LCBO's ALL-STAR Euro Lager line-up!

djskip · Post by **djskip** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 2:09 pm

mine says "180708" so it hasn't even been made yet. strange.

lister · Post by **lister** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 2:20 pm

Those dates may be the drink-by date.

JesseM · Post by **JesseM** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 4:05 pm

I doubt it was the drink by date since it said "DATE OF PRODUCTION." And all the other bottles had dates of mid-2007.

It tasted decently fresh, and if your bottle has a code that suggests it hasn't been made yet, then I guess we're reading the codes wrong, or you're making that up.

I grabbed my bottle from the back of the shelf.

Bobsy · Post by **Bobsy** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 4:13 pm

JesseM wrote:I guess we're reading the codes wrong, or you're making that up

Or the LCBO owns a De Lorien, and Michael J Fox is bringing beer back from the future as their newest agent.

JesseM · Post by **JesseM** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 4:29 pm

Hahaha. Or the packaging company messed up.

Sorry I woke up from a nap with a brain-splitting headache. I realize now that I maybe seemed a bit condescending, and also perceived your post as such. My bad.

JesseM · Post by **JesseM** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 6:12 pm

Now I'm enjoying a nice tall glass of Warka Strong. Man, this is actually a nice brew! Decently complex malt flavours in perfect balance with the grassy hops. Very drinkable at 7% abv. This thing really gets a rough ride on RateBeer. Beautiful golden amber colour too. The only thing I don't like is the minor alcoholic flavour in the finish, but other than that this is a solid beer.

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:20 pm

Bobsy wrote:
JesseM wrote:I guess we're reading the codes wrong, or you're making that up
Or the LCBO owns a De Lorean, and Michael J Fox is bringing beer back from the future as their newest agent.

I think it's all part of a strategy to keep beer fresher, longer!

old faithful · Post by **old faithful** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 3:38 pm

Am trying the "new" Golden Pheasant (i.e., new slimmer bottle format, available at Summerhill, still in a green bottle). The new packaging twigged me that it is likely fresh stock, and it is: the beer appears to have been packaged 6 weeks ago. This is too soon for light to have affected it and likely mine were very recently uncased.

It is just superb, evidently Bohemian in style, something like Urquel and Budvar but different from them again. That appetizing malt sweetness that is the hallmark of Czech malting barley is much in evidence, with a very tasty finish in which the flowery Saaz intertwines to perfection.

Fine Czech stuff, a classic.

Gary

JesseM · Post by **JesseM** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 3:43 pm

Indeed it is good, and fresh right now, but just a minor correction, technically it's Slovakian, not Czech. Just saying.

old faithful · Post by **old faithful** » Sun Nov 30, 2008 4:00 pm

Thanks for that correction, Jesse.

Gary