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Winter Beers/Stouts & Porters

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Post by Cass »

Just a heads up - Over the next day or two I will be posting the full release listings for the upcoming Winter Beers (mid-November) and Stouts & Porters (mid-January) releases from the LCBO.

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As promised, here are the full releases for Winter Beers and Stouts & Porters from the LCBO:

Winter Beers, to be released mid-November:

Liefmans Glühkriek (Belgium), 250 mL;
Orval Trappist Ale (Belgium), 330 mL;
Corsendonk Pater (Belgium), 330 mL;
Kasteel Dark (Belgium), 330 mL;
Daleside Morocco Ale (England), 500 mL;
Samuel Smith's Winter Welcome (England), 550 mL;
St. Peter's Cinnamon and Apple Spiced Ale (England), 355 mL;
St. Peter's Winter Ale (England), 500 mL;
Duyck Jenlain Bière de Garde (France), 330 mL;
XO Beer (France), 330 mL;
McAuslan Vintage Ale (Quebec), 341 mL;
Orkney Skullsplitter Strong Scottish Ale (Scotland), 330 mL

Stouts & Porters, to be released mid-January:

Marston's Oyster Stout (England), 500 mL;
Samuel Smith's Imperial Stout (England), 355 mL;
Samuel Smith's Taddy Porter (England), 550 mL;
Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout (England), 550 mL;
Old Growler Porter (England), 500 mL;
Rogue Shakespeare Stout (Oregon), 650 mL;
Smuttynose Robust Porter (New Hampshire), 355 mL

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Post by PRMason »

Hi Cass,
Just a bit of shameless self promotion, but I would like to mention that Scotch Irish Brewing Co.'s Black Irish Plain Porter is back in production for the fall/winter season. For those readers who attended the Toronto Festival of Beer, you may have tasted Black Irish. It was an overwhelming success at our booth.
I am looking for a few good bars in Toronto to take this draught. I will let you know how it goes.
Cheers,
Perry Mason
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Scotch Irish Brewing Company

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Post by Manul »

As much as I appreciate your trying to distribute your porter to different pubs in Toronto area I will remind you there are some of us that live too far from downtown Toronto and would appreciate availability at least in one major LCBO store that we can easily access.

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Hi Manul,
I am not deliberately ignoring the non-Downtown area. We are a draught only operation, and due to the prohibitive costs of bottling, we probably will remain this way for some time to come. If there are any good prospects for draught in your neck of the woods, let me know. I'll try to get them in.
Sorry for any inconvenience.
Perry
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Scotch Irish Brewing Co.

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