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LCBO 2015 Xmas Release

Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2015 11:30 am
by spinrsx
not formally announced, but it looks like it will include these:

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was hoping to see the st ambroise RIS and vintage ale back again..

Re: LCBO 2015 Xmas Release

Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2015 12:10 pm
by AugustusRex
spinrsx wrote:not formally announced, but it looks like it will include these:

was hoping to see the st ambroise RIS and vintage ale back again..

Thanks for the post, but looking at that list, I can't help feeling like I've been kicked in the stomach...

Re: LCBO 2015 Xmas Release

Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2015 12:43 pm
by spinrsx
could be worse I guess. Will be nice to have the bernardus mixed pack back again.

Re: LCBO 2015 Xmas Release

Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2015 1:49 pm
by jeremyg
meeeehhhhhhhhhh

Re: LCBO 2015 Xmas Release

Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2015 2:06 pm
by darmokandjalad
Looks like a copy and paste of the list from last Xmas, with Petrus #9 and an Aventinus variant thrown in.
spinrsx wrote:could be worse I guess. Will be nice to have the bernardus mixed pack back again.
Definitely the main bright spot. The lack of St. Ambroise RIS and Vintage Ale is a huge bummer, though.

Re: LCBO 2015 Xmas Release

Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2015 2:11 pm
by Masterplan
darmokandjalad wrote:Looks like a copy and paste of the list from last Xmas, with Petrus #9 and an Aventinus variant thrown in.
spinrsx wrote:could be worse I guess. Will be nice to have the bernardus mixed pack back again.
Definitely the main bright spot. The lack of St. Ambroise RIS and Vintage Ale is a huge bummer, though.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but weren't these initial left off the Christmas release last year but still came eventually?

Re: LCBO 2015 Xmas Release

Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2015 2:50 pm
by atomeyes
Masterplan wrote:
darmokandjalad wrote:Looks like a copy and paste of the list from last Xmas, with Petrus #9 and an Aventinus variant thrown in.
spinrsx wrote:could be worse I guess. Will be nice to have the bernardus mixed pack back again.
Definitely the main bright spot. The lack of St. Ambroise RIS and Vintage Ale is a huge bummer, though.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but weren't these initial left off the Christmas release last year but still came eventually?
thought that also happened with Sammiclaus.

but what a shitty list. i still have some 6-packs of st berny from last year. it's a nice thing to have available, but it looks like i'll again be spending my beer $$ in the US of A and not in Ontario

Re: LCBO 2015 Xmas Release

Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2015 8:48 pm
by darmokandjalad
Masterplan wrote:
darmokandjalad wrote:Looks like a copy and paste of the list from last Xmas, with Petrus #9 and an Aventinus variant thrown in.
spinrsx wrote:could be worse I guess. Will be nice to have the bernardus mixed pack back again.
Definitely the main bright spot. The lack of St. Ambroise RIS and Vintage Ale is a huge bummer, though.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but weren't these initial left off the Christmas release last year but still came eventually?
There was an effort to bring those two St. Ambroise products in, but I believe it ultimately failed.

Samichlaus did show up eventually, however. Well after Christmas, I think.

Re: LCBO 2015 Xmas Release

Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2015 11:50 pm
by sofakingdrunk
Nothing earth shattering, but, for me, there's still some good fall-back tasty beers that I enjoy each year(even if they are repetitive). I'll probably end up buying Sam smith warmer,both st berny products,St peters,Fullers as per usual. It would be nice to see more new/interesting stuff on there though.....and of course, more products with glassware

Re: LCBO 2015 Xmas Release

Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2015 7:56 am
by Winter is Coming
Looks like the St Bernardus 6-pack price has gone up $1 from last year.

Re: LCBO 2015 Xmas Release

Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2015 9:54 am
by cfrancis
Underwhelming.

Re: LCBO 2015 Xmas Release

Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2015 10:43 pm
by iguenard
Like always, the winter release (stouts and barleywines) is always so much more interesting.

Re: LCBO 2015 Xmas Release

Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2015 10:18 am
by DeMarco
I'm guessing there won't be any beer advent calendars this year...

Re: LCBO 2015 Xmas Release

Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2015 3:00 pm
by sprague11
Lackluster is probably the first word that came to mind.

Re: LCBO 2015 Xmas Release

Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2015 3:22 pm
by Coronaeus
Boy the LCBO loves those Historic Beers of Scotland.

I bet a bunch of these repeats sell well due primarily to secret santa shoppers. I know that one or more of these makes an appearance at my wife's work Christmas party every year...