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Why is there no 3 Fonteinen at the LCBO?

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BakaGaijin
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Why is there no 3 Fonteinen at the LCBO?

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Well, according to Drikkeriget ApS:

"LCBO is buying 3 Fonteinen trough CBI and me. LCBO hasent been interested in ordering 3 Fonteinen the last year.

They wanted to buy Framboos, but if you do not order any of the ordenary Oude Geuze you do not get any of the special releases."
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Post by MatttthewGeorge »

Well you know what will fix that problem? Beer being sold at Loblaws. :roll:
I used to sell beer. Now I don't.
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Post by Craig »

This is incredibly depressing.
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Post by jrenihan »

I realize the relevant people from the LCBO are not reading this, but I would like to assure them that I would buy a hell of a lot of 3F geuze if it was brought in.
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Post by spinrsx »

wonder how we got the the a&t then? (isn't that a special release?)
BakaGaijin wrote:Well, according to Drikkeriget ApS:

"LCBO is buying 3 Fonteinen trough CBI and me. LCBO hasent been interested in ordering 3 Fonteinen the last year.

They wanted to buy Framboos, but if you do not order any of the ordenary Oude Geuze you do not get any of the special releases."
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Post by BakaGaijin »

I believe Leanne Rhee is the beer/cider category manager at the LCBO.

Feel free to contact her regarding any/all concerns you may have pertaining to LCBO purchasing strategies:

leanne.rhee@lcbo.com.
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Didn't the Geuze sell out like instantly the last time it came in?
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Post by jrenihan »

That was the Armand & Tommy, not the regular geuze. But I expect the regular would sell pretty darn quickly as well.
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Why would we want a boring regular Gueuze when we are getting the St. Louis "Premium" Gueuze?
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Post by spinrsx »

Be funny if all this time all we had to do was email the lcbo person above asking for 3f and we'd have it. But no one did..

Even sending a link to ratebeer or ba so they can cross reference what they buy versus quality
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Post by BakaGaijin »

spinrsx wrote:Be funny if all this time all we had to do was email the lcbo person above asking for 3f and we'd have it. But no one did..

Even sending a link to ratebeer or ba so they can cross reference what they buy versus quality
It would not surprise me if this was the case. People should spend less time bitching and more time proactively encouraging change.

I've forwarded off Drikkeriget ApS contact info to an agent who is eager to contact them in regards to 3F. Hopefully, we see some 3F in the future.

Here is more LCBO contact info. Contact the Beer people and request that they bring in products you are interested in. Contact the inventory people and ask them why IPA's waste away in the warehouse. Contact the lab people and ask them why IPA's waste away awaiting for lab testing.

SPIRITS & BEER - 864-6356 Dept. 902
Chris Robertson, Business Unit Director, Spirits & Beer 365-5886 chris.robertson@lcbo.com.
Heather Valorzi, Administrative Assistant 864-6356 heather.valorzi@lcbo.com.
Michael Gieck, Spirits & Beer, Product Advisor 864-2522  michael.gieck@lcbo.com.



BEER & CIDER
Leanne Rhee, Category Manager, Beer & Cider 365-5889 leanne.rhee@lcbo.com.
Mark Wilson, Product Manager, Beer & Cider 365-5879 mark.wilson@lcbo.com.
Karen Carter, Beer & Cider Administrator 864-2425 karen.carter@lcbo.com.

INVENTORY SPIRITS & BEER
Anton Muljadi, Inventory Manager, Spirits & RTD 864-6846 anton.muljadi@lcbo.com.
Courtney Allison, Inventory Replenishment Manager, Spirits & RTD 864-6986 courtney.allison@lcbo.com.
Chris Carter, Order Specialist, Domestic & LCL Imports 365-5895 chris.carter@lcbo.com.
Marie Vieira, Order Specialist, Domestic & FCL Imports 864-6844 marie.vieira@lcbo.com.
Margaret Bajnoczi, Order Specialist, Beer & Cider 365-5903 margaret.bajnoczi@lcbo.com.
Michael Halliday, Inventory Manager, Beer & Cider 365-5888 michael.halliday@lcbo.com.
Van Tran, Inventory Replenishment Manager, Beer & Cider 365-5898 van.tran@lcbo.com.
Terri McGowan, Order Specialist, RTD & US Imports 365-5899 terri.mcgowan@lcbo.com.
Widad Abdosh, Inventory Expeditor, Spirits & Beer 864-3154 widad.abdosh@lcbo.com.


LABORATORY sheila's new number -5827
Dorina Brasoveanu, Laboratory Manager 864-6876 dorina.brasoveanu@lcbo.com.
Carol Drummond, Quality Officer 864-6726 carol.drummond@lcbo.com.
Marguerite Taccogna, Sample Co-ordinator 365-5925 marguerite.taccogna@lcbo.com.
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