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icemachine wrote:Some uninspired, muddled products
That's just their Ontario showing
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I can understand why Ramblin' Road makes a potato beer. They've got a potato chip factory and the extra starch works as a fermentable material. It's green and eco friendly.

I don't know why the hell you'd do it if you didn't have a potato processing plant.
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I can understand why Ramblin' Road makes a potato beer. They've got a potato chip factory and the extra starch works as a fermentable material. It's green and eco friendly.

I don't know why the hell you'd do it if you didn't have a potato processing plant.
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liamt07 wrote:
icemachine wrote:Some uninspired, muddled products
That's just their Ontario showing
Could be just be I got great samples, but IMO Black Creek had some damn nice brews when I tried 5-6 of them. I would certainly apply 'muddled' to Trafalgar, Heritage... Black Creek actually gives me hope compared to many.

Now I'm not saying "The Ontario" doesn't show a bit in the retro ale styles and the boring-as-death historical labels. Just thought the brews were surprisingly solid.
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Belgian wrote:
liamt07 wrote:
icemachine wrote:Some uninspired, muddled products
That's just their Ontario showing
Could be just be I got great samples, but IMO Black Creek had some damn nice brews when I tried 5-6 of them. I would certainly apply 'muddled' to Trafalgar, Heritage... Black Creek actually gives me hope compared to many.

Now I'm not saying "The Ontario" doesn't show a bit in the retro ale styles and the boring-as-death historical labels. Just thought the brews were surprisingly solid.
To be fair I have had some good Black Creek Products, especially growler fills from the brewery, but the Montgomery's Courage and Pumpkin beer were the last two I picked up from the LCBO and neither struck me as being good exemplars of their respective styles
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think this is new at TBS:

Thirsty Beaver Amber Ale Quantity: 12x 330ml bottle

http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/2594/18643/
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It's an Ontario-style Amber, not American :) Was previously available as a 6 pack too
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NAUGHTY OTTER LAGER 6 PK-B
LCBO 369322 | 6x341 mL bottle
Price $ 13.55

ACHEL BRUIN
LCBO 354811 | 330 mL bottle
Price $ 2.95

SAMUEL ADAMS COLD SNAP 6 PK-B
LCBO 376582 | 6x355 mL bottle
Price $ 13.70

RED RACER IPA
LCBO 376285 | 473 mL can
Price $ 2.50 (!)

MILL STREET SPRING SAMPLER 2014
LCBO 380543 | 6x355 mL bottle
Price $ 13.45

Lots of odd new listings for Big Rock. Seems all of their products are listed three times...

That new Red Racer price is amazing $0.05 more for 118 mL more? Alright!
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groulxsome wrote:Lots of odd new listings for Big Rock. Seems all of their products are listed three times...
Big Rock recently relaunched their line-up in new packaging and slightly smaller bottles - from 355 to 330. The new listings with N/A price seem to be for the new packages, so I guess they'll be arriving here soon.
groulxsome wrote:That new Red Racer price is amazing $0.05 more for 118 mL more? Alright!
Indeed! I was expecting something in the $2.75-$2.95 range.
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GregClow wrote:
groulxsome wrote:That new Red Racer price is amazing $0.05 more for 118 mL more? Alright!
Indeed! I was expecting something in the $2.75-$2.95 range.
Great price! Will have this in the fridge all summer!
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new..

BLONDE DE CHAMBLY
LCBO 356170 | 750 mL bottle
Price $ 6.95
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red racer showing stock
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GregClow wrote:
groulxsome wrote:That new Red Racer price is amazing $0.05 more for 118 mL more? Alright!
Indeed! I was expecting something in the $2.75-$2.95 range.
+1 to support this outstanding canadian IPA. We couldn't have imagined this seven years ago.
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spinrsx wrote:new..

BLONDE DE CHAMBLY
LCBO 356170 | 750 mL bottle
Price $ 6.95
Just starting to show stock now.

A Saison by Unibroue? Don't need to know more, I'm in! ;)
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Jonah Hex wrote:BLONDE DE CHAMBLY
LCBO 356170 | 750 mL bottle
Price $ 6.95 Just starting to show stock now.

A Saison by Unibroue? Don't need to know more, I'm in! ;)
I wouldn't rush out for it. It's pretty darn dull.
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