LCBO Fuller's Brewery Feature

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Sun Nov 13, 2011 4:58 pm

It would be easy to miss this release, thanks for the heads up.

Front / Market when I left still has the IPA, Old Winter and XX.

matt7215 · Post by **matt7215** » Tue Nov 15, 2011 1:11 pm

just grabbed some of the stout, XX, and golden pride but the store wouldnt sell me the winter so i put some on hold

still need to find some IPA

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Tue Nov 15, 2011 3:26 pm

matt7215 wrote: still need to find some IPA

I had it on cask and thought it was a really nice British pale ale, hopped like a pale ale should. But IPA? Not IMHO.

JeffPorter · Post by **JeffPorter** » Thu Nov 24, 2011 8:21 am

The release for this seems kinda thin...I know that only select stores are getting them, but this seems VERY select. And even the stores that have them don't seem to have very much.

I'd like to buy more Golden Pride and the Stout, but not sure if I should drive to Pickering or just wait until more Toronto stores get some.

TheSevenDuffs · Post by **TheSevenDuffs** » Thu Nov 24, 2011 8:46 am

Went to the Mississauga store looking for a few of these the other day. They had stock first show up about a week before and they were pretty much cleaned out, so I left with only Peche Mortel.

Ceecee · Post by **Ceecee** » Thu Nov 24, 2011 8:57 am

Just the XX Strong Ale in Ottawa so far. Should the "select stores" get all 5 beers from this release?

midlife crisis · Post by **midlife crisis** » Fri Nov 25, 2011 10:46 pm

Yeah, the distribution has been decidedly weird on this one. I've been grabbing them wherever I see them -- St. Lawrence Market, Laird + Eglinton -- because they are really really good.

probstk · Post by **probstk** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 9:36 am

Ceecee wrote:Just the XX Strong Ale in Ottawa so far. Should the "select stores" get all 5 beers from this release?

I've been watching drinkvine closely and am perplexed that the other Fuller's brews haven't made it this far east. I hope we haven't missed out!

TheBeeraholic · Post by **TheBeeraholic** » Wed Nov 30, 2011 9:10 am

Picked up a bottle of the XX Strong Ale, Double Stout, Golden Pride, and IPA yesterday when passing through Aurora. Pickering also has quantities of the majority of these. Had the XX last night lots of flavours all balanced and blended nicely. Looking forward to the stout tonight. Cheers.

spinrsx · Post by **spinrsx** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 12:14 pm

just a heads up to the ottawa bartowelers, they have every single fuller's beer from this release at the LCBO on king edwards and rideau

icemachine · Post by **icemachine** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 12:23 pm

Had a bottle of the Old Winter Ale last night. It was nice, but the crystal is definitely overpowering

andrewrg · Post by **andrewrg** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 12:45 pm

icemachine wrote:Had a bottle of the Old Winter Ale last night. It was nice, but the crystal is definitely overpowering

Yeah, I found it a bit too malty as well.

probstk · Post by **probstk** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 1:15 pm

spinrsx wrote:just a heads up to the ottawa bartowelers, they have every single fuller's beer from this release at the LCBO on king edwards and rideau

Thanks man! The LCBO seems to do a spotty job keeping their online inventory up to date...thank jeebus for beer geek networks!

rejtable · Post by **rejtable** » Thu Dec 01, 2011 1:31 pm

probstk wrote:
spinrsx wrote:just a heads up to the ottawa bartowelers, they have every single fuller's beer from this release at the LCBO on king edwards and rideau
Thanks man! The LCBO seems to do a spotty job keeping their online inventory up to date...thank jeebus for beer geek networks!

And not only that, I've personally found the stock situation at the Rideau store particularly spotty. I'd say my hit rate for stuff that is supposed to be there according to inventory is close to 50%. I rarely even bother going there anymore.

I'll try and sneak out tonight, although it'll be tight.

Zuma · Post by **Zuma** » Fri Dec 02, 2011 10:45 am

spinrsx wrote:just a heads up to the ottawa bartowelers, they have every single fuller's beer from this release at the LCBO on king edwards and rideau

Thanks for the heads up. I went last night on the way home from work and grabbed a bottle of each.

The stock looked to be thinning, so anyone who is interested should head there soon. Gambling on stock showing up across Ottawa might be a losing bet.

While you are there pick up a bottle of Pappy Van Winkle 12 year old. Not nearly as good as the 20 year old, but still mighty tasty!

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