LCBO Winter Warmers 2007 release

lagerale · Post by **lagerale** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 12:02 pm

When I bought 8, the cashier after getting no info from scanning the product "had the nerve" to check with someone else who was smart enough to tell her to manually enter code found on the attached sticker

northyorksammy · Post by **northyorksammy** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 4:11 pm

same thing at my local LCBO, by the way the Hardy and the Braks triple are all over now

lister · Post by **lister** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 2:02 pm

The John By and Braks Tripel are at Cooper St.

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 2:30 pm

Hows all y'all liking the John By, by the by?

JesseM · Post by **JesseM** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 2:40 pm

I'd be loving it if it was both listed on the damn website, and if it was available to me at all in Waterloo!

Raptor2023 · Post by **Raptor2023** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 3:07 pm

Where have people seen it? Is it here in Mississauga?

JesseM · Post by **JesseM** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 3:28 pm

WHY MUST THIS BEER BE SO ELUSIVE??!?!?!?! It's not listed on the LCBO's website, yet it seems to be popping up at a VERY select few locations, and WE ALL WANT IT. NOW.

Sorry I'm just a tad bored and impatient.

KwaiLo · Post by **KwaiLo** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 3:49 pm

Any K-W/ Cambridge sightings yet?

esprit · Post by **esprit** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 6:55 pm

Ya know, I've got a bottle of 1987 Thomas Hardy in my cellar...espritagencies@sympatico.ca...

shintriad · Post by **shintriad** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 6:57 pm

I saw the Johnny By Goode at the Front St. LCBO, aka the world's most cramped liquor store. You're better off going to Cooper if you're already that far downtown, but it's freaking cold out and I don't drive.

I only bought two bottles, so there's plenty for you folks if you happen to be around the area.

Drinking one now: It's retained all the character of the Tsarina with all the smoky, roasted and teriyaki notes. Some carob, coffee, as you would expect, with a nice dry, almost grassy finish. Definitely not as sweet or high-octane but still a great and well-crafted brew. Almost comes off as a cross between a Imperial Stout and just a good old-fashioned dry stout, reminds me a bit of Kalamazoo. I think it's a good move: Katarina was fantastic but more of an "event" than a beer, so a tougher sell in stores.

I do hope this sells well and that we continue to see it available in the future!

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 8:33 pm

Without waiting for late seasonals what would we ever talk about...

I gamely ventured to Cooper and there is no more John By

Tupalev on ratebeer: Hey, I’m the first to rate it! Found a few cases over at the Queens Quay LCBO, so, well, I bought them.

That explains it! No St. Ambroise V.A. there either at the moment.

I will now try the Brakspear Triple and the Trafalgar Spiced Thingee.

Bobsy · Post by **Bobsy** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 9:01 pm

Belgian wrote:Without waiting for late seasonals what would we ever talk about...

I gamely ventured to Cooper and there is no more John By
Tupalev on ratebeer: Hey, I’m the first to rate it! Found a few cases over at the Queens Quay LCBO, so, well, I bought them.
That explains it! No St. Ambroise V.A. there either at the moment.

I will now try the Brakspear Triple and the Trafalgar Spiced Thingee.

Give it time. I ventured though a snowstorm on Thursday to get my Thomas Hardy's, only to discover a couple days later that it is available everywhere. The Brakspear is an excellent beer that grows in complexity with each sip, the trafalgar however...

northyorksammy · Post by **northyorksammy** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 10:08 pm

anybody have a product code?

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 11:16 pm

Bobsy wrote:
Give it time. I ventured though a snowstorm on Thursday to get my Thomas Hardy's, only to discover a couple days later that it is available everywhere. The Brakspear is an excellent beer that grows in complexity with each sip, the trafalgar however...

No worries. And yes the Trafalgar...

Funny story: I had to buy another Trafalgar because a house guest left with the one I bought - I showed it to him having in mind to open it for a tasting, and he just assumed it was a gift. Well good for him, however...

Bobsy · Post by **Bobsy** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 11:26 pm

Belgian wrote:
Bobsy wrote:
Give it time. I ventured though a snowstorm on Thursday to get my Thomas Hardy's, only to discover a couple days later that it is available everywhere. The Brakspear is an excellent beer that grows in complexity with each sip, the trafalgar however...

No worries. And yes the Trafalgar...

Funny story: I had to buy another Trafalgar because a house guest left with the one I bought - I showed it to him having in mind to open it for a tasting, and he just assumed it was a gift. Well good for him, however...

...will you ever see him again after he samples that?! Ach...I'm too harsh. The Trafalgar isn't too bad, just very non-descript, and in an exciting release like this one it cannot hold a flame to any of theother beers. I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on the brakspear. I worked on the bottled beer stand at the last GBBF, and it was one of the best sellers (partly due to its alcohol content and th average Brit's desire to get absolutely bladdered). I find it a remarkably deep and complex ale, and would advise anyone reading to give it a try.