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Re: Coming Soon to the LCBO
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2018 6:19 pm
by Gavin
BeerIsGood wrote:Wow! Regarding the Founders issue...while I don’t generally like to get involved in these type of discussions on a beer page (it’s one of the reasons I come here), I will say this: judging companies and making purchasing decisions on moral/ethical grounds can be a very slippery slope. Own any Apple products? Checked their human rights/employment practices? Sure you know where your spouses diamond came from? Got any lithium batteries? 50% of the worlds cobalt comes from the DRC. Do you know what it’s like there for the citizens? Certain that Ontario produce wasn’t picked by exploited or blackmailed migrant workers? Check out a doc called Migrant Dreams if you doubt me. Feeling confident that the fish you just ate wasn’t caught using the very destructive techniques of Bottom Trawling or Explosion Fishing? How many animals died to test your cosmetics or shampoo? If you drilled down deep enough, IMO you wouldn’t buy much based on the moral judgment idea.
If you can't do absolutely everything, then it's not worth doing anything. Got it
Re: Coming Soon to the LCBO
Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2018 7:23 pm
by BeerIsGood
People here like beer, and since there are so many choices, it’s very easy to display moral indignation about one brewery and easily move on to the next. However, when the moral outrage involves a product in which the choices are far fewer, people will back peddle and attempt to justify their decisions. I went to a documentary film festival in March and many of the films were about environmental degradation. People whaled and carped immediately after the films about how horrible it was...then drove the 1km home in their SUV’s rather than walk. First world problems...the discussion of things...as long as you don’t REALLY have to change.
Re: Coming Soon to the LCBO
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2018 12:04 pm
by JaseWescott
No 2018/2019 Christmas or Winter list until Nov 12th :/ what's the point?
Re: Coming Soon to the LCBO
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2018 5:48 pm
by tyke66a
Apparently most of the Christmas packs and stock, ie Fullers Vintage Ale, will not be listed online until after Remembrance Day as a mark of respect. Fullers Vintage Ale is out in select stores now. By the way the LCBO has messed up the Imperial Stout calling it Fullers Brewers Reserve Imperial Stout. Fullers has only brewed 5 Brewers Reserve ales so far and they are listed as 1-5 and there is NO imperial stout. They are all beers that were cask conditioned in sherry, whisky,cognac etc barrels. To my dismay we are not getting Samuel Smiths Winter Welcome for the second year running
Re: Coming Soon to the LCBO
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 12:23 am
by sofakingdrunk
Ffs no Sam Smiths again?? Yet every year we get the horrible fucking “Bah Humbug”. Marketing at its best, I guess.
Re: Coming Soon to the LCBO
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 3:51 am
by Belgian
sofakingdrunk wrote:Ffs no Sam Smiths again?? Yet every year we get the horrible fucking “Bah Humbug”...
For such a massive buyer with so many resources the LCBO is really on autopilot with some seasonal releases (AKA the 'ahh fuck it' releases.)
Re: Coming Soon to the LCBO
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 5:40 pm
by JaseWescott
drops Nov 5th @ LCBO in Amsterdam Flight pack with 3 other beers.
Re: Coming Soon to the LCBO
Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2018 9:50 am
by seangm
JaseWescott wrote:
drops Nov 5th @ LCBO in Amsterdam Flight pack with 3 other beers.
It's about time. Of course there's a catch though, being in a mix pack will make it prohibitive to stock up. Hopefully they offer some interesting options and not just their boring core brands.
Re: Coming Soon to the LCBO
Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2018 12:53 pm
by Craig
Can you maybe just get it from their retail store in singles?
Re: Coming Soon to the LCBO
Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2018 12:58 pm
by Napalm Frog
Double Tempest Day is November 17, so I don't see why they wouldn't have it as singles by then.
Re: Coming Soon to the LCBO
Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2018 4:22 pm
by Masterplan
seangm wrote:JaseWescott wrote:
drops Nov 5th @ LCBO in Amsterdam Flight pack with 3 other beers.
It's about time. Of course there's a catch though, being in a mix pack will make it prohibitive to stock up. Hopefully they offer some interesting options and not just their boring core brands.
Take the tempest and return the other three...?
Re: Coming Soon to the LCBO
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2018 10:57 am
by seangm
Masterplan wrote:seangm wrote:
It's about time. Of course there's a catch though, being in a mix pack will make it prohibitive to stock up. Hopefully they offer some interesting options and not just their boring core brands.
Take the tempest and return the other three...?
Hah! That might be an option if they're already listed at the LCBO.
Re: Coming Soon to the LCBO
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2018 10:58 am
by seangm
Napalm Frog wrote:Double Tempest Day is November 17, so I don't see why they wouldn't have it as singles by then.
Unfortunately it doesn't look likely, I was digging through comments on their IG and they said it'll only be in the mix pack this time.
Re: Coming Soon to the LCBO
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2018 4:46 pm
by sofakingdrunk
seangm wrote:Napalm Frog wrote:Double Tempest Day is November 17, so I don't see why they wouldn't have it as singles by then.
Unfortunately it doesn't look likely, I was digging through comments on their IG and they said it'll only be in the mix pack this time.
So it seems the mixed pack is : starke Pilsner;boneshaker;space invader and Tempest.
———I’ll but it(maybe a couple) to get my hands in some Tempest, after a couple years without. I actually quite enjoy the Space Invader as well.
Re: Coming Soon to the LCBO
Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2018 6:56 pm
by Bobsy
sofakingdrunk wrote:seangm wrote:Napalm Frog wrote:Double Tempest Day is November 17, so I don't see why they wouldn't have it as singles by then.
Unfortunately it doesn't look likely, I was digging through comments on their IG and they said it'll only be in the mix pack this time.
So it seems the mixed pack is : starke Pilsner;boneshaker;space invader and Tempest.
———I’ll but it(maybe a couple) to get my hands in some Tempest, after a couple years without. I actually quite enjoy the Space Invader as well.
Quite a good mix pack, actually. Not had the Starke Pilsner since the day we signed David Price. At least the beer hasn't buggered off to Boston and won a world series ring. As long as there's not a glass thrown in, I'll probably buy a few of these.