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by ckoop
Fri Aug 07, 2015 4:44 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: US Beer Releases (premier, consumer, vbm)
Replies: 100
Views: 26568

Re: US Beer Releases (premier, consumer, vbm)

Made a run to premier this afternoon even though I wasn't sure there'd be much fresh stuff since we are sort of in a seasonal dead zone for seasonal ipas, but i wanted to grab sixpoint 4 beans that dropped there today. lots of great stuff on the shelf if you're heading there this weekend: - cases an...
by ckoop
Sun Aug 02, 2015 8:48 am
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS
Replies: 5283
Views: 1822843

Re: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS

too bad, i was hoping arrogant bastard was going to come in at around $7, since it's $5 USD in WNY. but $9 is a little much, even for the convenience of buying it locally.
by ckoop
Tue Jul 28, 2015 9:43 pm
Forum: Beer Events & Festivals
Topic: Zwanze Day 2015
Replies: 78
Views: 26079

Re: Zwanze Day 2015

....and (practically canada) blue monk in buffalo too!
by ckoop
Fri Jul 17, 2015 3:19 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Anyone heading to MI summer beer fest in Ypsilanti?
Replies: 7
Views: 2755

Re: Anyone heading to MI summer beer fest in Ypsilanti?

this post got me excited that maybe this was happening this weekend as i happen to have to go windsor to visit inlaws, so that would've been a nice coincidence! oh well, still heading over to Michigan to load up on shorts, oddside, and greenbush i hope!
by ckoop
Thu Jul 16, 2015 2:18 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS
Replies: 5283
Views: 1822843

Re: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS

Nickel Brook knocking it out of the park lately. :D +1 I've been consistently finding very fresh Headstock all over Toronto since May. It's very hard to turn down. yep, great replacement level IPA. with the US dollar where it is and the days old availability of this i've been buying more and more o...
by ckoop
Thu Jul 16, 2015 2:08 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: LCBO Autumn & Halloween/Oktoberfest Beer Releases 2015
Replies: 82
Views: 42307

Re: LCBO Autumn & Halloween/Oktoberfest Beer Releases 2015

This is pretty uninspiring especially after just coming back from a trip out west and enjoying everything BC and Alberta have to offer. I've yet to be impressed with any of the beers they've been bringing in from Denmark. I wish they'd stop take a break from those breweries. yeah, amager is terribl...
by ckoop
Thu Jul 16, 2015 1:58 pm
Forum: Beer Trading & Private Ordering
Topic: Looking for Anchorage beers
Replies: 7
Views: 2741

Re: Looking for Anchorage beers

Not sure if you're looking for the more limited stuff or where you are located, but premier gourmet in amherst, NY usually has 1-2 bottles on the shelf of their standard offerings. i believe "galaxy" and "tide and it's takers" last time i was there. I've been there about 5 times...
by ckoop
Wed Jul 15, 2015 1:25 pm
Forum: Beer Trading & Private Ordering
Topic: Looking for Anchorage beers
Replies: 7
Views: 2741

Re: Looking for Anchorage beers

Not sure if you're looking for the more limited stuff or where you are located, but premier gourmet in amherst, NY usually has 1-2 bottles on the shelf of their standard offerings. i believe "galaxy" and "tide and it's takers" last time i was there.
by ckoop
Fri Jul 10, 2015 4:37 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: New non-LCBO/TBS beer releases
Replies: 591
Views: 154996

Re: New non-LCBO/TBS beer releases

Really cool to see Bellwood's is listening to bottle release feedback and addressing it head on with this release. They are correct that you can't make everyone happy, but lowering the limit to 4 on a 2000 bottle release seems like the perfect amount to me to get this release to last more than a day...
by ckoop
Sat Jun 13, 2015 1:38 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: 3 minutes to midnight
Replies: 47
Views: 12026

Re: 3 minutes to midnight

Access isn't limited by the timing of the release, it's limited by their bottle limits. If they had limited this to 1-2 bottles per I guarantee this lasts the weekend or at least until late Saturday giving a wider group of people a chance to make it out there. Many of the indemand brewers in the sta...
by ckoop
Mon Jun 08, 2015 9:44 am
Forum: Beer Trading & Private Ordering
Topic: FT: Heady Topper, Lawson Sip of Sunshine, various Hill Farmstead
Replies: 14
Views: 5471

Re: FT: Heady Topper, Lawson Sip of Sunshine, various Hill Farmstead

Gave a list of jester king and a last snow and told him to pick. i too didn't hear anything back.
by ckoop
Fri Jun 05, 2015 9:07 am
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS
Replies: 5283
Views: 1822843

Re: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS

I'm checking everyday for the Orval. As to Oast House pricing, I think their location in wine country is the cause of their pricing. If you have been driving around buying $20 bottles of wine, then $8 bombers may not seem expensive. I found Silversmith to be similar in pricing. Also, I think they a...
by ckoop
Fri May 29, 2015 8:28 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS
Replies: 5283
Views: 1822843

Re: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS

Hey don't get me wrong, I love bellwoods, i only used them because of the ire that the price of princess wears girl pants is getting while the similarly priced bellwoods gets a pass (refering to their ipas). regardless of how people personally feel about the quality of either breweries beers, i seri...
by ckoop
Fri May 29, 2015 6:38 am
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS
Replies: 5283
Views: 1822843

Re: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS

So stop blaming the breweries for what you consider to be laughable pricing, etc., OCB-haters. They're only responding to what their sole viable distributor insists on. I think you're correct in some ways, but pricing in Ontario is terrible all around. Breweries like oast house and Bellwoods that o...
by ckoop
Tue Apr 28, 2015 4:43 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Dark Lord Day 2015
Replies: 65
Views: 26902

yeah, that's cool and all, i guess since this was a thread comprised primarily of people already committed to going and discussing info about the day, that the negative perspective didn't seem all that necessary to me. definitely if the thread were "hey i'm thinking about going to DLD, is it re...