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PeenSteen wrote:Driftwood Fat Tug IPA
Obligatory "This is going to be LCBO warehouse aged for 2 months" comment already out of the way

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PeenSteen wrote:Driftwood Fat Tug IPA
Lagunitas Maximus 6-Pk
Central City Red Racer Imperial IPA
Can't wait for the spring release!

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YUS Lagunitas!

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cfrancis wrote:YUS Lagunitas!
not the best Lagunitas, but hey, it's a start.
waiting for BCBS to be part of our xmas release. that's when we know that things are changing (and i'm betting it happens within the next 2 years)

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PeenSteen wrote:Driftwood Fat Tug IPA
Central City Red Racer Imperial IPA
Woo-hoo! When they first got Red Racer IPA I was really hoping the IIPA would follow.

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PeenSteen wrote:Driftwood Fat Tug IPA
Lagunitas Maximus 6-Pk
Central City Red Racer Imperial IPA
Whitewater Class V IPA
De Leite Cuvee Mamzelle
Cheval Blanc Double Blanche
Whippersnapper Brewing Root Of Evil
Shillow Beer Co. Bitter Waitress
Wellington 2015 A Spice Odyssey
Any idea when these will hit the shelves?

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I will take that bet..
atomeyes wrote:
cfrancis wrote:YUS Lagunitas!
not the best Lagunitas, but hey, it's a start.
waiting for BCBS to be part of our xmas release. that's when we know that things are changing (and i'm betting it happens within the next 2 years)

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atomeyes wrote:
cfrancis wrote:YUS Lagunitas!
not the best Lagunitas, but hey, it's a start.
waiting for BCBS to be part of our xmas release. that's when we know that things are changing (and i'm betting it happens within the next 2 years)
Dreeeeaaammm, dream, dream, dream.

There would be a LOT of US markets that would lose their minds if Goose sent BCBS outside of the country. Lot's of places are selling BCBS by the bottle because so little gets out in response to the demand.

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atomeyes wrote: waiting for BCBS to be part of our xmas release. that's when we know that things are changing (and i'm betting it happens within the next 2 years)
I'll take the over on that.

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cfrancis wrote:
atomeyes wrote:
cfrancis wrote:YUS Lagunitas!
not the best Lagunitas, but hey, it's a start.
waiting for BCBS to be part of our xmas release. that's when we know that things are changing (and i'm betting it happens within the next 2 years)
Dreeeeaaammm, dream, dream, dream.

There would be a LOT of US markets that would lose their minds if Goose sent BCBS outside of the country. Lot's of places are selling BCBS by the bottle because so little gets out in response to the demand.
If I'm the LCBO the this how the conversation goes with AB Inbev:

LCBO: We want your Bourbon County Brand products.

AB Inbev: Sorry, we can't send it to you.

LCBO: We, one of the largest distributors/retailers of your products in the world, are reducing the shelf space for your products in our retail outlets by 50%.

AB Inbev: How much Bourbon County would you like?

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Post by Craig »

I honestly don't think the BO knows beer well enough to care about BC beers. It might be one of those strange world class beers we occasionally get it of the blue (FBS, Kuhnhenn 4d, A+T) but I kinda doubt it.

On the other hand, why would GI bother with the Bourbon county release party they did earlier this year if the point wasn't to bring it in for sale at some point in the future? I wouldn't be surprised to see it soon.

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:evil:
Craig wrote:I honestly don't think the BO knows beer well enough to care about BC beers. It might be one of those strange world class beers we occasionally get it of the blue (FBS, Kuhnhenn 4d, A+T) but I kinda doubt it.

On the other hand, why would GI bother with the Bourbon county release party they did earlier this year if the point wasn't to bring it in for sale at some point in the future? I wouldn't be surprised to see it soon.
That was all about creating buzz for the Goose Island brand so they can sell a ton of Canadian brewed IPA and other staple GI brands.

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Post by Craig »

Sure, but I think they could sell a limited number of bottles here for the same reason. AB Inbev must have expanded the BC line for pretty much that reason, no reason why they wouldn't expand it up here too.

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Wasn't BCBS and BCBBW on tap somewhere in Toronto this year??

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AugustusRex wrote:Wasn't BCBS and BCBBW on tap somewhere in Toronto this year??
Yeah, they did a one-off event earlier in the year. The question is if that was a prelude to maybe a seasonal release of some sort, or if it was just a one-off never to be seen again.

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