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2020 Holiday Gift Packs at the LCBO

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2020 Holiday Gift Packs at the LCBO

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Steam Whistle Shower Caddy Gift Pack $29.95 2838 STEAM WHISTLE BREWING
Grolsch 1.5L $13.95 1500 MARK ANTHONY BRANDS
Beau's Holiday Gift Pack 2020 $15.95 1419 BEAU'S ALL NATURAL BREWING CO
Stella Artois $7.5 750 LABATT BREWERIES ONTARIO
Innis & Gunn Gift Pack $14.95 1320 PMA CANADA LTD.
Collective Arts Mixed Pack $19.95 2838 COLLECTIVE ARTS BREWING LIMITED
Sapporo Premium Beer Gift Pack $15.95 2000 SLEEMAN BREWING & MALTING CO.
Cowbell Brewing Co. Winter Collection $18.95 2830 BLYTH BREWING
Creemore Springs Holiday Gift Pack $15.95 1250 CREEMORE SPRINGS BREWERY LTD.
Railway City - Winter Gift Pack $14.9 1419 RAILWAY CITY BREWING COMPANY
Czechvar 5l Keg $24.95 5000 BRUCE ASHLEY GROUP
Stella Artois Giftbox $37.75 750 LABATT BREWERIES ONTARIO
Van Steenberge - Belgian Tasting Pack $19.95 1980 HORIZON BEERS INC.
Historic Ales from Scotland $12.95 1320 CRAFT BRAND COMPANY INC.
Muskoka Double Chocolate Cranberry Stout $14.95 750 LAKES OF MUSKOKA COTTAGE BREWERY
Lake Of Bays Toasty Toes Taster Pack $22.95 2365 Lake of Bays Brewing Co.
Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Porter Gift Pack $15.95 500 COLLECTIVE ARTS BREWING LIMITED
St. Bernardus Mixed Pack $21.95 1980 HORIZON BEERS INC.
Erdinger Variety Pack $20.95 2500 MCCLELLAND PREMIUM IMPORTS
Belhaven Brewery Merry Craftmas $18.95 1980 BRUCE ASHLEY GROUP
St-Feuillien Abbey Beer Discovery Gift Pack $22.95 1980 TERRA FIRMA WINES
Samuel Smiths Selection Gift Pack $16.95 1650 TERRA FIRMA WINES
Warsteiner Premium Pilsener Mini Keg $28.95 5000 COLIO ESTATE WINES
O'Hara's Irish Ales Pack $11.95 1500 MCCLELLAND PREMIUM IMPORTS
Big Rock Winter Spice Ale $3.5 473 BIG ROCK BREWERY
La Chouffe Mixed pack 3+Glass $15.95 990 HORIZON BEERS INC.
Whitewater Collection $13.95 1892 WHITEWATER BREWING
Fuller's 2020 Vintage Ale $8.95 500 PREMIER BRAND, LTD.
Bavarian Alps 3 Collectors Bottle Gift Pack $13.95 1500 H.H.D. IMPORTS
Moosehead Holiday Gift Pack 2020 $13.95 946 THE PREMIUM BEER COMPANY INC.
Petrus Tradition Gift Pack $14.95 990 HORIZON BEERS INC.
Wayne Gretzky Craft Brewing Hat Trick Taster $16.95 1419 ANDREW PELLER LIMITED
Chimay Quadrilogy Gift Pack $19.95 1320 MCCLELLAND PREMIUM IMPORTS
Unibroue Blonde de L'Enfer $9.95 750 SLEEMAN BREWING & MALTING CO.
Left Field Brewery - Holiday Mix Pack $11.95 1065 Left Field Brewery
Perth Brewery Christmas 4 Pack $14.95 1892 PERTH BREWERY LTD.
Holiday Tacklebox $12.95 1892 BOBCAYGEON BREWING COMPANY LIMITED
IPA Fun Box - 6 Foolishly Good IPAs $19.95 2838 REFINED FOOL
Redline Inline-Four Pack $13.95 1892 REDLINE BREWHOUSE
Society of Beer Drinking Ladies - Beer Squad $17.95 946 HENDERSON BREWING CO

Note: Gift Packs usually start popping up on shelves around Halloween.

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Post by Craig »

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.

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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

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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.

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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/

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Post by seangm »

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.

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Wooop, love the Belgian gift packs.
:D
I'm guessing none of them have glassware though...I pretty much just buy the giftpacks for myself though :lol:

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El Pinguino wrote:Wooop, love the Belgian gift packs.
:D
I'm guessing none of them have glassware though...I pretty much just buy the giftpacks for myself though :lol:
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.

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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 :roll:

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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 :roll:
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.

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Post by Lunardr0ne »

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.

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Post by ry_kinney »

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.

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They're listed! They're actually listed!

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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
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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.

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