New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS

icemachine · Post by **icemachine** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 12:26 pm

squeaky wrote:Yeah, but did you prosper?

I think the sex only once every 7 years is what would make me leave

napoleon · Post by **napoleon** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 3:28 pm

Seems the Achel Bruin is out pretty widely now...couple cases at each LCBO. I got them to get some out of the back for me at the Manulife Centre yesterday.

I had my first bottle of it...not as good as last time. None of the beautiful raisiny flavors I had the first time. I wonder if it needs more bottle aging time?

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Tue Mar 25, 2014 12:25 am

MatttthewGeorge wrote:Also, the last year I lived there one of the liquor stores brought this is:

It was disgusting. Made your mouth blue like you'd just gave a smurf a bj. I still have one bottle.

(I'm not going to ask how the thing with the smurf went down.)

Who the hell puts blue color in beer but a mediocre USA craft brewery. The LCBO would probably sell it if they knew, we haven't had a super-pointless novelty beer in some time.

icemachine · Post by **icemachine** » Tue Mar 25, 2014 9:21 am

Next up: Warnog - a Klingon Roggen Dunkel

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/ma ... ingon-beer

Star Trek's warrior race the Klingons may be more famed for drinking the alarmingly red bloodwine in outer space, but on Earth at least, they have a new official booze of choice: Warnog, a beer with notes of clove, banana and caramel.

The Federation of Beer, a Canadian company who have an official partnership with the Star Trek franchise, has commissioned the 'Roggen Dunkel' style ale, to be brewed at the Tin Man Brewing Company in Indiana. It's their second themed beer, following their Vulcan Ale last year, an Irish Red chosen to match the red planet of Vulcan where Spock hails from.

Warnog "incorporates rye malt into a modern Dunkelweizen grain bill, creating a flavor profile that is both familiar and unique," the Federation explains in a statement. "Warnog's aroma is predominantly mild banana and clove produced by the German wheat yeast, supported by subtle sweet malt character from the use of Munich malt.

BlackRedGold · Post by **BlackRedGold** » Tue Mar 25, 2014 4:58 pm

Bytowner wrote:
Jonah Hex wrote:BLONDE DE CHAMBLY
LCBO 356170 | 750 mL bottle
Price $ 6.95 Just starting to show stock now.

A Saison by Unibroue? Don't need to know more, I'm in!
I wouldn't rush out for it. It's pretty darn dull.

I prefer it to the Blanche. Probably because it doesn't have the strong coriander note.

El Pinguino · Post by **El Pinguino** » Tue Mar 25, 2014 6:38 pm

BlackRedGold wrote:
Bytowner wrote:
Jonah Hex wrote:BLONDE DE CHAMBLY
LCBO 356170 | 750 mL bottle
Price $ 6.95 Just starting to show stock now.

A Saison by Unibroue? Don't need to know more, I'm in!
I wouldn't rush out for it. It's pretty darn dull.
I prefer it to the Blanche. Probably because it doesn't have the strong coriander note.

Kind of unfair to compare two vastly different styles, may as well throw the noire de chambly in the mix too

But I do see how some people are put off by coriander. To me the Blanche is an extremely fine beer, the Blonde is a generic beer that doesn't stand out.

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 12:10 am

^ yup the Blanche de Chambly is really fine, as is the DDC Blanche de Paradis and for that matter the Charlevoix DV Blanche.

Thank you Peter Celis.

spinrsx · Post by **spinrsx** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 10:01 am

anyone have any experience aging achel bruin? or any dubbel for that matter.. wondering how long this will hold up for

TheBeeraholic · Post by **TheBeeraholic** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 12:12 pm

spinrsx wrote:anyone have any experience aging achel bruin? or any dubbel for that matter.. wondering how long this will hold up for

Ages great, I had a 2010 a month or two back and its drinking great right now. I've only one left and will likely drink it in the next month or two. I believe the Achel bottle date is 2 or 3 years from bottling.

northyorksammy · Post by **northyorksammy** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 3:54 pm

got achel bruin and boon framboise today at summerhill

spinrsx · Post by **spinrsx** » Thu Mar 27, 2014 10:09 am

BROOKLYN DRY IRISH STOUT
USA | Brooklyn Brewery Corporation
LCBO 362723 | 6x355 mL | $ 13.95 | PRODUCT DISCONTINUED

guess this was just here for st patricks day?

spinrsx · Post by **spinrsx** » Thu Mar 27, 2014 10:11 am

listed now and showing stock:

GREAT LAKES BREWERY MY BITTER WIFE
Canada | Great Lakes Brewing Co. Inc.
LCBO 345579 | 650 mL | $ 5.95

Eli · Post by **Eli** » Thu Mar 27, 2014 11:21 pm

Got some of the My Bitter Wife today at Liberty Village in Toronto. The Vulcan beer was also on stock there already.

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Thu Mar 27, 2014 11:59 pm

spinrsx wrote:anyone have any experience aging achel bruin? or any dubbel for that matter.. wondering how long this will hold up for

Westmalle Dubbel ages tremendously well, cannot speak for Achel Bruin 8 but if 'Holic says it's great at 3-4 years, I say go for it. Nobody really understands the 'expiry' dates anyway...

spinrsx · Post by **spinrsx** » Sat Mar 29, 2014 2:16 pm

saw this at the lcbo today.. I think it's new?

http://www.alesandmeads.com/products/details/Honey-IPA