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by Coronaeus
Sat Apr 11, 2020 3:44 pm
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Best Traditional ON Craft Brews
Replies: 21
Views: 6198

Re: Best Traditional ON Craft Brews

Godspeed’s Dortmunder and Alt are perhaps idiosyncratic but superb. To style I’d say, but unmistakenly Godspeed This I agree with completely, just picked up a bunch of Godspeed beers and they are superb. They might not be the most boundary pushing but I appreciate well done classic styles and right...
by Coronaeus
Sat Apr 11, 2020 12:40 am
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Best Traditional ON Craft Brews
Replies: 21
Views: 6198

Re: Best Traditional ON Craft Brews

Great thread idea. Neustadt Springs Mill Gap Bitter and 10w30 Brown Ale are both solid. Bonus points for a website that hasn’t been updated in what looks like 15 years or more! Black Oak Nut Brown Ale. Most everything brewed by Granite, but 1812 Porter and Best Bitter especially. Burdock Tuesday Sai...
by Coronaeus
Fri Apr 10, 2020 3:24 pm
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Worst Ontario Craft Breweries
Replies: 51
Views: 24034

Re: Worst Ontario Craft Breweries

With Oshawa Brewing Company no longer a thing, the title for worst Ontario brewery has to go to Falcon doesn’t it? I’ve never even heard of it Where they from? Ajax. Formerly a contract brewer. I think they used to be called Red Falcon, the name of their flagship lager. https://falconbeer.beer/
by Coronaeus
Fri Apr 10, 2020 1:10 pm
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Worst Ontario Craft Breweries
Replies: 51
Views: 24034

Re: Worst Ontario Craft Breweries

With Oshawa Brewing Company no longer a thing, the title for worst Ontario brewery has to go to Falcon doesn’t it?
by Coronaeus
Thu Apr 09, 2020 6:30 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Ontario Beer Delivery Index
Replies: 32
Views: 13019

Re: Ontario Beer Delivery Index

Just got a call.

A skid was damaged by the shipper. I was one of the “lucky” ones. Re-packing now and sending off again. Great customer service with a phone call to apologize for the accident and delay.
by Coronaeus
Thu Apr 09, 2020 6:30 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Ontario Beer Delivery Index
Replies: 32
Views: 13019

Re: Ontario Beer Delivery Index

Just got a call.

A skid was damaged by the shipper. I was one of the “lucky” ones. Re-packing now and sending off again. Great customer service with a phone call to apologize for the accident and delay.
by Coronaeus
Thu Apr 09, 2020 10:40 am
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Ontario Beer Delivery Index
Replies: 32
Views: 13019

Re: Ontario Beer Delivery Index

Has anyone received their Motley Cru order yet? I ordered Saturday morning a few minutes after it went live. I got a message saying ‘it was on its way’ on Monday afternoon with an expected delivery of Tuesday. No updates since then and still showing expected delivery as Tuesday the 7th! I’m in no ru...
by Coronaeus
Fri Mar 13, 2020 3:06 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS
Replies: 5283
Views: 1847011

Re: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS.

Screw you guys, I'm very mature. I think you're being a little unfair to sean here. I didn't read his post as "why the heck is Bellwood charging these prices?!" but more like "How can I justify buying this at that price?" Of course Bellwoods will and should charge what the marke...
by Coronaeus
Thu Mar 12, 2020 4:05 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS
Replies: 5283
Views: 1847011

Re: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS

In their email about Jutsu being available at the LCBO they did indicate that to ensure freshness, they will be making smaller batches and shipping smaller amounts more often, thereby increasing the cost of producing it to them. I’d like to see Bellweiser be next. That said, the nearest LCBO to me i...
by Coronaeus
Thu Feb 06, 2020 3:41 pm
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Bellwoods Brewery
Replies: 872
Views: 327749

Re: Bellwoods Brewery

Napalm Frog wrote:They regularly end up in my junk mail, so I find them a week or two late.
You’d think by 2020 I’d have learned to check my junk mail for things like this. But no, I haven’t. And, there it is! Thanks.
by Coronaeus
Wed Feb 05, 2020 12:22 pm
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Bellwoods Brewery
Replies: 872
Views: 327749

Re: Bellwoods Brewery

Am I the only one who seems to fall off the Bellwoods newsletter email list? I seem to get them for about 6 months then realize I haven’t received them for a couple months. I think I’ve requested to join the mailing list about 7 times since 2014/5
by Coronaeus
Tue Jan 28, 2020 2:59 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: LCBO Winter Seasonal Craft Beer Release 19/20
Replies: 43
Views: 22917

Re: LCBO Winter Seasonal Craft Beer Release 19/20

is it just me, or is the LCBO worse than ever at getting these seasonal beers released in a timely fashion (or even at all) you'd think after all this time the process would be streamlined to some extent As one of my teachers used to say, “you think there is a bottom below which things can’t sink, ...
by Coronaeus
Thu Jan 16, 2020 11:17 am
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: LCBO Online Exclusives
Replies: 654
Views: 385025

Re: LCBO Online Exclusives

It looks likely the Tilquin BlackBerry and Plum were in stock yesterday. Sold out again now. My contacts in the States say it is becoming more and more available there as well and even the Pinot variants seem to be all over the place. I’m hoping we get those soon too. Did Tilquin increase production...
by Coronaeus
Sat Jan 04, 2020 4:46 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: LCBO Lucky Finds
Replies: 39
Views: 32986

Re: LCBO Lucky Finds

I’m pretty sure the same two Cascade beers were marked down at the Avenue and Lawrence location too when I was there before New Year’s. I passed on them as I only have a half jar of Tums at home right now...
by Coronaeus
Thu Dec 12, 2019 8:22 am
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: Online order problems...
Replies: 10
Views: 5755

Re: Online order problems...

So, I’ve done three online orders, one for home delivery and two for store delivery. The home delivery went off without a hitch. The first store delivery resulted in me getting a nice case of Spanish wine instead of the beer I ordered. Turns out they screwed up the paperwork, which we eventually so...