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LCBO Holiday Gifts 2014

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Post by TwoPint »

biegaman wrote:A new British mixer featuring Hobgoblin, a Brackspear, Marstons, and three other offerings I can't remember off the top of my head...
Hobgoblin (5.2%)
Ringwood Brewery Forty Niner (4.9%)
Jennings Cocker Hoop (4.2%)
Banks's Bitter (3.8%)
Marston's EPA (3.6%)
Brakspear Bitter (3.4%)

$18.95 for the lot.

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Post by Blasphomet »

biegaman wrote:Gift packs hit shelves this week. I saw...

Saison DuPont Avec Les Bons Voeux magnum ($25)
InBev "beers of Belgium" w/ Stella, Hoegaarden and (new this year) Leffe Royale.
Samuel Smith w/ the pint glass (India Ale, Organic Chocolate, Oatmeal Stout)
St. Bernardus (6 pack w/ 6, 8, 12, Wit, Watou, Tripel)
Wychwood mix featuring Hobgoblin, Scarecrow, Dr. Thirsty, and "Imperial" Red (4.7%)
A new British mixer featuring Hobgoblin, a Brackspear, Marstons, and three other offerings I can't remember off the top of my head...
The same old Belgian packs (Bieres du Bucanniers, Van Steenberge)

The Shepard Neame Christmas, Nogne Underling Jul, St Peters Winter, Sam Smith Winter Welcome, Wychwood Bah Humbug are already on shelves too.


That's a whole lot of "I remember you so who gives a fuck?" going on there.

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Post by Lukie »

TwoPint wrote:
biegaman wrote:A new British mixer featuring Hobgoblin, a Brackspear, Marstons, and three other offerings I can't remember off the top of my head...
Hobgoblin (5.2%)
Ringwood Brewery Forty Niner (4.9%)
Jennings Cocker Hoop (4.2%)
Banks's Bitter (3.8%)
Marston's EPA (3.6%)
Brakspear Bitter (3.4%)

$18.95 for the lot.
Ranks right up there with "Beers of Belgium"

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Post by Blasphomet »

Lol how terrible does that look? $19? LOOOOOOL!

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Post by Lukie »

Blasphomet wrote:Lol how terrible does that look? $19? LOOOOOOL!
Yeah, the LCBO has definitely taken a step or two backwards when it comes to gift packs, over the last two seasons.

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Post by Eli »

biegaman wrote:Gift packs hit shelves this week. I saw...

Saison DuPont Avec Les Bons Voeux magnum ($25)
InBev "beers of Belgium" w/ Stella, Hoegaarden and (new this year) Leffe Royale.
Samuel Smith w/ the pint glass (India Ale, Organic Chocolate, Oatmeal Stout)
St. Bernardus (6 pack w/ 6, 8, 12, Wit, Watou, Tripel)
Wychwood mix featuring Hobgoblin, Scarecrow, Dr. Thirsty, and "Imperial" Red (4.7%)
A new British mixer featuring Hobgoblin, a Brackspear, Marstons, and three other offerings I can't remember off the top of my head...
The same old Belgian packs (Bieres du Bucanniers, Van Steenberge)

The Shepard Neame Christmas, Nogne Underling Jul, St Peters Winter, Sam Smith Winter Welcome, Wychwood Bah Humbug are already on shelves too.
Besides these I saw the St Bernardus Christmas Ale.

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Post by rfrf »

Eli wrote:
biegaman wrote:Gift packs hit shelves this week. I saw...

Saison DuPont Avec Les Bons Voeux magnum ($25)
InBev "beers of Belgium" w/ Stella, Hoegaarden and (new this year) Leffe Royale.
Samuel Smith w/ the pint glass (India Ale, Organic Chocolate, Oatmeal Stout)
St. Bernardus (6 pack w/ 6, 8, 12, Wit, Watou, Tripel)
Wychwood mix featuring Hobgoblin, Scarecrow, Dr. Thirsty, and "Imperial" Red (4.7%)
A new British mixer featuring Hobgoblin, a Brackspear, Marstons, and three other offerings I can't remember off the top of my head...
The same old Belgian packs (Bieres du Bucanniers, Van Steenberge)

The Shepard Neame Christmas, Nogne Underling Jul, St Peters Winter, Sam Smith Winter Welcome, Wychwood Bah Humbug are already on shelves too.
Besides these I saw the St Bernardus Christmas Ale.
yup, a couple on the shelf at Queens Quay

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Post by spinrsx »

the xmas beers are listed on the lcbo website now

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Post by Lukie »

Except for St. Bernies and the Belgian Exclusives, LCBO has really gone out to lunch in this category. Shoot, at least bring back the Maredsous Gift Pack.

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Post by GregClow »

Fuller's Vintage 2014 is out now:

http://www.lcbo.com/lcbo/product/fuller ... ale/676213

$7.65 this year. I think it's inched up again...

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Post by Craig »

GregClow wrote:Fuller's Vintage 2014 is out now:

http://www.lcbo.com/lcbo/product/fuller ... ale/676213

$7.65 this year. I think it's inched up again...
When I was in Queens Quay last night, they had the tag up for Fullers 2014, but all the bottles on the shelf said Fullers 2013.

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Craig wrote:
GregClow wrote:Fuller's Vintage 2014 is out now:

http://www.lcbo.com/lcbo/product/fuller ... ale/676213

$7.65 this year. I think it's inched up again...
When I was in Queens Quay last night, they had the tag up for Fullers 2014, but all the bottles on the shelf said Fullers 2013.
Huh. I got a 2014 at Dundas & Dovercourt last week, so there's definitely some new ones in the system as well.

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Post by Kel Varnsen »

Blasphomet wrote:Lol how terrible does that look? $19? LOOOOOOL!
Not sure I see the issue. Then again I like English bitters and it seems like there aren't as many as their used to be at the LCBO. I will give this one a try. As for the price, these are all 500 ml bottles and most 500ml bottles of English beers are usually in the 3-4 dollar range.

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Post by Craig »

GregClow wrote:
Craig wrote:
GregClow wrote:Fuller's Vintage 2014 is out now:

http://www.lcbo.com/lcbo/product/fuller ... ale/676213

$7.65 this year. I think it's inched up again...
When I was in Queens Quay last night, they had the tag up for Fullers 2014, but all the bottles on the shelf said Fullers 2013.
Huh. I got a 2014 at Dundas & Dovercourt last week, so there's definitely some new ones in the system as well.
They probably found a couple of cases of last years stock the lost in the warehouse and decided to move it first at QQ. The LCBO are masters of warehouse management.

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Post by El Pinguino »

The 2013 Fullers has been on the shelves at QQ for a while now....nice to grab if you missed out last year or want to try a 2013 and 2014 together.

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