Re: LCBO Summer Craft Beer Release 2016
Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2016 9:39 am
calling and Friegeist both on shelves now
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Friend just picked up the calling, saying it has a best before date of Feb 2017, bottled in Feb 2016... Anyone else see this too?spinrsx wrote:calling and Friegeist both on shelves now
Yup, Feb 22 in Summerhill.DeMarco wrote:Friend just picked up the calling, saying it has a best before date of Feb 2017, bottled in Feb 2016... Anyone else see this too?spinrsx wrote:calling and Friegeist both on shelves now
DeMarco wrote:Friend just picked up the calling, saying it has a best before date of Feb 2017, bottled in Feb 2016... Anyone else see this too?spinrsx wrote:calling and Friegeist both on shelves now
I didn't enjoy this batch nearly as much as the last time it came to the LCBO.DeMarco wrote:Rogue 7 Hop IPA ... Bottled May 3. Just so frustrating.
Same in Ottawa. Tasting good though.DeMarco wrote:Friend just picked up the calling, saying it has a best before date of Feb 2017, bottled in Feb 2016... Anyone else see this too?spinrsx wrote:calling and Friegeist both on shelves now
I've heard it's tasting like an old IPA. I guess YMMV.Inkling wrote:Same in Ottawa. Tasting good though.DeMarco wrote:Friend just picked up the calling, saying it has a best before date of Feb 2017, bottled in Feb 2016... Anyone else see this too?spinrsx wrote:calling and Friegeist both on shelves now
just picked up 4 of these today, rogue, freigeist, bam biere and the calling, cant wait.Cass wrote:Here it is:
405860 Rogue 7 Hop IPA $7.25 650 7.4
318758 Cuvee des Jacobins Belgian Lambic Ale $3.95 330 5.5
447995 St. Louis Fond Tradition Kriek Lambic $5.60 375 4
365726 Samuel Smith's Organic Apricot Ale $5.95 550 5.1
442517 Freigeist Abraxxxas Pear Lichtenhainer $5.95 500 6
406447 Aecht Schlenkeria Rauchbier Weizen Dark $3.85 500 5.2
455964 Jolly Pumpkin Bam Biere $9.95 750 4.5
441964 Saison du Japon $4.25 330 5
441972 Chimay Gold $3.65 330 4.8
441980 The Calling IPA $14.95 1420 8.5
Just okay IMO; I didn't take any notes but you can definitely tell the bottles are 5 months old. Also, with a one-year shelf life I'm guessing they pasteurize their beers, similar to Anchor. And that kind of comes through in the taste i.e. it still has a "bold" hop character because it's a heavily hopped beer, but due to the age of the bottle and the pasteurization the flavours and aromas aren't nearly as bright and pungent as a fresh, well-made, local DIPA.spinrsx wrote:so how is the calling ipa tasting?
never had it before but it was still good and hoppy. my wife and i both enjoyed it.spinrsx wrote:so how is the calling ipa tasting?
Ukie wrote:Just returned from Upper James LC in Hamilton and the Jolly Pumpkin was reduced/on sale for $8 a bottle.
I only bought a couple last week, phew!