The Bar Towel

Huh, some interesting stuff in there. Bourbon barrel aged Imperial porter gift pack, and all the Belgians! St Feuillien, st bernardus, Petrus and Chimay! I'll finally get to try the Chimay Doree, fun.

No Bons Voeux though, which is heartbreaking.

Craig wrote:Huh, some interesting stuff in there. Bourbon barrel aged Imperial porter gift pack, and all the Belgians! St Feuillien, st bernardus, Petrus and Chimay! I'll finally get to try the Chimay Doree, fun.

No Bons Voeux though, which is heartbreaking.

Hopefully that CA gift pack, isn’t just their name for the cylinder they put it in and that poster thing that comes with it. I agree, the Belgian ones are always great, looking forward to the Chouffe one which I don’t remember seeing before. And glad to see the Samuel Smith back...not so much for the pack itself(which is usually good) but because it hopefully means they’re bringing back the SS winter warmer as well. Curious what the Left Field one will be....and yeah I wish Bons Veux was here every year. I’m down to my last bottle

Fuller's Vintage leads the pack here, IMO (though I will miss Bon Voeux too). Curious about what might be in a couple of others, such as the offering from the underrated Redline, Left Field, maybe O'Hara.

nice to see Samuel Smith's back. The Collective Arts Mix Pack might be the one they sell now with 6 core beers for $19.95

https://collectiveartsbrewing.com/shop/ ... ix-6-pack/

Finally, O'Hara's makes a return. While I wish it was just the stout individually, I'll take what I can get; probably my all-time favourite Irish dry stout. Some other good looking packs in there as well- time to start saving.

Wooop, love the Belgian gift packs.

I'm guessing none of them have glassware though...I pretty much just buy the giftpacks for myself though

El Pinguino wrote:Wooop, love the Belgian gift packs.

I'm guessing none of them have glassware though...I pretty much just buy the giftpacks for myself though

That's funny. Me too. I hand them to my kids and say "here, give me this for Christmas." Works out well for all concerned.

Also glad to see Sam Smith 3 pack plus pint glass returning . Just hope that we are able to get Sam's Winter Welcome at Christmas. Wonder what Fullers Vintage will be like now because of the new Japanese ownership and the fact that they have lost their last two head brewers over the last year and a half

tyke66a wrote:Also glad to see Sam Smith 3 pack plus pint glass returning . Just hope that we are able to get Sam's Winter Welcome at Christmas. Wonder what Fullers Vintage will be like now because of the new Japanese ownership and the fact that they have lost their last two head brewers over the last year and a half

Last years Fullers vintage was the only time I’ve ever regretted buying more than one bottle. Just wasn’t nearly on par with previous years. The imperial ipa they released around the same time(maybe a bit later) was what the vintage should have been imo.

Hopefully they get it back on track.

JaseWescott wrote:
Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Porter Gift Pack $15.95 500 COLLECTIVE ARTS BREWING LIMITED

This is probably just the 500ml bottle in a box: https://collectiveartsbrewing.com/beers ... al-porter/
I skipped it last year, $16 felt a bit high for me.
Did anyone try last year's edition? I'm curious if it's good enough to justify that hefty price tag.

Lunardr0ne wrote:

JaseWescott wrote:
Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Porter Gift Pack $15.95 500 COLLECTIVE ARTS BREWING LIMITED

This is probably just the 500ml bottle in a box: https://collectiveartsbrewing.com/beers ... al-porter/
I skipped it last year, $16 felt a bit high for me.
Did anyone try last year's edition? I'm curious if it's good enough to justify that hefty price tag.

Had a few pours for a couple tokens at the Steamwhistle winter beer festival. What a steal! Delicious with layered flavors and a great bourbon presence.

They're listed! They're actually listed!

Holiday Gift packs are available online and ready to ship to the store

looks like Chocolate Manifesto is in 473 ml cans this year for $5.25

Fuller's Vintage Ale 2020 reads

For the Vintage Ale 2020, we've stayed true to our roots - sourcing all our ingredients here in the UK. The story starts with DRC®, a Double Roasted Crystal malt from East Anglia that promises malty sweetness rich in caramel and raisin. Then there's the Herefordshire hops - Jester® and Godiva- adding ripe berry fruit and tangy citrus notes to the signature marmalade flavours of our famous Fuller's yeast.

Holiday Gift Packs are on the LCBO Floor.