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Post by Provost Drunk »

The return of a classic in Westmalle Dubbel and debut of a bourbon barrel aged quad and a new Schneider Tap X is just fine by me!

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PeenSteen wrote:Westmalle Dubbel
Twice As Mad Tom (tall can)
Finest Kind (tall can)
Goose Island Rambler IPA
Collective Arts Sour Pumpkin Saison
Collective Arts Wet Hopped Wheat Ale
Trooper Porter
Charlie Wells Dry Hopped Lager
Royal City Autumn Ale
Nickel Brook Wet Hopped Pale Ale (tall can)
Beau's St. Luke's Verse
Big Rig Midnight Kissed My Cow Stout
Boulevard BBQ
Nogne Rye Porter
Schneider Tap X Marie's Rendezvous
Red Racer Pumpkin Ale
Parallel 49 Pumpkin Ale
Propeller IPA (tall can)
Any product numbers for these? Thanks!

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ChrisK wrote:You're joking but kind of on the right track as sampling it for customers in the store would go a long way. They already do it with the more accessible beers like Keith's or Mill St, though I wouldn't presume to know how much choice each LCBO store exercises regarding what they sample in-store.
None. They are paid programs. And the big companies have access to the best time slots before everyone else.
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PeenSteen wrote:Westmalle Dubbel
Twice As Mad Tom (tall can)
Finest Kind (tall can)
Goose Island Rambler IPA
Collective Arts Sour Pumpkin Saison
Collective Arts Wet Hopped Wheat Ale
Trooper Porter
Charlie Wells Dry Hopped Lager
Royal City Autumn Ale
Nickel Brook Wet Hopped Pale Ale (tall can)
Beau's St. Luke's Verse
Big Rig Midnight Kissed My Cow Stout
Boulevard BBQ
Nogne Rye Porter
Schneider Tap X Marie's Rendezvous
Red Racer Pumpkin Ale
Parallel 49 Pumpkin Ale
Propeller IPA (tall can)
This release gives me a bit of a boner. I like a lot of what I see there... especially things that will now be in cans.

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Post by sofakingdrunk »

Looks promising. I'll even admit to enjoying this beaus beer when I had it :o

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Post by spinrsx »

opened this up last night in anticipation of the lcbo release. Goes for 14.99 usd, wonder what the lcbo will sell it for.

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Post by lister »

Westmalle Dubbel!!!

:D
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Post by Belgian »

lister wrote:Westmalle Dubbel!!!

:D
The Anti-IPA, and basically really good. Older bottlings aged magnificently beyond the BBD, I've heard recent ones don't.
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MatttthewGeorge wrote:
ChrisK wrote:You're joking but kind of on the right track as sampling it for customers in the store would go a long way. They already do it with the more accessible beers like Keith's or Mill St, though I wouldn't presume to know how much choice each LCBO store exercises regarding what they sample in-store.
None. They are paid programs. And the big companies have access to the best time slots before everyone else.
That's unfortunate.

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Post by GtownRandy »

Across The Pond English Pale Ale
—LCBO#: 481069 | 473 mL can
Alcohol/Vol5.5% Made in:Ontario, Canada By:High Park Brewery Style:Medium & Malty

Rodenbach Vintage
—LCBO#: 402578 | 750 mL bottle
Alcohol/Vol7.0% Made in:Belgium By:Palm Breweries
last year it did not appear until mid-Nov. between dec10 and dec24 last year the lcbo sold 2400 bottles in those two weeks

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Post by S. St. Jeb »

GtownRandy wrote:Across The Pond English Pale Ale
LCBO listing says "Pale" ale, but the announcement on Canadian Beer News http://www.canadianbeernews.com/2016/08 ... g-to-lcbo/ with a picture of the can says "Special" ale.

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MatttthewGeorge wrote:
ChrisK wrote:You're joking but kind of on the right track as sampling it for customers in the store would go a long way. They already do it with the more accessible beers like Keith's or Mill St, though I wouldn't presume to know how much choice each LCBO store exercises regarding what they sample in-store.
None. They are paid programs. And the big companies have access to the best time slots before everyone else.
Regardless, maybe importers like esprit, R&R, keep6 should participate in the tasting program. I understand having done this for Black Oak that this costs money and doesn't always translate into sales, but it sucks not having Dupont. :D

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Post by Ukie »

In my local store today asking about if they had any Stone products coming in and the CSR mentioned Stone "Go To Ipa".

Anyone any info?

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Ukie wrote:In my local store today asking about if they had any Stone products coming in and the CSR mentioned Stone "Go To Ipa".

Anyone any info?
Tall cans...this and AB

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Post by spinrsx »

Will any of these stone beers be regular listings?

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