Westvleteren 12

Mike-KBCo · Post by **Mike-KBCo** » Sun Aug 12, 2012 10:49 am

Well you can bet I'll line up for a gift pack when they're released. This is one of those beers you always hear about. They don't actually exists though - only in folklore, you know? I'll be pleased to finally tuck into one. You can be sure I won't wait for a special occasion.

Gavin · Post by **Gavin** » Sun Aug 12, 2012 4:32 pm

The release has been pushed back to late-fall, some time before Christmas.

markaberrant · Post by **markaberrant** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 2:28 pm

It's available at Sask Liquor stores now, $67.90 for the 4-bottles + 2 goblet pack.

Torontoblue · Post by **Torontoblue** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 2:37 pm

4 bottles? I thought the packs weren't supposed to be split up?

GregClow · Post by **GregClow** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 2:42 pm

Torontoblue wrote:4 bottles? I thought the packs weren't supposed to be split up?

It's 6 bottles according to the web inventory listing:

http://www.saskliquor.com/SaskLiquorWeb ... x?ID=15978

Torontoblue · Post by **Torontoblue** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 2:53 pm

That's a great price....the power of a monopoly eh (albeit not a very good one)?

markaberrant · Post by **markaberrant** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 3:09 pm

My bad, twas a typo. Tis indeed 6 bottles.

saints_gambit · Post by **saints_gambit** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 3:17 pm

It's going out in Manitoba soon as well, according to the MLCC flyer.

atomeyes · Post by **atomeyes** » Wed Aug 29, 2012 9:02 am

saints_gambit wrote:It's going out in Manitoba soon as well, according to the MLCC flyer.

its been out there for over a week.
yep, Ontario's far behind. afraid it will be exactly like the St Berny abt 12 from last xmas...you know, advertised and then never delivered.

grub · Post by **grub** » Wed Aug 29, 2012 9:25 am

They better not try and deliver me some crappy 4 month old Westy. You know that shit don't keep.

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Wed Aug 29, 2012 9:47 am

grub wrote:They better not try and deliver me some crappy 4 month old Westy. You know that shit don't keep.

I once had a 4-month old Westy 12, it smelled just like a dog with no nose.

TheBeeraholic · Post by **TheBeeraholic** » Wed Aug 29, 2012 11:06 am

atomeyes wrote: yep, Ontario's far behind. afraid it will be exactly like the St Berny abt 12 from last xmas...you know, advertised and then never delivered.

Exactly why I had a coworker out in Calgary preorder these. He's home this weekend and I'll have my two. I wouldn't be surprised if the LC is in fact getting some they don't release at the same time they do the rest of the gift packs in November before Christmas.

atomeyes · Post by **atomeyes** » Wed Aug 29, 2012 2:09 pm

grub wrote:They better not try and deliver me some crappy 4 month old Westy. You know that shit don't keep.

let's think of the worst case scenario:

the Westy 12 is all sitting in the LCBO warehouse. daytime highs in the high 20s, nighttime lows in the mid-teens. Repeat x 2 months.

fun!

grub · Post by **grub** » Wed Aug 29, 2012 3:06 pm

atomeyes wrote:the Westy 12 is all sitting in the LCBO warehouse. daytime highs in the high 20s, nighttime lows in the mid-teens. Repeat x 2 months.

If that were the case, everything in the warehouse would go to crap (not to mention freezing in the winter). They'd need to keep the temps at least semi-stable. Plus just being in a space that big isolates it to temp swings to a large degree.

saints_gambit · Post by **saints_gambit** » Wed Aug 29, 2012 3:46 pm

grub wrote:
atomeyes wrote:the Westy 12 is all sitting in the LCBO warehouse. daytime highs in the high 20s, nighttime lows in the mid-teens. Repeat x 2 months.
If that were the case, everything in the warehouse would go to crap (not to mention freezing in the winter). They'd need to keep the temps at least semi-stable. Plus just being in a space that big isolates it to temp swings to a large degree.

They should just market it as value added aging of product for beer newbies.