Flying Monkeys/Barenaked Ladies Imperial Chocolate Stout...

The Mick · Post by **The Mick** » Thu Nov 22, 2012 10:49 am

Showing stock...Laird Ave in TO, 12 on hand currently....Now just have to wait a couple weeks for it to show up in the capital...

cfrancis · Post by **cfrancis** » Thu Nov 22, 2012 12:09 pm

If it's like the Meantime, that will be never!

Ceecee · Post by **Ceecee** » Thu Nov 22, 2012 12:12 pm

Has anybody seen the Tempest in Ottawa yet?

TheBeeraholic · Post by **TheBeeraholic** » Thu Nov 22, 2012 12:52 pm

The Mick wrote:Showing stock...Laird Ave in TO, 12 on hand currently....Now just have to wait a couple weeks for it to show up in the capital...

Thanks for the heads up! Just put two aside! Hopefully get to crack into one tonight.

Kekumba · Post by **Kekumba** » Thu Nov 22, 2012 2:05 pm

Ceecee wrote:Has anybody seen the Tempest in Ottawa yet?

They said this week, but it's still not showing stock, and I didn't see it at Bank and Walkley last night.

munrets · Post by **munrets** » Thu Nov 22, 2012 2:35 pm

Picked up two bottles of BNL at the Leaside 'BO today. There was a box of the BNL sitting on a cart (along with a bunch of boxes of Innis and Gunn Treacle Porter - of which I bought one) that was opened - nothing shelved yet. The website lists 12 bottles so that would be this box. The packing for this beer is massive.

Also picked up the Rogue Pumpkin.

groulxsome · Post by **groulxsome** » Fri Nov 23, 2012 8:30 am

The LCBO website says its in stock at Yonge and Summerhill. Though they do only say there are 1701 of them there...

GregClow · Post by **GregClow** » Fri Nov 23, 2012 10:26 am

groulxsome wrote:The LCBO website says its in stock at Yonge and Summerhill. Though they do only say there are 1701 of them there...

There's a launch event for the beer happening at Summerhill next Wednesday afternoon, with members of BNL present to chat and sign the boxes. I suspect that explains the heavy stock level there.

JeffPorter · Post by **JeffPorter** » Fri Nov 23, 2012 10:50 am

GregClow wrote:
groulxsome wrote:The LCBO website says its in stock at Yonge and Summerhill. Though they do only say there are 1701 of them there...
There's a launch event for the beer happening at Summerhill next Wednesday afternoon, with members of BNL present to chat and sign the boxes. I suspect that explains the heavy stock level there.

Greg do you know if they're saving it for the launch? I'm heading downtown this afternoon, and want to pick up a bottle, but hopefully they aren't holding onto all of them...

JerCraigs · Post by **JerCraigs** » Fri Nov 23, 2012 1:10 pm

Is that a public event? I have the day off!

northyorksammy · Post by **northyorksammy** » Fri Nov 23, 2012 1:45 pm

picked up a couple today at summerhill. Careful several of the boxes" cardboard were straining from the weight.

GregClow · Post by **GregClow** » Fri Nov 23, 2012 4:40 pm

JerCraigs wrote:Is that a public event? I have the day off!

I think it's open to the public. Or I hope it is, 'cause the press release I got didn't mention it being media-only, so I mentioned it on CBN.

It runs 1:30-3:30, with the BNL guys there 2:00-3:00.

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Sun Nov 25, 2012 2:40 pm

JeffPorter wrote:
ErkLR wrote: Not to mention the big heavy winter beers (which I love), don't necessarily go well at all with what I'm eating.
Another good point - while dessert beers are wonderful, I'm not always in the mood for a pint and a half of it...

You might want to match the meal to the beer instead of over-loading the meal with the big beer.

With BNL or other big beers you could plan to a) have a more substantial lunch and b) eat a simpler 'sherry and snacks' type of dinner - some breads, maybe a soup, lighter foods like grapes and walnuts that compliment the heavy, calorie-heavy beer. Foods like simple crepes or dumplings might make a light course that matches this type of heavy beer also.

It's balancing one extreme with another.

In any case - eating and especially drinking late does mess you up after a while, and it's not good for night rest!