New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS

cratez · Post by **cratez** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 11:10 am

groulxsome wrote: What's the over/under on "it's better on tap" or "the last batch was better" posts?

It's consistently great in all formats.

matt7215 · Post by **matt7215** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 11:23 am

cratez wrote:
groulxsome wrote: What's the over/under on "it's better on tap" or "the last batch was better" posts?
It's consistently great in all formats.

i was underwhelmed by the single bottle of this ive had, but i hope the bombers are filled with the beer that gets everyone around here so excited

i like that they priced this at $6.95 a bomber

JesseMcG · Post by **JesseMcG** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 11:54 am

matt7215 wrote:
cratez wrote:
groulxsome wrote: What's the over/under on "it's better on tap" or "the last batch was better" posts?
It's consistently great in all formats.
i was underwhelmed by the single bottle of this ive had, but i hope the bombers are filled with the beer that gets everyone around here so excited

i like that they priced this at $6.95 a bomber

Is that really a good price though?

2 tall boys of Mad Tom, 946ml, $5.90.
1 bomber of RPA, 650ml, $6.95.

And IMHO I don't believe it to be far superior to Mad Tom.

I'll still buy some of it, as I love it... and it'll be a good companion to Mad Tom in my fridge. But I don't think it's a *great* price.

heebes · Post by **heebes** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 12:00 pm

6 packs from the brewery were over priced too so its not a surprise.

no need to go into the "its not overpriced if people will pay it" argument again but yeah

i'd have prefered regular bottles, probably wont be getting many bombers of it...not liking the recent preference of large formats for IPAs (Lone Pine, 10 Bitter Years etc..)

JesseMcG · Post by **JesseMcG** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 12:08 pm

heebes wrote:6 packs from the brewery were over priced too so its not a surprise.

no need to go into the "its not overpriced if people will pay it" argument again but yeah

i'd have prefered regular bottles, probably wont be getting many bombers of it...not liking the recent preference of large formats for IPAs (Lone Pine, 10 Bitter Years etc..)

No I'm not surprised. And yeah, I get the "if ppl will pay it" argument. I am a little surprised that matt made a point of saying he liked the price. That's all.

matt7215 · Post by **matt7215** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 12:08 pm

JesseMcG wrote:
matt7215 wrote:
cratez wrote: It's consistently great in all formats.
i was underwhelmed by the single bottle of this ive had, but i hope the bombers are filled with the beer that gets everyone around here so excited

i like that they priced this at $6.95 a bomber
Is that really a good price though?

2 tall boys of Mad Tom, 946ml, $5.90.
1 bomber of RPA, 650ml, $6.95.

And IMHO I don't believe it to be far superior to Mad Tom.

I'll still buy some of it, as I love it... and it'll be a good companion to Mad Tom in my fridge. But I don't think it's a *great* price.

i dont hink its a great price, im just happy to see it at $6.95, i was expecting $9.95 to be honest

andrewrg · Post by **andrewrg** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 12:10 pm

I would have preferred this in 6-packs/cans, but I'm happy this is coming to the LCBO. Excellent beer.

TheBeeraholic · Post by **TheBeeraholic** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 12:25 pm

vandutchy wrote: Yeah I saw a set-up in one of the LCBO's yesterday for "Hoppy Beers" where they had the label for Founders, West Coast, Mad Tom and Hop Circle displayed. Now they are just waiting for product!

They had this display at Brock and Kingston. On the shelf was Mad Tom, Boneshaker, Hop Head, Souther Tier.. AND Alexander Keith's.. When I asked the guy stocking the shelf why it was there, he pointed at the can where it says India Pale Ale lol.

heebes · Post by **heebes** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 12:25 pm

JesseMcG wrote: That's all.

yeah i agree with you, didnt mean to come off arguing

icemachine · Post by **icemachine** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 12:33 pm

TheBeeraholic wrote:
vandutchy wrote: Yeah I saw a set-up in one of the LCBO's yesterday for "Hoppy Beers" where they had the label for Founders, West Coast, Mad Tom and Hop Circle displayed. Now they are just waiting for product!
They had this display at Brock and Kingston. On the shelf was Mad Tom, Boneshaker, Hop Head, Souther Tier.. AND Alexander Keith's.. When I asked the guy stocking the shelf why it was there, he pointed at the can where it says India Pale Ale lol.

spinrsx · Post by **spinrsx** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 2:14 pm

hop circle now listed and in stock:

http://lcbo.com/lcbo-ear/lcbo/product/s ... anguage=EN

spinrsx · Post by **spinrsx** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 2:22 pm

that didn't last long...

ORVAL TRAPPIST ALE
Belgium | Brasserie D'Orval, Canada Inc.
LCBO 439992 | 330 mL | $ 3.55 | PRODUCT DISCONTINUED

distr0 · Post by **distr0** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 4:40 pm

matt7215 wrote:
cratez wrote:
groulxsome wrote: What's the over/under on "it's better on tap" or "the last batch was better" posts?
It's consistently great in all formats.
i was underwhelmed by the single bottle of this ive had, but i hope the bombers are filled with the beer that gets everyone around here so excited

i like that they priced this at $6.95 a bomber

ditto, the RPA was very very 'meh', and i've tried it on 4(?) separate occasions (all bottles though). no desire to try it again except maybe on tap

i really don't understand the hype over it

matt7215 · Post by **matt7215** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 4:51 pm

spinrsx wrote:that didn't last long...

ORVAL TRAPPIST ALE
Belgium | Brasserie D'Orval, Canada Inc.
LCBO 439992 | 330 mL | $ 3.55 | PRODUCT DISCONTINUED

this cant be an issue on the demand side of things, orval flew off the shelf around here

Kekumba · Post by **Kekumba** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 5:23 pm

Had a couple pints of the RPA on cask earlier this year. Thought it was fantastic, and once it reached the LCBO would never leave my fridge. So, good news, but a bit bummed it's in bombers.