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i actually found the opposite to be true, i wasnt terribly impressed with other bottles i had tried but i loved the LCBO bottle i had on friday nightCale wrote:This version at the LCBO seems a lot more tame in flavour, thinner in body, and lighter in colour. Not as impressed as I have been with previous batches.
i grabbed the first 5 from speedvale on friday afternoon. pretty sure they had just stocked the shelves.mahcinesquad wrote:Bought the three remaining bottles at Speed vale in Guelph. First time trying Tempest - man is it good. I don't think any bottles are going to make it to cellaring.
amazing beer.
grabbed a few more in brantford yesterday
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The LCBO website is now listing the Tempest stock, so no more guesswork in finding out where to get it.
http://lcbo.com/lcbo-ear/lcbo/product/i ... ber=317032
http://lcbo.com/lcbo-ear/lcbo/product/i ... ber=317032
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I'm pretty sure this is from the same batch released in June (even though, yes, I know the June bottles say 10%).matt7215 wrote:i actually found the opposite to be true, i wasnt terribly impressed with other bottles i had tried but i loved the LCBO bottle i had on friday nightCale wrote:This version at the LCBO seems a lot more tame in flavour, thinner in body, and lighter in colour. Not as impressed as I have been with previous batches.
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I've had two bottles of this batch and based upon reviews and my own memory of having the previous batches, I have a really hard time believing that this isn't a shadow of its former self. Perhaps it was never the beer I thought it was, but this one has one of the thinnest mouthfeels I've had on an impy stout in a long time. The aroma and flavour are not as robust as I'd expect for an impy stout. I find this to be a very average beer.
Maybe my sense of taste is going, because I don't find the new batch of RPA to be quite as juicy as it was either - a complaint my girlfriend didn't have.
Maybe my sense of taste is going, because I don't find the new batch of RPA to be quite as juicy as it was either - a complaint my girlfriend didn't have.
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i think i've got bottles from all three releases... sounds like time for a vertical!
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+ 1grub wrote:i think i've got bottles from all three releases... sounds like time for a vertical!
I too have bottles of the 2011 and 2012 "Pilot Batch" versions. Soon to be collectible!
I wonder if shifting to a larger batch size (did they?) changed the variables of how well the brew extracts from the malt, and they need to tweak. I'm concerned. But I'm also keen to try the latest batch, sincy by any measure even Calm Before The Storm (second runnings ot Tempest) is quite the nice beer.
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