The Bar Towel

Posted: **Tue Nov 02, 2010 1:59 pm**

The following beers will be included in the LCBO Winter Warmers 2010 release, due in stores starting the week of Dec 5th:

92791 / Quadrupel Trappist Ale / BIERBROUWERIJ DE KONINGSHOVEN / 10.0 / 750 / $7.25 / NETHERLANDS
684852 / Trafalgar Bock / TRAFALGAR ALES AND MEADS LTD. / 6.5 / 650 / $4.50 / CANADA
95034 / Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout / BROOKLYN BREWERY CORPORATION / 10.1 / 4 x 355 / $11.75 / UNITED STATES
58875 / Schneider Ice Bock / PRIVATBRAUEREI G. SCHNEIDER & / 12.0 / 500 / $4.25 / GERMANY
135194 / Southern Tier Creme Brulee Stout / SOUTHERN TIER BREWING CO. INC. / 10.0 / 650 / $9.60 / UNITED STATES
66027 / St Ambroise Vintage Ale / MCAUSLAN BREWING INC. / 9.0 / 341 / $4.95 / CANADA
457663 / Marston's Oyster Stout / MARSTON'S PLC / 4.5 / 500 / $3.45 / UNITED KINGDOM
188870 / Box Steam Dark & Handsome / ID AGENCIES / 5.0 / 500 / $3.50 / UNITED KINGDOM
198895 / ST. BERNARDUS ABT 12 / BROUWERIJ ST. BERNARD N.V. / 10.0 / 330 / $3.45 / BELGIUM
186973 / Christoffel Winterse Bok / SINT CHRISTOFFEL BIER B.V. / 7.8 / 330 / $3.25 / NETHERLANDS
186999 / Traquair Jacobite Ale / TRAQUAIR HOUSE BREWERY LTD. / 8.0 / 330 / $2.80 / UNITED KINGDOM
188888 / DIEU DU CIEL! SOLSTICE D'HIVER / MICROBRASSERIE DIEU DU CIEL IN / 9.8 / 341 / $3.00 / CANADA
187005 / Lava, Smoked Imperial Stout / OLVISHOLT BRUGGHUS EHF. / 9.4 / 500 / $5.80 / ICELAND
194167 / Meantime Coffee Porter / SOVEREIGN BEVERAGE CO. LTD. / 6.0 / 330 / $3.15 / UNITED KINGDOM

Posted: **Tue Nov 02, 2010 2:03 pm**

wow, very nice release!

Posted: **Tue Nov 02, 2010 2:03 pm**

Wow, why can't every release be this fantastic, only one I won't be buying.

Posted: **Tue Nov 02, 2010 2:07 pm**

icemachine wrote:Wow, why can't every release be this fantastic, only one I won't be buying.

Yes, one of these things is not like the others....

Posted: **Tue Nov 02, 2010 2:16 pm**

Box Steam! That's straight outta left field. Great brewery.

Posted: **Tue Nov 02, 2010 2:43 pm**

phirleh wrote:
icemachine wrote:Wow, why can't every release be this fantastic, only one I won't be buying.
Yes, one of these things is not like the others....

At this point I am willing to admit that there must be some people buying these...

Posted: **Tue Nov 02, 2010 2:51 pm**

Overall this is a solid release.

Every time a season release list comes out I hope for another US brewery to be added aside from the typical Southern Tier and Brooklyn but they seem to favour European stuff at the LCBO when the go abroad.

Would have been nice to see the ST offering switched up this year from the Creme Brulle to something else like Mokah or Java but I can't complain about this release as a whole.

Posted: **Tue Nov 02, 2010 3:06 pm**

TheSevenDuffs wrote:
Every time a season release list comes out I hope for another US brewery to be added aside from the typical Southern Tier and Brooklyn but they seem to favour European stuff at the LCBO when the go abroad.

keep in mind it depends on what is submitted by importers. i agree with you but its hard for the LCBO to list something that isnt imported or submitted.

Posted: **Tue Nov 02, 2010 3:21 pm**

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think this is the first solo appearance of a St. Bernardus beer at the LCBO. Going back 15+ years I only remember giftpacks. They definitely picked the right one.

Posted: **Tue Nov 02, 2010 3:26 pm**

Wheatsheaf wrote:Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think this is the first solo appearance of a St. Bernardus beer at the LCBO. Going back 15+ years I only remember giftpacks. They definitely picked the right one.

the price is right too!

Posted: **Tue Nov 02, 2010 3:30 pm**

Koniingshoven Quadrupel and St. Bernardus Abt 12? Nice!

Am I misremembering, or wasn't the Marston's Oyster Stout on the list last year only it never showed up? Not that I am in any way even remotely tempted to try it.

Anyway, there's some I'll try, some I'll stock up on and some I'll pass on altogether.

Posted: **Tue Nov 02, 2010 3:40 pm**

I get that St. Bernardus Abt 12 and I'll have all 3 of the top RB Quads

Posted: **Tue Nov 02, 2010 3:49 pm**

matt7215 wrote:
Wheatsheaf wrote:Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think this is the first solo appearance of a St. Bernardus beer at the LCBO. Going back 15+ years I only remember giftpacks. They definitely picked the right one.
the price is right too!

No kidding. I've already cleared a whole shelf in the cellar!

Posted: **Tue Nov 02, 2010 4:34 pm**

Damn!!! Awesome release. Now I have to start drinking to make some room for these.

Posted: **Tue Nov 02, 2010 5:07 pm**

This government monopoly can't get anything right. What a shitty release. Back where I am from, in my day, this would just be a piss fest. Pffft!