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LCBO Spring 2014 Craft Beer Release
LCBO Spring 2014 Craft Beer Release
The following beers have been confirmed to be part of the LCBO Spring 2014 Craft Beer Release.
LCBO# / Product Name / Size ml / Alc./Vol % / Suggested Retail / Supplier / Country
360321 / Oakham Citra / 500 / 4.6 / $4.95 / OAKHAM ALES / UK
356246 / Celt Silures / 500 / 4.6 / $3.50 / THE CELT EXPERIENCE LTD / UK
355057 / Le Trou du Diable Morsure IPA / 600 / 6.5 / $6.45 / MICRO-BRASSERIE LA TROU DU DIABLE / Canada - Quebec
362707 / Enlightenment: The Age of Raisin / 500 / 6.5 / $6.95 / RENAISSANCE BREWING COMPANY / New Zealand
356253 / Amager Kaaad IPA / 500 / 6 / $7.05 / AMAGER BRYGHUS / Denmark
362681 / Thornbridge Halcyon Imperial IPA / 500 / 7.4 / $5.25 / THORNBRIDGE BREWERY / UK
362699 / Lefebvre Hopus / 750 / 8.3 / $5.95 / BRASSERIE LEFEBVRE S.A. / Belgium
356212 / Abbaye des Rocs La Montagnarde Ambree / 330 / 9 / $3.00 / BRASSERIE DE L'ABBAYE DES ROCS / Belgium
907261 / Kasteel Donker / 330 / 11 / $3.25 / BROUWERIJ VAN HONSEBROUCK / Belgium (*)
356204 / St Feuillien Saison / 330 / 6.5 / $3.25 / BRASSERIE ST-FEUILLIEN S.A. / Belgium
362665 / Liefmans Cuvée Brut / 375 / 6 / $5.95 / DUVEL MOORTGAT NV / Belgium
962316 / Boon Framboise / 375 / 5 / $5.85 / BOON BROUWERIZ N.V. / Belgium
(*) Note: The ABV for Kasteel Donker was originally incorrectly reported as 6.5%, but the importer has confirmed that it will be the correct 11%.
Planned release date for the beers is week of March 2nd, although as always, some beers may arrive earlier or later.
LCBO# / Product Name / Size ml / Alc./Vol % / Suggested Retail / Supplier / Country
360321 / Oakham Citra / 500 / 4.6 / $4.95 / OAKHAM ALES / UK
356246 / Celt Silures / 500 / 4.6 / $3.50 / THE CELT EXPERIENCE LTD / UK
355057 / Le Trou du Diable Morsure IPA / 600 / 6.5 / $6.45 / MICRO-BRASSERIE LA TROU DU DIABLE / Canada - Quebec
362707 / Enlightenment: The Age of Raisin / 500 / 6.5 / $6.95 / RENAISSANCE BREWING COMPANY / New Zealand
356253 / Amager Kaaad IPA / 500 / 6 / $7.05 / AMAGER BRYGHUS / Denmark
362681 / Thornbridge Halcyon Imperial IPA / 500 / 7.4 / $5.25 / THORNBRIDGE BREWERY / UK
362699 / Lefebvre Hopus / 750 / 8.3 / $5.95 / BRASSERIE LEFEBVRE S.A. / Belgium
356212 / Abbaye des Rocs La Montagnarde Ambree / 330 / 9 / $3.00 / BRASSERIE DE L'ABBAYE DES ROCS / Belgium
907261 / Kasteel Donker / 330 / 11 / $3.25 / BROUWERIJ VAN HONSEBROUCK / Belgium (*)
356204 / St Feuillien Saison / 330 / 6.5 / $3.25 / BRASSERIE ST-FEUILLIEN S.A. / Belgium
362665 / Liefmans Cuvée Brut / 375 / 6 / $5.95 / DUVEL MOORTGAT NV / Belgium
962316 / Boon Framboise / 375 / 5 / $5.85 / BOON BROUWERIZ N.V. / Belgium
(*) Note: The ABV for Kasteel Donker was originally incorrectly reported as 6.5%, but the importer has confirmed that it will be the correct 11%.
Planned release date for the beers is week of March 2nd, although as always, some beers may arrive earlier or later.
Last edited by GregClow on Tue Aug 05, 2014 3:45 pm, edited 4 times in total.
As I noted above, this was a quick cut & paste from the LCBO-provide spreadsheet, which sometimes has mistakes or typos.spinrsx wrote:isn't Kasteel 11% ABV?
I'll do some double checking and clean it up soon.
UPDATE: Given that the overall theme of this release is supposed to be "hoppy & sour beers" (saw that mentioned somewhere, I think...), I wouldn't be surprised if the Kasteel beer is actually Kasteel Hoppy, which is 6.5%:
http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/kasteel-hoppy/205735/
I'll look into it.
Last edited by GregClow on Fri Feb 07, 2014 3:15 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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Definitely a good sign we are seeing better quality lambics, make a regular appearance at the LCBO.Cass wrote:I've been waiting a long time for Boon to make another appearance in Ontario - I remember trying it years ago (10+), when Vintages was still bringing in beers. Very happy to see that back.
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I'm not trying to pick a fight with anyone and I am honestly interested in the response....why is this release boring/poor? It seems like there is a decent mix of styles, many with fairly good ratings. Not defending the LCBO either. I'm just interested in what people want in their the seasonal releases.
I wonder what happened to the St. Louis Fond Tradition? It's a good utility gueuze that I was looking forward to stocking up on.
I wonder what happened to the St. Louis Fond Tradition? It's a good utility gueuze that I was looking forward to stocking up on.
Personally speaking - seems kind of a letdown after Rochefort 10, a Founders feature, the Xporter, Rugporter and Black Butte. It's strictly personal tastes, but I haven't had anything from Celt that would make me want to buy more than one. Same with Renaissance.
Having said that, Hopefully there will be some surprises with the rest of the list. Will be interesting to see how the hops hold up on some of these ale's coming from overseas. Worst case scenario I'll have quite a few Cuvee Brut in the cellar.
Having said that, Hopefully there will be some surprises with the rest of the list. Will be interesting to see how the hops hold up on some of these ale's coming from overseas. Worst case scenario I'll have quite a few Cuvee Brut in the cellar.
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