LCBO Winter Warmers 2007 release

northyorksammy · Post by **northyorksammy** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 6:19 pm

i called my usual LCBO haunts and they all told me to check the internet, things are really busy!

Bytowner · Post by **Bytowner** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 6:54 pm

Picked up the last 3 on the shelf at Orleans (thanks whoever left them!).

Best part, they didn't scan so he asked me how much, I said I thought they were 4.65, he went to check the shelf and ended up charging me 3.50 each. Glad I went to church on Sunday.

So how is everyone planning on drinking theirs'? I figure I'll stagger them, one 5 years from now, one 10 and one 15???

tuqueboy · Post by **tuqueboy** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 10:19 pm

Bytowner wrote:Picked up the last 3 on the shelf at Orleans (thanks whoever left them!).

Best part, they didn't scan so he asked me how much, I said I thought they were 4.65, he went to check the shelf and ended up charging me 3.50 each. Glad I went to church on Sunday.

So how is everyone planning on drinking theirs'? I figure I'll stagger them, one 5 years from now, one 10 and one 15???

i'll have one tonight when i get home, and compare it with the 2006

then i'll forget i have them for a few years...

SILENUS · Post by **SILENUS** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 9:22 am

The Thomas Hardy's has hit the shelves in good quantities now - lots of cities showing 48 per outlet.

Does anyone (Perry?) know the status of the John By? (I can't find it on the LCBO website)

Cass · Post by **Cass** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 10:23 am

Since I work right next to Cooper St., went by last night and picked up six. Looking forward to trying it! I actually still have a bottle or two of TH from one of my first trips to Premier Gourmet many years ago. I wonder what that's like nowadays...

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 10:47 am

SILENUS wrote:Does anyone (Perry?) know the status of the John By? (I can't find it on the LCBO website)

PRMason wrote:The LCBO has informed us that the number for the John By Impy won't be active until the 12th of December. That means that the beer can't be shipped to them prior to that date.

Probably haven't updated the website yet?

Fuggles · Post by **Fuggles** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 1:03 pm

How does Lindsay get 39 bottles and none in peterborough!!!!
Good think I gotta go through Lindsay later on tonight!

JesseM · Post by **JesseM** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 4:48 pm

I live in Waterloo, and just today I swear I got one of the luckiest breaks in quite some time. Our big store in the town square FINALLY got all their winter seasonals stocked on the shelves, so I picked up a couple Thomas Hardy's this morning. At the cash, they wouldn't scan, I guess they're having issues with this particular beer. So they decided to just type them in as a generic domestic bottle, and the total for the two of them was a WHOPPING $4!! I'm just mildly concerned about going back in case they figure out how much they're actually supposed to cost

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Raptor2023 · Post by **Raptor2023** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 5:02 pm

JesseM wrote:I live in Waterloo, and just today I swear I got one of the luckiest breaks in quite some time. Our big store in the town square FINALLY got all their winter seasonals stocked on the shelves, so I picked up a couple Thomas Hardy's this morning. At the cash, they wouldn't scan, I guess they're having issues with this particular beer. So they decided to just type them in as a generic domestic bottle, and the total for the two of them was a WHOPPING $4!! I'm just mildly concerned about going back in case they figure out how much they're actually supposed to cost .

That's sweet! I bought 7 bottles today and since they also wouldn't scan, the cashier just inputed the number in and one bottle came in at $4.55, 10 cents less than the original cost. But you got one heck of a better deal there!

Bobsy · Post by **Bobsy** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 7:17 pm

Okay, so because I can't be bothered to wait for 10 years, I'm sipping on a Thomas Hardy's right now. Its definitely unlike anything I've had before. No head, very syrupy with strong dark fruit flavours, and an alcohol burn on the finish. I can definitely see how this would age well. Right now its a reasonably pleasant sipper, but if I can work on that patience the other 5 bottle may just be amazing.

KwaiLo · Post by **KwaiLo** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 7:21 pm

My wife just got back from the LCBO. She brought me back 10 bottles of Thomas Hardy. She either did something wrong, or is trying to butter me up for some other reason....

I better not have more than 1 until I find out. 2 at the most.

Hamilton Brian · Post by **Hamilton Brian** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 7:28 am

SAme experience; picked up a dozen and expected to shell out close to $60 and instead got the TH for $24.

SILENUS · Post by **SILENUS** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 10:32 am

Hamilton Brian wrote:SAme experience; picked up a dozen and expected to shell out close to $60 and instead got the TH for $24.

If they keep giving it away for $2 a bottle the LCBO brass will likely never order it again once they see the losses on their product reports. I picked up 4 in Waterloo yesterday and at that location the cashier was smart enough to check her cash system with the product code to come up with the full stated price. Now I feel like I took one for the team...

The_Jester · Post by **The_Jester** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 11:29 am

Fuggles wrote:How does Lindsay get 39 bottles and none in peterborough!!!!
Good think I gotta go through Lindsay later on tonight!

About 10 bottles as of 10:30 this (Friday) morning at the Chapters LCBO. (There were 22 when I got there). They've got Brakspear Triple as well. Good luck.

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 11:55 am

Hamilton Brian wrote:SAme experience; picked up a dozen and expected to shell out close to $60 and instead got the TH for $24.

Anyone could go to these stores and buy a case. If you don't get the $2.00 price, balk at the 'unexpected' cost.

If you do get a case for $48, hide it for 10 years and it will be worth several hundred.