LCBO beer releases for 2009

[GregClow]

Haha. My bad. I thought I read - Lakeport.

Ah!

Yeah, too many beer companies with "Lake" in their name...

[Belgian]

Just in Greg:

May 2009: The Lake beers of the world.
- Single-serving format preferred (500 ml).
- Lake-themed design and name (but no estuaries)
- Anything made with chestnuts or lemons automatically accepted.
- Must be something nobody would ever have imagined existed.
- Preference will be given to products that demonstrate unusual wetness.
- If you're Peter from Esprit we will hate your carton and blame YOU!

[inertiaboy]

May 2009: The Lake beers of the world.
...
- Anything made with chestnuts or lemons automatically accepted.
...

Woo Hoo! - Chestnut Beers rock

[nickelass]

Was there anything released for any of the April entries? What happened to the super premium beers, Canadian craft beers, and the US micro beers?

[GregClow]

Was there anything released for any of the April entries? What happened to the super premium beers, Canadian craft beers, and the US micro beers?

From the document linked by Cass in another thread earlier today:

Canadian Craft Beer
Scheduled for April (but delayed, obviously...) - year-round listings
Propeller ESB - LCBO 123547 - $13.50/6x341 ml bottles
Pumphouse Fire Chief's Ale - LCBO 120378 - $12.95/6x341 ml bottles
Whistler Premium Export Lager - LCBO 488346 - $12.50/6x341 ml bottles

Ethnic Beer
Scheduled for May - one-time listings
Estrella Damm (Spain) - LCBO 113183 - $2.25/500 ml can
Hite Beer (South Korea) - LCBO #TBA - $TBA/330 ml bottle
Banks Beer (Barbados) - LCBO 118505 - $2.20/335 ml bottle

Super Premium Beer
Scheduled for April - year-round listings
Harviestoun Bitter & Twisted - LCBO 54304 - $3.15/500 ml bottle
Fuller's ESB - LCBO 106435 - $2.50/500 ml can
Innis & Gunn Blonde - LCBO 118687 - $3.45/330 ml bottle

Gluten-Free Beer
Date TBA - year-round listing
Lakefront New Grist Gluten Free - LCBO 119370 - 6x355 ml bottles

Organic Beer
Scheduled for April/May - year-round listings
Boris Bio - LCBO 119826 - $2.25/500 ml can
Duchy's Original Organic Ale - LCBO 26971 - $3.35/500 ml bottle

USA Craft Beer
Scheduled for May - year-round listing
Victory Prima Pils - LCBO 123281 - $14.95/6x355 ml bottles

Ontario Craft Beer
Dates TBA - year-round listings
Denison's Weissbier - LCBO #TBC - $2.75/500 ml bottle
Railway City Iron Spike Blonde - LCBO #TBC - $2.75/500 ml bottle
Flying Monkey Hopitcal Illusion - LCBO #TBC - $11.95/6x355 ml bottle
Grand River Town Hall Lager - LCBO #TBC - $3.00/500 ml bottle
Dates TBA - seasonal products
Creemore Springs Unflitered Lager - LCBO #TBC - $2.95/473 ml can
Taps Vanilla Wheat Beer - LCBO #TBC - $2.50/473 ml can

[Radek]

It is great to see more and more local listings that use 500 ml format (which I think is best of both worlds)

[Bobsy]

Hite Beer (South Korea)

After reading the reviews I can only conclude that a letter was accidentally left out of this beer's name.

[icemachine]

The Taps Vanilla Wheat is quite good when brewery fresh, look forward to seeing it in stores.

[Jan Primus]

Plenty of nice session beers there.

[Sanchex]

I'm a little disappointed that Hite isn't coming in a 1.6L plastic bottle format... it just won't be the same.

[Timmy]

Some nice listings there. Really excited for the Prima Pils and the new craft brew listings. We got some great beer in Canada and it's nice to see more of it available.

[Bobsy]

I saw some Pump House Blueberry at Summerhill... what's that all about?

[GregClow]

I saw some Pump House Blueberry at Summerhill... what's that all about?

Good question. It came in as a one-off a year or two back - maybe they decided to bring in some more?

[velovampire]

I saw some Pump House Blueberry at Summerhill... what's that all about?

There was a bunch at Brock St. LCBO yesterday too...still waiting on the Fire Chief's Ale, and hoping the Blueberry isn't a sad replacement...

[midlife crisis]

Blueberry Ale is all over the place if you do an LCBO search. I've got a funny feeling ...