St. Bernardus at the LCBO??

matt7215 · Post by **matt7215** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 9:00 am

Was St. Bernardus ever at the LCBO?? I seem to remeber a gift pack sitting on the shelf when I first started with the board but Ive never seen it since becoming a beer geek. What if anything was ever availible from St. Bernardus?

SteelbackGuy · Post by **SteelbackGuy** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 9:08 am

The St. Bernardus came in a gift pack with 6 beers a couple years ago IIRC.

matt7215 · Post by **matt7215** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 9:13 am

SteelbackGuy wrote:The St. Bernardus came in a gift pack with 6 beers a couple years ago IIRC.

damn that would of been nice!!

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 9:15 am

Yeah, it was 3-4 years ago. I bought a lot of them, and still have the remnants of one left (with expiry dates around now).

No glasses... just a great variety of beer.

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 10:40 am

matt7215 wrote:
SteelbackGuy wrote:The St. Bernardus came in a gift pack with 6 beers a couple years ago IIRC.
damn that would of been nice!!

There were only 5 beers in the 2005 packs - Pater 8, Prior 6, Abt 12, SB Tripel amd Watou Tripel.

I bought quite a few packs & still have a number of botles - mostly the stronger brews (8 and 12) which I think have a 2010 'Best By' date. The lesser-ABV ones that are now 'past BBD' are still totally fine but I'll want to get to those soon.

Beers like Abt. 12, it is argued, may be drinkable for decades but I'm inclined to not keep any beer for that long. Unless it's something like Thomas Hardy's, aging a beer can be a gamble with losing odds.

Bytowner · Post by **Bytowner** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 10:45 am

The St. Bernardus Wit is one of my all time favourite beers. Just thought I'd share.

austin · Post by **austin** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 9:03 pm

Having the 12 on general list will not happen in my lifetime......not in this
province.

esprit · Post by **esprit** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 10:54 am

We no longer submit the St. B gift pack because it now has 8 bottles and the LCBO will only buy up to 6 bottles in a pack. As for General List, the LCBO's recent enforcement of carton requirements even prevents us from submitting St. B as a seasonal as we would be subject to penalties for non-compliance. We will bring their beers in periodically through Consignment.

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 10:11 am

Here's a different gift pack with a glass (I don't know about the carton requirements):
http://www.specialtybeer.com/images/stber_gift_big.jpg

I'd probably buy one of those... but the glass really inhibits multiple purchases.

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 7:24 pm

Derek wrote:Here's a different gift pack with a glass (I don't know about the carton requirements):
http://www.specialtybeer.com/images/stb ... gpurchases.

I think it was said this pack is too WAY too flimsy (shame to break that gorgeous glass!)

That looks like a suitable carrier for the Belgian localities, not tossing on a freight liner.

markaberrant · Post by **markaberrant** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 11:48 am

Alberta has the St Bernardus Christmas ale. And the Chouffe N'Ice!

esprit · Post by **esprit** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 2:55 pm

I wasn't aware of this new Gift Pack but it does look flimsy which could preclude it being bought. I'll bring in a sample and take a look.

StevenThrasher · Post by **StevenThrasher** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 3:17 pm

I so totally want one or more of these:

NEW ARRIVALS FROM ST. BERNARD BREWERY
In late October - Abt 12 in 6L (Methuselah) Bottle.
* In special wooden crate
* Each bottle individually numbered

That is around 18 standard size 330ml drinks of 10.5% or 38 standard beers worth of alcohol. Wow.

That must be in the $200 ~ $300 range.
Imagine the LCBO cracking one or more of those open for lab tests. Ouch!

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 8:04 pm

There was some talk about the Methuselah on the BA... seems to be going for 225-300 USD.

It's all about the bottle. But damn, that's a lot for a bottle.

That's one hell of a sturdy case for the LCBO though!

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 8:05 pm

esprit wrote:I wasn't aware of this new Gift Pack but it does look flimsy which could preclude it being bought. I'll bring in a sample and take a look.

Cool. If you want to off-load the glass, I call first dibs!