Belgian wrote:Oh that one's sexy, look at it.
I guess if Thin Man is selling smaller pours of good Sours for about $15 CAD, this is a steal. I'd grab a few myself.
Any of you order this, was it much difficult?
first, as always, kudos to the Moranas for getting Ontario beer that most of the free drinking world can't get. the 3F order, the once-a-year Cantillon and, now, Del ducato.
i picked up a case of the gueuze and the chrys. splitting it with friends. you kind of can't go wrong with those 2. and yes, those bottles are sexy.
Tomas can speak up from the backend point of view, but i'd give the online ordering experience about a 7 out of 10.
some clunkiness (buttons you have to click on that aren't always obvious or redundant, such as selecting your only address on file as the delivery/billing address confirmation).
the worst thing about the LCBO website? it's designed by a person who's never, ever had beer, and the browsability is pretty much non-existent. unless you're on twitter, i have no idea how you could discover any of this beer.
for starters, their splash page doesn't have a menu bar option for shopping online. you have to see the scrolling ad and click on it.
once you do, you get the most ridiculous (as per usual) options for styles of beer. wine is pretty stupid (Red, White, Rose), but beer's the ultimate in dumb.
Ale, Lager, Specialty beer. where will Sammiclaus be come xmas time? Lager or specialty? who the fuck knows.
once you click "ale", you choose to shop by category. one of the options is "Flavoured ale". so, basically, anything that isn't Molson Canadian and Coors Lite?
anyways, the browsability and spontaneous purchaseability is non-existent on here. if they're smart, the LCBO will remedy this...likely by forcing guys like Keep6 to pay to have their beer come up on a splash page.
this marked my first LCBO beer purchase in a long time and it will likely be the last in a while. Buffalo and Michigan still get my money. another fail for the LCBO.
on the bright side? this will hopefully make Keep6 a bit more money and inspire them to get more brands in. it's a step forward, but still not ideal.