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spinrsx
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Post by spinrsx »

noticed these are listed again:

CHATOE OREGASMIC
LCBO 331447 | 650 mL bottle
Price: $ 6.10

SAMUEL SMITH'S ORGANIC ALE
LCBO 338491 | 550 mL bottle
Price: $ 3.95

and new:

CUTTHROAT WEST COAST ALE
LCBO 372821 | 500 mL can
Price $ 2.75

SCHOFFERHOFER GRAPEFRUIT RADLER
LCBO 374744 | 6x330 mL bottle
Price: $ 12.65

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Post by icemachine »

Cutthroat is a Tree APA, nice to see it will be in the 500ml cans. Had this one a few years ago and liked it then

http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/tree-cutth ... -ale/3563/
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Post by groulxsome »

New things:

LANARK BLUEBERRY MEAD
LCBO 380527 | 375 mL bottle
Price $ 5.45
Made in: Ontario, Canada
By: Trafalgar Ales And Meads Ltd.

GREAT LAKES BREWERY ROBOHOP IMPERIAL IPA
LCBO 382531 | 650 mL bottle
Price $ 8.95 (!!!)
Made in: Ontario, Canada
By: Great Lakes Brewing Co. Inc.

MOJO STRAWBERRY & KIWI+
LCBO 359836 | 330 mL bottle
Price N/A
Made in: Quebec, Canada
By: Bluespike Beverages

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Post by ercousin »

groulxsome wrote:New things:

LANARK BLUEBERRY MEAD
LCBO 380527 | 375 mL bottle
Price $ 5.45
Made in: Ontario, Canada
By: Trafalgar Ales And Meads Ltd.

GREAT LAKES BREWERY ROBOHOP IMPERIAL IPA
LCBO 382531 | 650 mL bottle
Price $ 8.95 (!!!)
Made in: Ontario, Canada
By: Great Lakes Brewing Co. Inc.

MOJO STRAWBERRY & KIWI+
LCBO 359836 | 330 mL bottle
Price N/A
Made in: Quebec, Canada
By: Bluespike Beverages
I remember them charging a pretty penny for the cans of Robohop when they were in the retail store. I don't remember the exact amount but I think it might have been around $5 per can.

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Post by icemachine »

I can understand $5/can for a limited run IIPA - $9/bomber is ridiculous
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Post by sprague11 »

i'd rather have paid the $4.50 per can and bought a few of these. At almost 9 bucks a bottle i'll buy one, and only if there aren;t any cans when I hit GLB later this week.
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Post by spinrsx »

jeeze.. even the barrel aged beard of zeus was only $9.95.. $8.95 seems steep

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Post by groulxsome »

spinrsx wrote:jeeze.. even the barrel aged beard of zeus was only $9.95.. $8.95 seems steep
It's a lot, but not totally out of whack with American DIPA bomber prices. For example, Stone Enjoy By is usually $7.99-$8.99 per bomber. I've seen bottles of Moylan's Hopsickle Imperial IPA for north of $10 a bomber. So, not just an Ontario thing.

Though I've bought Pliny the Elder 500 mL bottles for ~$5. Who even knows with beer prices!?

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groulxsome wrote:I've seen bottles of Moylan's Hopsickle Imperial IPA for north of $10 a bomber. So, not just an Ontario thing.
That could depend where you saw them. I know they are on the shelf in Buffalo, so if that is where they were $10+ a bottle, it would also include the cost of transportation between CA and NY.

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TheSevenDuffs wrote:
groulxsome wrote:I've seen bottles of Moylan's Hopsickle Imperial IPA for north of $10 a bomber. So, not just an Ontario thing.
That could depend where you saw them. I know they are on the shelf in Buffalo, so if that is where they were $10+ a bottle, it would also include the cost of transportation between CA and NY.
Since I don't have the receipts around I just quickly checked CA-based http://www.qualityliquorstore.com/ for price checks. Sure, they are bound to be a little more pricey because they are an online retailer, but they are in California and you have to pay shipping yourself, so they maybe aren't a bad price check source. Double Jack is $8.99 a bomber, while Union Jack is $5.99.. yet 6 packs of Velvet Merlin are still under $10, so go figure.

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Post by spinrsx »

noticed robohop is in stock now, anyone tried it yet?

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spinrsx wrote:noticed robohop is in stock now, anyone tried it yet?
Might pick up a bottle.

Does anyone know what the cans were selling for at the brewery?

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liamt07 wrote:
spinrsx wrote:noticed robohop is in stock now, anyone tried it yet?
Might pick up a bottle.

Does anyone know what the cans were selling for at the brewery?
$5 each

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ercousin wrote:
liamt07 wrote:
spinrsx wrote:noticed robohop is in stock now, anyone tried it yet?
Might pick up a bottle.

Does anyone know what the cans were selling for at the brewery?
$5 each
So, I'd be better off driving down to the brewery and stocking up on cans then...?

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liamt07 wrote:
ercousin wrote:
liamt07 wrote: Might pick up a bottle.

Does anyone know what the cans were selling for at the brewery?
$5 each
So, I'd be better off driving down to the brewery and stocking up on cans then...?
I had a friend pick some up for me yesterday. I assume they would still be in stock, but if it were me I would call before making the drive. Cans > Bottles anyways ;) Plus less time in trucks/warehouse.

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