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Belgian wrote:
rejtable wrote:
Kel Varnsen wrote:Plus they are owned by Duvel.- Cooperstown is a lot closer to Ontario than Belgium.
Barely. :wink:
Geographical shipping distance does not always correlate to bottom-line costs, though does it. It's a whole additional route, if not a terribly long one.
otherwise, we'd have Jolly Pumpkin flooding our shelves.

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Currently available through Vintages Online is Eggenberg Urbock 23° Bierschnaps (Vintages 294504 | 700 mL | $ 109.00 | 45% Alc./Vol.).

Enjoy it!
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Belgian wrote: Geographical shipping distance does not always correlate to bottom-line costs, though does it. It's a whole additional route, if not a terribly long one.
My joke wasn't even meant to be that sophisticated. As the crow files, Cooperstown is close, but my lord what a painful place to get to. As if they put the Hockey Hall of Fame in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia or something!

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spinrsx wrote:Hop City 'Big Mouth Pale Ale' no showing stock at the lcbo

http://lcbo.com/lcbo-ear/lcbo/product/d ... ber=324236
Interesting - based on the description on the Premium Beer Company website, this appears to be a rebranding of Happy Hour Pale Ale. Which is a pretty nice beer, actually.

http://www.premiumbeer.ca/ourbrands/Big_Mouth.html

Hop City Brewery brings you a medium bodied ale with a rich golden colour. Its unique blend of US Cascade hops and UK Kent Golding hops brings out a flowery, citrus aroma and pleasant hop bitterness. Caramel malts balance this brew's bitterness, making for a refreshing, well-balanced ale. Somewhere it's Happy Hour!

UPDATE: Yup, suspicion confirmed. From the Hop City website:

http://www.hopcity.com/happy-hour-big-mouth/

A beer with two names? Complicated, we know. Sometimes certain names aren’t technically allowed in some places so we’ve had to make some changes. Only to the name though. Sometimes it’s Happy Hour, other times it’s Big Mouth. Happy Hour because this beer is what every Happy Hour should taste like – balanced and refreshing. And Big Mouth because this is our most bitter beer at 48 BU’s. Two different names, same great tasting Pale Ale!

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As most of you are aware, Samichlaus (LCBO 97469 | 330 mL bottle | $3.95) is currently available in some 75 stores across Ontario. Please support this product in order to ensure its continuous presence on shelves despite repeated complaints to the AGCO (over its name/label) by another agency.

Thanks so much!
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Roland + Russell wrote:despite repeated complaints to the AGCO (over its name/label) by another agency.
By another agency? That's dirty pool!
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Roland + Russell wrote:As most of you are aware, Samichlaus (LCBO 97469 | 330 mL bottle | $3.95) is currently available in some 75 stores across Ontario. Please support this product in order to ensure its continuous presence on shelves despite repeated complaints to the AGCO (over its name/label) by another agency.

Thanks so much!
i lodged at least 9 complaints myself.
excuse me while i drink a birthday-cake-flavoured vodka.

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atomeyes wrote: i lodged at least 9 complaints myself.
excuse me while i drink a birthday-cake-flavoured vodka.
You always struck me as a Caramilk Cream Liquor kind of guy.

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Weebay wrote:
atomeyes wrote: i lodged at least 9 complaints myself.
excuse me while i drink a birthday-cake-flavoured vodka.
You always struck me as a Caramilk Cream Liquor kind of guy.
i use that when patrolling the schoolyards.

birthday cake vodka's my go-to alcohol when i'm watching YTV and chillin' in my rec room with my friends.

regardless, that Sammiclaus label is evil because it is all about inducing kids to drink. it is evident. just as evident as Christmas gift packs are inducing kids to drink because kids love Christmas and kids love gifts.

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Roland + Russell wrote: by another agency.
3 guesses...
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lister wrote:
Roland + Russell wrote:despite repeated complaints to the AGCO (over its name/label) by another agency.
By another agency? That's dirty pool!
That's no ordinary agent!
In Beerum Veritas

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just picked up a beau's winterbrewed bottle at the lcbo.. don't see it on the lcbo site though. It was 8$

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spinrsx wrote:just picked up a beau's winterbrewed bottle at the lcbo.. don't see it on the lcbo site though. It was 8$
Wow...good to see the wild oats starting to come out though...
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I already mentioned this in another thread, but from completeness sake:

This year's edition of Legendary Muskoka Oddity (with "Spring" now dropped from the name) is out now at The Beer Store, and presumably soon at the LCBO.

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La Buteuse is appearing some time and some place this week.

no info on the LCBO website.

fun!

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