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LCBO Autumn Import / Halloween / Ontario Release 2017

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LCBO Autumn Import / Halloween / Ontario Release 2017

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Begins week of Sept. 10th:

Imported:
HET ANKER NV | Cuvee van de Keizer Rood | 9.95 | 750 | 10
DUVEL MOORTGAT NV | Mc Chouffe | 9.95 | 750 | 8
TO OL APS | Black Ball | 4.95 | 500 | 8
LES BRASSEURS GMT INC. | Apocalypse | 7.95 | 750 | 9
LA BRASSERIE MCAUSLAN INC | St-Ambroise Pumpkin Ale | 2.95 | 473 | 5
AMAGER BRYGHUS | Amager Rye King. Danish Rye Stout | 7.9 | 500 | 7.7
CREW REPUBLIC BREWERY GMBH | Roundhouse Kick, Extra Strong German Imp Stou | 3.95 | 330 | 9.2
STAATLICHES HOFBRAUHAUS | Hofbrau Oktoberfestbier | 3.5 | 500 | 6.3
DAFOE INTERNATIONAL, LTD. | Paulaner Oktoberfest 'Wiesn' Bier | 2.75 | 500 | 6
BRUNSWICK BIER WORKS INC | Weihenstephan Vitus | 3.95 | 500 | 7.7
THE THORNBRIDGE HALL COUNTRY H | Thornbridge Eldon Bourbon Oak Imperial Stout | 3.65 | 330 | 8
HARVIESTOUN BREWERY LTD. | Ola Dubh 12 yr old | 5.95 | 330 | 8
NEW HOLLAND BREWING CO. | New Holland Dragon's Milk | 8.95 | 650 | 11

Halloween:
DUVEL MOORTGAT USA, LTD | Boulevard Funkier Pumpkin | 16.95 | 750 | 8.5
GRAND RIVER BREWING | Highballer Pumpkin Ale | 3.25 | 473 | 4.9
CREEMORE SPRINGS BREWERY LTD. | Creemore Springs Oktoberfest Lager 625mL | 5.95 | 625 | 5.4
LAKE OF BAYS BREWING COMPANY | Wild North Series Pumpkin Ale | 3.05 | 473 | 6
SAWDUST CITY BREWING COMPANY L | Sawdust City - Sagemehl Stadt Festbier | 3.25 | 473 | 5
CENTRAL CITY BREWERS + DISTILL | Central City Imperial Pumpkin Ale | 7.95 | 650 | 8
BEAU'S ALL NATURAL BREWING CO. | Beau's Mix Fall 2017 | 26 | 2400 | 5
MILL ST. BREWERY | Mill Street Harvest Sampler 2017 | 14.4 | 2130 | 6
MILL ST. BREWERY | Flemish Farmhouse Red Brett Sour | 9.45 | 750 | 6.2
FLYING MONKEYS CRAFT BREWERY | Flying Monkeys Paranormal Imperial Pumpkin Al | 7.95 | 473 | 10
COLLECTIVE ARTS BREWING LIMITE | Collective Arts Project Sour Harvest Saison | 3.45 | 473 | 5
LES BRASSEURS GMT INC. | Apocalypse | 7.95 | 750 | 9
2409659 ONTARIO INC. O/A BIG R | Big Rig Pumpkin Porter | 2.95 | 473 | 5.8
LA BRASSERIE MCAUSLAN INC | St-Ambroise Pumpkin Ale | 2.95 | 473 | 5
GREAT LAKES BREWING CO. INC. | Great Lakes Brewery Pumpkin Ale | 4.95 | 650 | 5.5
GREAT LAKES BREWING CO. INC. | Great Lakes Brewery Saison Dupump | 5.95 | 650 | 5.2
PIONEER BREWERY LTD. | Black Creek Pioneer Harvest Pumpkin Ale - 473 | 3.25 | 473 | 5

