LCBO Winter Release 2017

[Cass]

Triple Karmeliet Strong Belgian Ale $3.65 330 8.4
LA MACKROKEN SCOTCH HONEY ALE $5.95 500 10.8
St Feuillien Cuvee de Noel Xtra Strong Belgia $3.95 330 9.0
Samichlaus $5.25 330 14.0
Komes Baltic Porter $3.20 500 9.0
Abbaye Des Rocs $6.15 750 9.0
Yeti Imperial Stout $10.95 650 9.5
Straffe Hendrik Quadruple $8.35 750 11.0
Val-Dieu Grand Cru $8.95 750 11.0
Driftwood Brewery Blackstone Porter $6.00 650 6.0
Rodenbach Vintage $12.95 750 7.0
Deus Brut des Flanders $19.95 750 11.5
Samuel Smiths Organic Chocolate Stout $4.95 550 5.0
2016 Bourbon Barrel Quad $15.95 750 11.8
Oskar Blues 10 Fidy - 355 ML $5.15 355 10.5
St. Ambroise Russian Imperial Stout $5.95 341 9.8
Cuvee du Chateau $4.25 330 11.0

[Masterplan]

Dammit! Bring back the Cuvée Van De Keizer. .

[darmokandjalad]

Dammit! Bring back the Cuvée Van De Keizer. .

Yeah I thought for sure we'd see that one back, what with the Rood slated to show up at some point in the near future.

[Belgian]

Straffe Hendrik Quadruple
Deus Brut des Flanders

Learn to spell, Bo-Tards! Haha. I swear everyone they hire is dyslexic or something. It's not like you'd want to find the beer by name or anything!

Komes Baltic Porter

Pretty sure this is the one I hauled back from Danzig 3.5 years ago in my suitcase. Cool.

Many interesting beers I will try!

2016 Bourbon Barrel Quad $15.95

Okay... almost a two-dollar price increase and it didn't sell fast the last time. Makes me go 'hmmh...'

[Ukie]

Thanks Cass for posting.

I hate to be a party pooper but how many of these will see the light of day considering 8 of 12 Autumn releases are still MIA.

[Craig]

As usual, the winter release looks to be the best by miles.

Is the price on that Komes porter right? 500 mL of 9% baltic porter for $3.20 is pretty good. There are a couple of Quads in there I haven't gotten to try yet, so that's nice.

[beerstodiscover]

Not a bad list at all. Happy to see St. Ambroise RIS and Karmeliet. I tried the La Mackroken Scotch Honey Ale a couple years back and it's fantastic.

[Provost Drunk]

As a big fan of potent and soulful malt-forward beers, there is plenty in the above list to get excited about

I presume the Cuvee du Chateau is from Van Honsebrouck? Anyone know how this one compares to their Kasteel Donker if so?

[Provost Drunk]

Also, any visibility on which Abbaye des Rocs beer will be available? I sort of just assumed the Grand Cru given the general theme of the release but it doesn't actually specify.

[Wheatsheaf]

Pretty nice price on the Abbaye des Rocs...but damn do those beers throw off some serious sediment after time in the cellar. Drink fresh or have a strainer ready.

[Belgian]

Pretty nice price on the Abbaye des Rocs...but damn do those beers throw off some serious sediment after time in the cellar. Drink fresh or have a strainer ready.

Or we could just shake the sediment into the beer a few days before opening it? Abbaye des Rocs. is goddamn fine stuff and I see no point in wasting the suspended solids.... by the way I'm doing this with Rochefort 10 every time.

[Wheatsheaf]

Or we could just shake the sediment into the beer a few days before opening it?

No. Sediment is probably polite; nasty chunky floating sludge is maybe more accurate. It's almost like a magic trick: Behold as a cup of crap suddenly appears in a sealed bottle of beer... It is a nice beer, though.

With Rochefort, agitating cellared bottles is a good idea because a lot of the flavour and body is in the sediment. I find they can taste a bit thin and harsh if the stuff drops out of suspension.

[Belgian]

Or we could just shake the sediment into the beer a few days before opening it?

No. Sediment is probably polite; nasty chunky floating sludge is maybe more accurate. It's almost like a magic trick: Behold as a cup of crap suddenly appears in a sealed bottle of beer... It is a nice beer, though.
With Rochefort, agitating cellared bottles is a good idea because a lot of the flavour and body is in the sediment. I find they can taste a bit thin and harsh if the stuff drops out of suspension.

Ahh. We share a brain brother, with Rochefort anyway. I did not realize ADR was such a nasty mess one needed a beer strainer, that's really a new one for me and I look forward to it with baleful apprehension.

[spinrsx]

The Cuvee is not as sugary sweet as the Donker. I opened them both side by side

As a big fan of potent and soulful malt-forward beers, there is plenty in the above list to get excited about

I presume the Cuvee du Chateau is from Van Honsebrouck? Anyone know how this one compares to their Kasteel Donker if so?

[jp_jkl]

I'm happy to see Ten Fidy is returning. It's an incredible stout and the 355ml can makes it easy to enjoy all to yourself. They also stack up well in a cellar if you want to tuck a few away for a rainy day.