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Nickel Brook Brewing

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Winter is Coming
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Post by Winter is Coming »

sofakingdrunk wrote:Facebook page said Kentucky bastard is shipping to lcbos tomorow
Strange, I just tried to search for Kentucky Bastard on the LCBO site and it's no longer listed. Even more disturbing is that all Nickel Brook products seem to have been removed from the site.
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skootles
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Post by skootles »

Weird, I don't get any results for a whole bunch of craft beers. Amsterdam, Beau's, even Mill Street, nothing comes up when I search for them on the LCBO's site.
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Napalm Frog
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Post by Napalm Frog »

LCBO product pages totally glitched out today, hopefully resolved soon.
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Craig
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Post by Craig »

Cuvee 2015 is in the LCBO now, according to their twitter.
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Post by Masterplan »

Craig wrote:Cuvee 2015 is in the LCBO now, according to their twitter.
Who's twitter? Which cuvee? What LCBO's? Why no notice? WHERE?! How drool...
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Post by Craig »

Masterplan wrote:
Craig wrote:Cuvee 2015 is in the LCBO now, according to their twitter.
Who's twitter? Which cuvee? What LCBO's? Why no notice? WHERE?! How drool...
NB's.
NB's.
Quite a few of them.
All over this great province.
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Post by Masterplan »

I thought I was in the LCBO thread... Sorry.
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I forgive you.
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Post by Craig »

Nickel Brook Brewing ‏@NickelBrookBeer 6m6 minutes ago Burlington, Ontario
Café Del Bastardo - now at our Brewery Retail Store - a barrel aged imperial stout infused with whole coffee beans
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Craig wrote:Nickel Brook Brewing ‏@NickelBrookBeer 6m6 minutes ago Burlington, Ontario
Café Del Bastardo - now at our Brewery Retail Store - a barrel aged imperial stout infused with whole coffee beans
Cracked my first Cafe Del tonight. Lots of coffee right now. I prefer it to this year's Kentucky Bastard.
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Post by Provost Drunk »

mahcinesquad wrote:
Craig wrote:Nickel Brook Brewing ‏@NickelBrookBeer 6m6 minutes ago Burlington, Ontario
Café Del Bastardo - now at our Brewery Retail Store - a barrel aged imperial stout infused with whole coffee beans
Cracked my first Cafe Del tonight. Lots of coffee right now. I prefer it to this year's Kentucky Bastard.
What type of barrel is it aged in? I'm assuming bourbon.
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Post by BakaGaijin »

^^^^
According to the label, they literally threw coffee beans in barrels of Kentucky Bastard, so that would be bourbon. I had a sample and it was really good. A lot of coffee. Bourbon was quite subdued. I would need to drink more to give more insight, however, I definately recommend picking up a bottle. Pretty much the same price point per ml as most Bellwood's barrel aged beers.
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Post by walz22 »

Definitely agree that the bourbon is subdued compared to the coffee, which really shines through as it warms.

I think I'll try and pick up another one when I'm in Burlington this weekend.
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Post by Coronaeus »

Any idea how much of this (Cafe Bastardo) remains?
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Post by Provost Drunk »

BakaGaijin wrote:^^^^
According to the label, they literally threw coffee beans in barrels of Kentucky Bastard, so that would be bourbon. I had a sample and it was really good. A lot of coffee. Bourbon was quite subdued. I would need to drink more to give more insight, however, I definately recommend picking up a bottle. Pretty much the same price point per ml as most Bellwood's barrel aged beers.
Sounds promising.I think I prefer classic Bolshevik to Kentucky Bastard so I could probably get in on a more coffee-forward version. Not sure I'll be able to get out to Burlington in time though. Shame this one isn't headed to the LCBO.
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