Ontario:
KICHESIPPI BEER COMPANY INC. | Kichesippi Bristol Stout | 2.95 | 473 | 4.8
DOUBLE TROUBLE BREWING INC | Pecan Porter | 3.25 | 473 | 5.8
AMSTERDAM BREWING COMPANY | Boneshaker Skull Mug Gift Pack | 19.95 | 1892 | 7.1
FORKED RIVER BREWING CORP. | Forked River Full City Coffee Porter | 3.95 | 473 | 5.5
FORKED RIVER BREWING CORP. | Forked River Flanders Red | 8.95 | 500 | 6.7
NORTH AMERICAN CRAFT | Trailer Park Boys, Ricky's Catch 23 Malt Liqu | 2.6 | 473 | 6
BEAU'S ALL NATURAL BREWING CO. | Beau's ST Luke's Verse | 5.65 | 600 | 6.5
BEAU'S ALL NATURAL BREWING CO. | Beau's Sticke Alt | 7.95 | 600 | 6.8
BEAU'S ALL NATURAL BREWING CO. | Beau's The Tom Green Cherry Milk Stout | 5.45 | 600 | 5.6
MACLEAN'S ALES INC. | MacLean's Luck & Charm Oatmeal Stout | 3.9 | 500 | 5.6
THE PUBLICAN'S HOUSE LIMITED | O'Leerie Stout | 3 | 473 | 4.6
CAMERON'S BREWING CO. | Cameron's Brewmaster's Selection Taster 4 Pac | 11.95 | 1892 | 5
THE COLLINGWOOD BREWERY LTD | Whitney's Vintage Wet Hopped Ale | 3.3 | 473 | 6.9
ROYAL CITY BREWING CO. INC. | Remembrance Red | 5.95 | 650 | 5
REFINED FOOL BREWING COMPANY I | Suburban Menace, American Amber Ale | 5.95 | 650 | 5.7
ANDERSON CRAFT ALES LTD | AUTUMN | 13.95 | 2130 | 5.5
LAKE OF BAYS BREWING COMPANY | The West Wind Black India Pale Ale | 3.15 | 473 | 7
PERTH BREWERY LTD | Cascader Invader Local Wet Hop | 3.05 | 473 | 4.7
MOOSEHEAD BREWERIES LIMITED | Hop City 8th Sin Black Lager | 3 | 473 | 5
2409659 ONTARIO INC. O/A BIG R | Big Rig Tartan Pants Scotch Ale | 2.75 | 473 | 6.4
JUNCTION CRAFT BREWING | Junction Black Lager | 2.85 | 473 | 5.1
LEFT FIELD BREWERY INC. | Left Field Brewery Bricks & Mortar Coffee Por | 7.95 | 650 | 6
FOUR FATHERS BREWING COMPANY L | Shevchenko 9 | 3.1 | 473 | 5
COLLECTIVE ARTS BREWING LIMITE | Collective Arts Project IPA No. 4 | 3.45 | 473 | 7.1

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Post by Ukie »

Thanks for posting Cass!

Nice to see Ola Dubh back, I was just thinking about it just the other day.

Looking towards trying the Black Ball and O'Leerie Stout.

Other than that ........!

Actually the Collective Arts #4 but I can get that here.

Oh and the Dragons Milk for sure.

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Post by Craig »

I didn't even know Van de Keizer did a red. Definitely want one of those.

Roundhouse Kick looks like good value, never had it. Love the format/price for the style.

Dragons Milk, yay. Always welcome.

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Post by northyorksammy »

a couple of extra base hits among many groundouts
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Post by Belgian »

A few nice ones. The last time I had Paulaner Wiesen was Auf'm Wiesen... a tour of duty in the beer tents 13 years ago. and the next day? Woozy from Wiesn Bier. This picture doesn't convey how loud and crowded this thing is.

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The Vitus WeizenBock is excellent. Bottle I had was well-aged yet amazing.
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Post by rfrf »

less and less interest in what the LCBO stocks compared to brewery releases in Toronto as the year goes on ..

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Post by Belgian »

rfrf wrote:less and less interest in what the LCBO stocks compared to brewery releases in Toronto as the year goes on ..
They have such a passionate and innovative way of selling exciting beer to a receptive market.
I don't know how the Board manages this brilliant work with so few staff and so little financial resource!
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Post by spinrsx »

too bad we cant get Dragons Milk in the smaller size format (they have it in 4 packs in the states)

I guess Great Divide Yeti is part of the winter release?

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Post by darmokandjalad »

Wish we could trade the St Ambroise Citrouille for the RIS or Vintage or something. Or that barrel-aged scotch ale.

No joke, there were still 4 packs of St. Ambroise Pumpkin from the last Halloween release gathering dust at my local store up until last week. $4.95 per pack, which would actually be a really good deal if it weren't a pumpkin beer that had passed its BBD a minimum of two months ago.

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Post by bradb »

I will be loading up on Vitus, such a magnificent beer.

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Post by JaseWescott »

interested in the Flemish Farmhouse Red Brett Sour by Mill Street and Flanders Red by Forked River. happy to see Bricks & Mortar Coffee Porter by Left Field returning :wink:

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Post by sofakingdrunk »

bradb wrote:I will be loading up on Vitus, such a magnificent beer.

Agreed. I made the mistake of only grabbing 2 last time it was here, before it was gone.

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BRUNSWICK BIER WORKS INC | Weihenstephan Vitus | 3.95 | 500 | 7.7

Brewed in Toronto?

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Post by Cass »

JerCraigs wrote:BRUNSWICK BIER WORKS INC | Weihenstephan Vitus | 3.95 | 500 | 7.7

Brewed in Toronto?
Same thing with Omnipollo I believe. That's the Craft Brand Co. guys - they're contract brewing their repped brands locally at their own brewery.

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Post by S M A »

Wow, that's crazy. I've had the Omnipollo, it's good. But doing a craft IPA, and doing a top beer from one of the oldest breweries in the world are two very different things. If this can be pulled off well, that would be a very exciting development indeed.

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