Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2014 10:21 pm
Rumour has it that it will be available end of May.spinrsx wrote:I was hoping we'd get that Brooklyn Sorachi Ace that was supposed to come a few features ago but never did..
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Rumour has it that it will be available end of May.spinrsx wrote:I was hoping we'd get that Brooklyn Sorachi Ace that was supposed to come a few features ago but never did..
hope this ends up happening, it's one of my favourite beers. And as I recall, it was going to listed at a very reasonable price.TCB wrote:Rumour has it that it will be available end of May.spinrsx wrote:I was hoping we'd get that Brooklyn Sorachi Ace that was supposed to come a few features ago but never did..
It is a good bet to happen. The reason the plug was pulled the first time was because the bottle has thick glass and the 12x750ml cases were going to be slightly over the weight limit allowed by LCBO. The issue has been resolved but the price may be a little higher based on the Canadian dollar crash and extra steps required to make it compliant.spinrsx wrote:hope this ends up happening, it's one of my favourite beers. And as I recall, it was going to listed at a very reasonable price.TCB wrote:Rumour has it that it will be available end of May.spinrsx wrote:I was hoping we'd get that Brooklyn Sorachi Ace that was supposed to come a few features ago but never did..
boney wrote:I'm not trying to pick a fight with anyone and I am honestly interested in the response....why is this release boring/poor? It seems like there is a decent mix of styles, many with fairly good ratings. Not defending the LCBO either. I'm just interested in what people want in their the seasonal releases.
I wonder what happened to the St. Louis Fond Tradition? It's a good utility gueuze that I was looking forward to stocking up on.
The Kasteel being released is the Donker @ 11%, 300 cases of 24x330ml.GregClow wrote:As I noted above, this was a quick cut & paste from the LCBO-provide spreadsheet, which sometimes has mistakes or typos.spinrsx wrote:isn't Kasteel 11% ABV?
I'll do some double checking and clean it up soon.
UPDATE: Given that the overall theme of this release is supposed to be "hoppy & sour beers" (saw that mentioned somewhere, I think...), I wouldn't be surprised if the Kasteel beer is actually Kasteel Hoppy, which is 6.5%:
http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/kasteel-hoppy/205735/
I'll look into it.
I tried both of these beers from this release. I incredibly enjoyed the Saison. I had previously had it on tap, and I liked it even better in the bottle…nice balance of sweetness with the peppery flavour of the saison yeast.Belgian wrote:On tap, Ginger Man NYC. Pretty damn tasty but sweet, I wonder if bottle aging a few would be a good idea to balance it out (bottle re-fermentation eating up residual sugars?)GreatCop wrote:I dunno, but that's the one I'm probably most excited aboutJeffPorter wrote:Have we had the St. Feullian Saison before? It seems...familiar?
Liefmans Cuvée Brut / 375 / 6 / $5.95 - we had this in 2007 ($4.95) and I drank an aged 2007 in 2011 - it cellars well, opening Goudenband-like in aroma with added long complex cherry replays that build on the palate. A class act with good tartness, not a sugar bomb. Was originally called Liefman's Kriek - the word Kriek refers to the Morello cherries used, not the beer style which is often a Lambic not a Flemish Sour.
What??? The LCBO has regulations concerning the thickness of bottles/weight of a case? Bizarre.TCB wrote: It is a good bet to happen. The reason the plug was pulled the first time was because the bottle has thick glass and the 12x750ml cases were going to be slightly over the weight limit allowed by LCBO. The issue has been resolved but the price may be a little higher based on the Canadian dollar crash and extra steps required to make it compliant.
4 of them are in Hamilton and of course no Beau's feature.spinrsx wrote:not a single beer from this release had made it to Ottawa yet.. other than the Beau's beers (meh), I haven't had a reason to go to the lcbo in over a month. Oh well, I'm saving $ I guess..
The St Feuillien, Boon and Abbaye des Rocs are at Bank & Walkley now.spinrsx wrote:not a single beer from this release had made it to Ottawa yet.. other than the Beau's beers (meh), I haven't had a reason to go to the lcbo in over a month. Oh well, I'm saving $ I guess..
Ceecee wrote:The St Feuillien, Boon and Abbaye des Rocs are at Bank & Walkley now.spinrsx wrote:not a single beer from this release had made it to Ottawa yet.. other than the Beau's beers (meh), I haven't had a reason to go to the lcbo in over a month. Oh well, I'm saving $ I guess..