new IPAs at LCBO

GregClow · Post by **GregClow** » Wed Feb 20, 2013 4:32 pm

I got an invite today to an upcoming media tasting event focussed on a bunch of IPAs that are available at the LCBO, including some that are due to be released soon.

The soon-to-arrive ones have been discussed in several different threads here on the forum, but I thought it would be useful to list them all in one place, as I'm sure there will be a lot of chatter about them, especially once they start hitting the shelves:

306993 - Green Flash West Coast IPA (not technically "new", but new stock coming in)
322016 - Samuel Adams Latidude 48 IPA
330845 - Elysian Immortal IPA
324210 - Centennial IPA
319798 - Philips Hop Circle IPA

Gonna be a hoppy spring...

andrewrg · Post by **andrewrg** » Wed Feb 20, 2013 6:01 pm

Perhaps this explains the lack of IPAs in the spring release. Good news!

Hawks28 · Post by **Hawks28** » Wed Feb 20, 2013 6:05 pm

any idea when the Elysian is coming?

MatttthewGeorge · Post by **MatttthewGeorge** » Wed Feb 20, 2013 6:28 pm

Picked up a 6 of the Propeller IPA today. Says it was packaged on Jan 8.
Isn't nearly as hop forward was I would like, but neither was the 6 of Boneshaker that I got the other day, so I'm starting to wonder if it's me!?

Gedge · Post by **Gedge** » Wed Feb 20, 2013 7:00 pm

MatttthewGeorge wrote:Picked up a 6 of the Propeller IPA today. Says it was packaged on Jan 8.
Isn't nearly as hop forward was I would like, but neither was the 6 of Boneshaker that I got the other day, so I'm starting to wonder if it's me!?

I felt the same way about the Propeller.

TheSevenDuffs · Post by **TheSevenDuffs** » Wed Feb 20, 2013 7:21 pm

Hawks28 wrote:any idea when the Elysian is coming?

The more important question is when it was bottled...

sstackho · Post by **sstackho** » Wed Feb 20, 2013 8:57 pm

MatttthewGeorge wrote:Picked up a 6 of the Propeller IPA today. Says it was packaged on Jan 8.
Isn't nearly as hop forward was I would like, but neither was the 6 of Boneshaker that I got the other day, so I'm starting to wonder if it's me!?

Might be you. My two most recent 6-packs of Boneshaker have been stellar.

MatttthewGeorge · Post by **MatttthewGeorge** » Wed Feb 20, 2013 9:25 pm

sstackho wrote:Might be you. My two most recent 6-packs of Boneshaker have been stellar.

Could be. But it could also be older. There's no discernable date code on Boneshaker (which drives me nuts).

MatttthewGeorge · Post by **MatttthewGeorge** » Wed Feb 20, 2013 9:25 pm

sstackho wrote:Might be you. My two most recent 6-packs of Boneshaker have been stellar.

Could be. But it could also be older. There's no discernable date code on Boneshaker (which drives me nuts).

GregClow · Post by **GregClow** » Wed Feb 20, 2013 10:03 pm

Hawks28 wrote:any idea when the Elysian is coming?

The media event is on March 7th, so it's likely already in the warehouse. Just a question of when they release it to stores.

GregClow · Post by **GregClow** » Wed Feb 20, 2013 10:10 pm

For those who might be interested, here are the other IPAs that are being served at the media tasting:

Amsterdam Boneshaker
Nickel Brook Headstock IPA
Smashbomb Atomic IPA
Muskoka Mad Tom IPA
Double Trouble Hops & Robbers IPA
Tree Brewing Hophead IPA

The press release also notes that there will be 19 IPAs available at the LCBO by the end of March. So 8 more on top of the 11 mentioned. Trying to remember what the rest might be, and I've come up with...

Propeller IPA
Muskoka Twice As Mad Tom
Duggans #9
Red Racer IPA
Southern Tier IPA
Wells IPA (yeah, it's a stretch, but that's what they call it...)

Can't come up with another 2, though. What am I missing?

TheSevenDuffs · Post by **TheSevenDuffs** » Wed Feb 20, 2013 10:10 pm

GregClow wrote:
Hawks28 wrote:any idea when the Elysian is coming?
The media event is on March 7th, so it's likely already in the warehouse. Just a question of when they release it to stores.

Typical LCBO red tape. I bet these are at least 2-3 months old before anyone gets their hands on them. I will pass and wait for the second batch.

sstackho · Post by **sstackho** » Wed Feb 20, 2013 10:40 pm

GregClow wrote:For those who might be interested, here are the other IPAs that are being served at the media tasting:

Amsterdam Boneshaker
Nickel Brook Headstock IPA
Smashbomb Atomic IPA
Muskoka Mad Tom IPA
Double Trouble Hops & Robbers IPA
Tree Brewing Hophead IPA

The press release also notes that there will be 19 IPAs available at the LCBO by the end of March. So 8 more on top of the 11 mentioned. Trying to remember what the rest might be, and I've come up with...

Propeller IPA
Muskoka Twice As Mad Tom
Duggans #9
Red Racer IPA
Southern Tier IPA
Wells IPA (yeah, it's a stretch, but that's what they call it...)

Can't come up with another 2, though. What am I missing?

Keith's!

dale cannon · Post by **dale cannon** » Wed Feb 20, 2013 11:25 pm

sstackho wrote:
GregClow wrote:For those who might be interested, here are the other IPAs that are being served at the media tasting:

Amsterdam Boneshaker
Nickel Brook Headstock IPA
Smashbomb Atomic IPA
Muskoka Mad Tom IPA
Double Trouble Hops & Robbers IPA
Tree Brewing Hophead IPA

The press release also notes that there will be 19 IPAs available at the LCBO by the end of March. So 8 more on top of the 11 mentioned. Trying to remember what the rest might be, and I've come up with...

Propeller IPA
Muskoka Twice As Mad Tom
Duggans #9
Red Racer IPA
Southern Tier IPA
Wells IPA (yeah, it's a stretch, but that's what they call it...)

Can't come up with another 2, though. What am I missing?
Keith's!

Waterloo Trad.
Big (c)Rock (an IPA in name only)
Church Key West Coast
Is beaver river general list?

Kish84 · Post by **Kish84** » Thu Feb 21, 2013 3:16 am

GregClow wrote:Can't come up with another 2, though. What am I missing?

Is Grand River Curmudgeon coming back to the LCBO? There's 2 stores currently with some stock, but my guess is that its old.

The new batch is releasing soon, had it on cask at the Bent Elbow last Friday.