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Philip1
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Post by Philip1 »

spinrsx wrote:new new beers at the LCBO

Maclean's Farmhouse Blonde
446831
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That one's been available at TBS for some time.

Speaking of TBS Smuttynose Finestkind doesn't seem to be widely distributed.
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spinrsx wrote:Fat Tug IPA now showing inventory.. anyone know the bottle date on it? (or do they use a best before?)
Grabbed the last bottles on the shelf in Kingston.

Bottled 10.27.15.
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Yikes. How does it taste?
Masterplan wrote:
spinrsx wrote:Fat Tug IPA now showing inventory.. anyone know the bottle date on it? (or do they use a best before?)
Grabbed the last bottles on the shelf in Kingston.

Bottled 10.27.15.
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Post by PeenSteen »

saints_gambit wrote:Those Trafalgar beers were quite good when I tasted them. God knows what happens when the LCBO warehouse intercedes.
Trafalgar (like every other Ontario Brewer except Muskoka and sawdust city) delivers direct to LCBO/TBS stores. Most Ontario stuff comes direct and while it's easy to blame the LCBO warehouse for beer thats not fresh 9/10 the breweries shit/substandard/no good products that are to blame. Just saying.
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spinrsx wrote:Yikes. How does it taste?
Masterplan wrote:
spinrsx wrote:Fat Tug IPA now showing inventory.. anyone know the bottle date on it? (or do they use a best before?)
Grabbed the last bottles on the shelf in Kingston.

Bottled 10.27.15.
Really good, but probably was better two months ago...
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Masterplan wrote:
spinrsx wrote:Yikes. How does it taste?
Masterplan wrote:quote="spinrsx"Fat Tug IPA now showing inventory.. anyone know the bottle date on it? (or do they use a best before?)
Grabbed the last bottles on the shelf in Kingston.

Bottled 10.27.15.
Really good, but probably was better two months ago...
I'll put it this way my Lake Effect chaser, just doesn't compare...
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Is fat tug a regular listing? Doesnt seem to be a part of a seasonal release
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Post by Blasphomet »

I don't know but I didn't enjoy it all. A cloying sweetness that seems to be prevalent in BC or northwest IPAs and I do not like it. Same with the Phillips stuff, and that awful, awful Parallel 49 Snap, Crackle, Hop. I'm obviously in the minority though considering the ratings it has on RB and BA.
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hometown and rookie impact
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Blasphomet
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Masterplan wrote:I'll put it this way my Lake Effect chaser, just doesn't compare...
Huh?
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Post by Craig »

Blasphomet wrote:
Masterplan wrote:I'll put it this way my Lake Effect chaser, just doesn't compare...
Huh?
I think he's saying (after having a couple, if I were to hazard a guess) that he likes Lake Effect better.
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Post by Blasphomet »

Craig wrote:
Blasphomet wrote:
Masterplan wrote:I'll put it this way my Lake Effect chaser, just doesn't compare...
Huh?
I think he's saying (after having a couple, if I were to hazard a guess) that he likes Lake Effect better.
I hoped that was the case lol. It just sounded like using Fat Tug as a chaser meant that it was to wash the taste of Lake Effect out of his mouth, which would be insanity. :)
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Post by Masterplan »

To clarify, I drank a Lake Effect directly after a Fat Tug, and while I like Lake Effect a lot, I much prefer the Fat Tug.
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What did you like better about the fat tug?
Masterplan wrote:I drank a Lake Effect directly after a Fat Tug, and while I like Lake Effect, I much prefer the Fat Tug.
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spinrsx wrote:What did you like better about the fat tug?
Masterplan wrote:I drank a Lake Effect directly after a Fat Tug, and while I like Lake Effect, I much prefer the Fat Tug.
I guess I found Ft to be more grapefruit, 'punchier' and crisp hop wise, while this batch LE I find to be pinier and danker.

I will be reversing my tasting order tonight, and again over the next few days until I run out.
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