The Bar Towel

Has Ottawa even seen anything other than Dirty and Breakfast?

Second largest market in the province and we get shafted while a town like Collingwood with less than 20,000 people gets the full lineup.

Ridiculous.

They'll get here. Eventually. Be prepared to go 5 separate times to get them. You may have to go to a couple different stores too.

GregClow wrote:He came out with a case of FBS and jokingly said "You wanted the whole case, right?". My wife shocked him a bit with her enthusiastic "YES!" response.

She's a keeper Greg.

Ceecee wrote:They'll get here. Eventually. Be prepared to go 5 separate times to get them. You may have to go to a couple different stores too.

I think this is the VINTAGES policy - they tell this to the wine buyers with every release as well...

Ceecee wrote:They'll get here. Eventually. Be prepared to go 5 separate times to get them. You may have to go to a couple different stores too.

...in a couple different cities!

Was buying a good wine anyway so I - somewhat mischievously - grabbed a single Breakfast Stout out of a four-pack that was already partially empty. Just to see...

It did not scan of course so they rang it out at - yes you guessed it - domestic single code of 1.90 + .10 deposit. Am I evil?

Belgian wrote:Am I evil?

Or are you a just man in an unjust society?

FEUO wrote:

SRM wrote:Heads up for the Windsor people, I just picked up some Backwoods at the Lauzon location. There wasn't anymore on the shelf but chances are the Roundhouse might still have it even though the lcbo website never listed it as being in Windsor.

Roundhouse is not getting any.
What was on the shelf at Lauzon was all that I left.
Didn't want to be greedy and let some other fine beer folk in the city have some. Did you grab both 4 packs?

This is terrible news! I held off on grabbing the leftovers at Lauzon because the manager at Roundhouse told me weeks ago that he had ordered Backwoods and Breakfast Stout.

You know, it'd be really nice if they'd let you know when your order is a no-go.

ECBS wrote:

FEUO wrote:

SRM wrote:Heads up for the Windsor people, I just picked up some Backwoods at the Lauzon location. There wasn't anymore on the shelf but chances are the Roundhouse might still have it even though the lcbo website never listed it as being in Windsor.

Roundhouse is not getting any.
What was on the shelf at Lauzon was all that I left.
Didn't want to be greedy and let some other fine beer folk in the city have some. Did you grab both 4 packs?

This is terrible news! I held off on grabbing the leftovers at Lauzon because the manager at Roundhouse told me weeks ago that he had ordered Backwoods and Breakfast Stout.

You know, it'd be really nice if they'd let you know when your order is a no-go.

I am only speaking for what I was told, and it wasn't by the manager at that store. Rather by the manager at another store who had to beg and plead for what they got.
Its been a dogfight all over the province.

But maybe once they start catching up to orders some may hit the Roundhouse. Who knows who is getting theirs or what they are having to do to get it.
I do know that the store I will be going to from now on has had a 2000% increase in craft beer sales since the manager there took over. How? No idea. Likely by providing the best selection of craft beer in the city.

FEUO wrote:I do know that the store I will be going to from now on has had a 2000% increase in craft beer sales since the manager there took over. How? No idea. Likely by providing the best selection of craft beer in the city.

- vindicates that 'if you actually bother to sell it, they will come.'

I get the feeling some stores just don't care, would rather avoid the effort & and this works against everyone else - all the breweries, the importers and the retail buyers. But that's for the 'LC Debate' thread.

for the ottawa people that haven't had a chance to get the founders beers yet, the orleans lcbo has the whole lineup in stock

Finally had one of the Backwoods Bastard and I'm impressed. I usually don't go for scotch ales but this is face-melting good.

Having had everything from the release now I'd have to say I'd love for the Porter to be available all year. That is one fine every day beer.

I was also a bit disappointed by the Breakfast Stout, maybe having Peche Mortel available on tap made me more discerning? Whilst a different take on the same style I think it did have an influence on how I feel about this one.

Both the pale ale and Dirty Bastard were fine drinks but did not care that much about them.

as much as I'm loving the founders brewery feature.. do we know who the next brewer to be featured is?

spinrsx wrote:as much as I'm loving the founders brewery feature.. do we know who the next brewer to be featured is?

Here's hoping for Stone...

ercousin wrote:

spinrsx wrote:as much as I'm loving the founders brewery feature.. do we know who the next brewer to be featured is?

Here's hoping for Stone...

Two American breweries in a row? We aren't that lucky. I'd wager that we'll see a European brewery next.