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Re: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS

Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2017 10:34 pm
by Belgian
Orval_Al wrote:I really enjoy pilsners in the summer time as well, but I have a hard time spending craft prices on them when I can get excellent euro pilsners for super cheap year round.
I'm really digging this Founders PC Pils, very floral hop, rounded, some nice minerality, lemony citrus. It has the crisp character of lager fermentation with the round pale fruit of APA.
If anything it's slightly insistent in the lemony-resiny hops and that makes it a departure from the classic European model some people could legitimately disagree with.
But I'm sure this would session just fine.

Re: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS

Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2017 2:43 pm
by Beer'n'gin
Now listed:

Saison Dupont #489435 $2.75

Rodenbach Grand Cru #492207 $3.30

Oude Beersel Oude Geuze #507996 $7.15

Some great prices there. Hoping these get spotted on shelves soon.

Re: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS

Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2017 10:04 pm
by Belgian
Saison Dupont #489435 $2.75
That's the 330ml capped bottle - decent price. Years ago the 250 ml bottles were 1.95, although that was paying for more weight of glass per ml. Grab a case or two and enjoy for a few years!
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Now I just wonder if we will get the cool black Dupont label design, or the 'butterfly' one that is usually reserve for the Bio version & in our market they have used to print bilingual labels. Ontario loves being special.

The Beersel Gueuze is 375ml cork & cage bottle which AFAIK can be aged longer than most capped bottles.

Re: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS

Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 1:18 pm
by Blasphomet
What's the deal with the Omnipollo? Is it going to get larger distribution or do I need my way to a non-local LCBO?

Re: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS

Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 8:44 pm
by GtownRandy
Blasphomet wrote:What's the deal with the Omnipollo? Is it going to get larger distribution or do I need my way to a non-local LCBO?
it is a strange distribution, half the stores that have it are in toronto, the rest are random towns across the province. the lcbo online does have 136 in stock

Re: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS

Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 9:38 pm
by MatttthewGeorge
GtownRandy wrote:
Blasphomet wrote:What's the deal with the Omnipollo? Is it going to get larger distribution or do I need my way to a non-local LCBO?
it is a strange distribution, half the stores that have it are in toronto, the rest are random towns across the province. the lcbo online does have 136 in stock
I'm drinking one right now, which I got online... nice stuff.

Re: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS

Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 11:10 pm
by sofakingdrunk
I picked up a couple of the omnipollo about a month ago when I was in Waterloo. Tasty beer, but I wouldn't be personally going out of town to track it down. Strange distribution though. On that note, Founders products also seem to have quite strange distribution and stock

Re: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS

Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2017 12:41 am
by Wheatsheaf
Went to Summerhill hoping to find some Saison Dupont, but was surprised to see a bunch of Bons Voeux instead. Same batch as before, but not sure if it's a new shipment, or whether they're still pulling cases out of the warehouse. Odd for Summerhill to give shelf space in the cold room to a delisted beer on clearance, so who knows, maybe it's a regular listing now? $5.55.

Re: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS

Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2017 10:52 am
by jeremyg
omg the dupont is finally here i'm pumped

Re: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS

Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2017 11:29 am
by DeMarco
for a beer that used to sit on the shelf, it's amazing how excited we all for it to return. Shame on the LCBO for getting rid of it.

Re: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS

Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2017 11:45 am
by spinrsx
I had a old 750ml bottle from LCBO on the weekend. 2013 Bottle date, still drinking well.

Re: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS

Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2017 1:31 pm
by Wheatsheaf
spinrsx wrote:I had a old 750ml bottle from LCBO on the weekend. 2013 Bottle date, still drinking well.
Old? I have SAQ-era bottles (2004?) that are still good.

Re: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS

Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2017 10:11 am
by spinrsx
surprised a 2004 is still holding up.. good to know
Wheatsheaf wrote:
spinrsx wrote:I had a old 750ml bottle from LCBO on the weekend. 2013 Bottle date, still drinking well.
Old? I have SAQ-era bottles (2004?) that are still good.

Re: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS

Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2017 12:40 pm
by MatttthewGeorge
spinrsx wrote:surprised a 2004 is still holding up.. good to know
Wheatsheaf wrote:
spinrsx wrote:I had a old 750ml bottle from LCBO on the weekend. 2013 Bottle date, still drinking well.
Old? I have SAQ-era bottles (2004?) that are still good.
If stored properly, this beer is pretty much indestructible, imo

Saison DUPONT

Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2017 5:53 pm
by Belgian
MatttthewGeorge wrote:If stored properly, (Saison DUPONT) is pretty much indestructible, imo
Yup. I've never had a problem with slightly dusty grimy old bottles from Consumers Beverage Buffalo NY. They were tasty as hell.
I believe 'Vieille Provision' means they are properly bottle-conditioned to last, literally as a meal replacement.
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Wheatsheaf wrote:Went to Summerhill hoping to find some Saison Dupont, but was surprised to see a bunch of Bons Voeux instead. Same batch as before, but not sure if it's a new shipment, or whether they're still pulling cases out of the warehouse... $5.55.
Bet you some people bought a few Bons Vouex for 6.95 and forgot about them. These would seem to be Xmas stock remnants the LC concentrated in a few locations, and of course they are certainly alive and kicking - specially bottled once a year and would age well for years still.