La Messagere - $1.50

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 1:34 pm

Why spend 18 bucks-a-six to try this gnarly stuff, when the 'broken case' clearance baskets at LC stores often sell them for $1.50. Just a thought.

http://www.ratebeer.com/Ratings/Beer/Be ... erID=24041

JerCraigs · Post by **JerCraigs** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 1:17 pm

Why spend $1.50 on it??? Ugh.

iguenard · Post by **iguenard** » Sun Dec 31, 2006 9:54 am

If you have an intolerance for gluten?

JerCraigs · Post by **JerCraigs** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 7:52 pm

iguenard wrote:If you have an intolerance for gluten?

... and really really don't like beer.

The stuff is awful and tastes nothing like a good beer.
It doesn't even really taste much like a BAD beer.

Perhaps I'm jaded, but if I could not drink beer with gluten in it I would start developing my taste for wine...

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 8:42 pm

Messagere reminds me of an uremarkable perry or cider ++ the evil yeast signature of cheaply-made white wine. Times ten.

Not saying it couldn't possibly be drinkable if it were better-made, who knows. But it will convince gluten-intolerant people to avoid beer.

I suspect it only hogs shelf space at LCBO for political reasons. They could just as easily stock something very good.

SteelbackGuy · Post by **SteelbackGuy** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 8:52 pm

Funnily enough, this stuff does extremely well.

detritus · Post by **detritus** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 12:04 pm

SteelbackGuy wrote:Funnily enough, this stuff does extremely well.

Presumably there are enough ex-swill-drinkers who are on gluten free diets to support it.

-Josh

SteelbackGuy · Post by **SteelbackGuy** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 12:37 pm

Agreed.

ANd what is ever funnier, is that these people love the stuff, and always tell me how it tastes better than Canadian.

ha!