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MatttthewGeorge wrote:I was thinking of buying a half case of the Saison but the Cervesia is just so good I think I'm gonna pick up a half case of it instead. Highly recommended!
How many are in a case? Based on previous experience my LCBO will only order me a full case from other locations but since these Brasserie Dupont beers are all sold in singles, some of them 750ml, I'm not sure what that means.
I'm thinking I'll have to drive to Guelph or Brampton to get these. Every time I look at the distribution I notice a ridiculous number of Dupont Cervesia at one store in Barrie. There are now only 159 left but it seemed to be in the 160s for nearly two weeks thus indicating limited demand. The same place has more Biere de Miel Bio and Moinette Bruin than any other store in Ontario.
Ceecee wrote:So...the LCBO website is saying Saison Dupont is discontinued. What??!
... and yet only one of the three Dupont Feature beers is discontinued, the Monk's Stout (but not the Cervesia or the Bière De Miel Biologique.)
Sounds like a mistake... is it? Does it just mean the LC has no more Saison Dupont available in the warehouse at the moment - ie. it's all been shipped out to stores? It would be a relief to know if this is temporary & just awaiting a future Dupont brewery order.
^ that is not surprising. There's been a 'drought' of Saison Dupont in this province for years so makes sense the initial order would get quickly soaked up by a) bars, b) thirsty fans of real beer and, c) more bars. The stuff does NOT go bad so people will stock up.
What we do need to watch, as supportive buyers is that SD doesn't become another LC casualty of 'oh the demand dropped slightly over 1.5 years so let's remove it from General List'. Saison Dupont is probably one of the best all-season (!) beers to enjoy and I would really miss it.
what's the oldest bottle you've tasted? I see the best before date of 2015 on the bottles at the LCBO. How long can I realistically cellar this for?
Belgian wrote:^ that is not surprising. There's been a 'drought' of Saison Dupont in this province for years so makes sense the initial order would get quickly soaked up by a) bars, b) thirsty fans of real beer and, c) more bars. The stuff does NOT go bad so people will stock up.
What we do need to watch, as supportive buyers is that SD doesn't become another LC casualty of 'oh the demand dropped slightly over 1.5 years so let's remove it from General List'. Saison Dupont is probably one of the best all-season (!) beers to enjoy and I would really miss it.
A wrote:Just had a bottle of Saison tonight - did anyone else notice it was sort of green bottle skunky? Even my wife noticed it.
The first one I had was skunk city (from the "light room" at Yonge and Summerhill), but the second one was perfect (from another LCBO). From now on I'm trying to find them before they see too much light, but I think it's just the risk they run with green glass. I'd love the brown glass version for the kind of inhuman conditions the LCBO seems to want to keep beer in, but I'm grateful to get Dupont at all. I'll live with the occasional skunky one.
I'm glad someone else said something about the saison being skunky. I had my first bottle ever the other day and thought maybe I just didn't appreciate the beer. I'll have to try another bottle from somewhere else.
