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Belgian wrote: The Islay Barrel Aged Red Leaf Imperial Lager was also very tempting!
What was this? The Lackey's Flasky?
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JerCraigs wrote:
Belgian wrote: The Islay Barrel Aged Red Leaf Imperial Lager was also very tempting!
What was this? The Lackey's Flasky?
I suspect it's actually Belgian Being A Smart-Assky... :roll:
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Belgian wrote: The Islay Barrel Aged Red Leaf Imperial Lager was also very tempting!

:lol: :lol: :lol:
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GregClow wrote:
JerCraigs wrote:
Belgian wrote: The Islay Barrel Aged Red Leaf Imperial Lager was also very tempting!
What was this? The Lackey's Flasky?
I suspect it's actually Belgian Being A Smart-Assky... :roll:
I probably should have figured that one out on my own.
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anyone know what they have left for project x bottles? I am heading to toronto for some shopping and beer, so i might stop by there.
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Miami Weisse and a very few Lackeys.
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Post by Belgian »

Thanks to these brewers and a few others I have some actual NEW Ontario beers to sip on this weekend! :o Scary. Hooray for small pilot system brewing.

Always worth heading south over Islington to Black Oak as well, they still have a good amount of Summer Saison (maybe 90 or so six-packs) plus a few other special brews.
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Alright sounds thanks guys. Maybe I will go check out black oak. I havent ever been to either of them.
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I stopped by Great Lakes yesterday hoping that maybe they had some Project X bottles or something. They didn't - but what pissed me off was that the girl behind the counter claimed that they've never done anything like that.
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mahcinesquad wrote:I stopped by Great Lakes yesterday hoping that maybe they had some Project X bottles or something. They didn't - but what pissed me off was that the girl behind the counter claimed that they've never done anything like that.
i had a very similar experience earlier this summer, she just kinda looked at me like a was in the wrong place
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I've always gotten great service at Great Lakes, even if they didn't have any PX bottles. Most times there is at least the Miami Weiss available.
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matt7215 wrote:
mahcinesquad wrote:I stopped by Great Lakes yesterday hoping that maybe they had some Project X bottles or something. They didn't - but what pissed me off was that the girl behind the counter claimed that they've never done anything like that.
i had a very similar experience earlier this summer, she just kinda looked at me like a was in the wrong place
Had that last week.
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Post by CHEAPDRUNK »

Well, that is really unfortunate that some people have had bad experiences in the GLB retail store. They have had some staff change over going on… maybe that has something to do with it. Anyways, I was there today and they were just stocking Lackey’s Flasky and Pompous Ass. They didn’t have a lot of it. …and the girl in the store was great!!
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CHEAPDRUNK wrote:Well, that is really unfortunate that some people have had bad experiences in the GLB retail store. They have had some staff change over going on… maybe that has something to do with it. Anyways, I was there today and they were just stocking Lackey’s Flasky and Pompous Ass. They didn’t have a lot of it. …and the girl in the store was great!!
Are you F'ING serious?!?!?! I drive all the way in from Guelph, make the effort to come by their store and the person behind the counter idea has no idea about them bottling Project Xs - when they're being put out later that week?

I would have been disappointed if she'd told me "No, sorry, we'll have some later this week though" but I would have respected the fact that she knew what was going on. I know its always a luck of the draw to find stuff like that at a brewery, I just wish the staff was better informed. And this isn't the first time its happened to me.

ARGH... I'm tempted to drive back in to get some so I can taste it - but at the same time I figure I'll be stuck dealing with someone who doesn't know anything about it or they're already sold out.
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Post by wilco »

That definitely sucks, but just give them a call the next time you're thinking of heading down (or any other place that has seasonals/growlers). Then you can find out what they have and how many bottles. Personally, I've never had a problem calling Great Lakes.

Obviously that one solves one of the problems. Hopefully that person now knows what Project X is...
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