but I drink it often, please feel free to make fun of my choices here and I look forward to a continuing wine education on this part of the site.
by matt7215
Tue Feb 10, 2009 12:50 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: What're you drinking right now?
Replies: 16950
Views: 3075941

again...winetowel, winetowel...get your own site as even as a consumer I don't care what wine you are buying and drinking...this thread has outlived it's usefulness and should be abandoned. I didn't drink last night...I pulled some pork...if you know what I mean..not that there is anything wrong wi...
by matt7215
Mon Feb 09, 2009 5:47 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: LCBO Winter Warmers 2008 Release
Replies: 159
Views: 42114

Yeah, I really think they are going to end up being dumped. No one is buying them at all. Even the people who normally buy fruit beers. Could have been Saison Dupont in all those cases.... Chapeau stuff isn't even good for a laugh, it's really quite disturbingly bad. True. I've dumper better than C...
by matt7215
Mon Feb 09, 2009 4:22 pm
Forum: Outside of Ontario Beer Travel, Local Beer/Brewery Guides and Talk
Topic: Buffalo(Village Beer Merchant)
Replies: 36
Views: 15113

carguy wrote:You can actually do a day trip to Buffalo and come back with beer? I always thought you had to be there 48 hours in order to bring back liquor.
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you can cross spend 1/2 hr in a bottle shop and come back through, you just have to pay customs on your purchase
by matt7215
Mon Feb 09, 2009 2:44 pm
Forum: Local and Imported Beer Reviews
Topic: True North Strong Ale
Replies: 7
Views: 2098

i stopped by the meadowvale BS on saturday night and i picked up a 12 of the IPA and a 12 of the strong. first let me say this is the best service ive ever had at the beer store. i returned ~$10 worth of bottles with no hassle and then walked into the huge self serve fridge. they had tons of micro o...
by matt7215
Sat Feb 07, 2009 11:56 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: What're you drinking right now?
Replies: 16950
Views: 3075941

tonight ive had a True North IPA, a John By and now im livin the High Life!!
by matt7215
Sat Feb 07, 2009 11:55 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: What're you drinking right now?
Replies: 16950
Views: 3075941

Derek wrote:Hopsinjoor.

Nobel hops (Golding, Spalt, Hallertau & Saaz); nice tropical fruity esters from the Belgian yeast... incredible.
i have 10 bottles coming to me. i cant wait to try this brew!!
by matt7215
Fri Feb 06, 2009 11:21 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: What're you drinking right now?
Replies: 16950
Views: 3075941

matt7215 wrote:muskoka lager, mill street coffee porter, homebrewed imperial stout. the night is getting progressively better. the question is what next?
turned out the next was a homebrewed wild ale
by matt7215
Fri Feb 06, 2009 9:14 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: What're you drinking right now?
Replies: 16950
Views: 3075941

muskoka lager, mill street coffee porter, homebrewed imperial stout. the night is getting progressively better. the question is what next?
by matt7215
Thu Feb 05, 2009 11:39 pm
Forum: Local and Imported Beer Reviews
Topic: Westmalle Dubbel
Replies: 10
Views: 3730

Westmalle Dubbel

let me start by saying that i really enjoy dubbels. Ommegang Abbey Ale is one of my all time favs and i enjoy Chimay Red Cap more often then I should. that being said i just cant love this dubbel. the pour is perfect and the aroma is great but every bottle from this release ive had (5 so far) has fi...
by matt7215
Thu Feb 05, 2009 10:01 pm
Forum: Local and Imported Beer Reviews
Topic: ELORA Special Bitter & others
Replies: 11
Views: 3309

here are my last 2 rating from ratebeer: Old Mill Elora ESB (Special Bitter): Jan 31st 2009 bomber from the LCBO. Best before date April ’09. There were 7 bottles of this left on the shelf but there were 3 different BBD on the bottles. This shows me two things. Firstly the LCBO doesnt rotate or chec...
by matt7215
Thu Feb 05, 2009 5:08 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Name one beer have you been saving for a special occasion
Replies: 84
Views: 25179

Jan Primus wrote:I have a 95 vintage Miller Genuine Draft Harley Davidson Edition...it will be opened at our next tasting for anyone crazy enough.
if there are no other takers ill shotgun it! :o
by matt7215
Thu Feb 05, 2009 12:45 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: The FUTURE vintage "special beers" ?? (Spinoff)
Replies: 2
Views: 1337

Yeah I agree on a lot of these. I'm also trying to collect the trappists and other big Belgians to age for a long time. One thing I worry about... while the LCBO often brings in neat stuff, they stock it on the shelves, exposing it to light. Are the few days on the shelf really cause for worry? I d...
by matt7215
Wed Feb 04, 2009 4:10 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Name one beer have you been saving for a special occasion
Replies: 84
Views: 25179

Derek wrote:2007 Thomas Hardy. I hope to share it with my daughter when they are both 19.
that would be a helluva first legal drink