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LCBO 2013 Spring Craft Seasonal Release

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Hawks28
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Post by Hawks28 »

picked up a bottle of Bridge Burner in Pickering today. Also saw Jaipur there.
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Im surprised no one has mentioned abbaye des rocs grand cru. This is a fantastic Belgian brown, and I used to order it all the time when they had it at BeerBistro. It was easily the best beer in the bar for under $10. I'm definitely going to be stocking up on some at that price.
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uno99 wrote:Im surprised no one has mentioned abbaye des rocs grand cru. This is a fantastic Belgian brown...
Many on ratebeer think so too, 100th percentile.

I personally agree ADRGCt is a more-than-good beer.
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uno99 wrote:Im surprised no one has mentioned abbaye des rocs grand cru. This is a fantastic Belgian brown, and I used to order it all the time when they had it at BeerBistro. It was easily the best beer in the bar for under $10. I'm definitely going to be stocking up on some at that price.
Yeah, and STFU about it until we all get some! :wink:
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Picked up a Bridge Burner in Milton today. Any comments on this one?
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Droogy wrote:Picked up a Bridge Burner in Milton today. Any comments on this one?
I liked it. Bottled a little over a month ago. Good fresh piney hops, a tinge of coffee and a very crisp clean finish. Similar to a black ipa, minus the creaminess and roasted malts. Nothing ground shaking but interesting and worth a try.
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I was able to grab some Bridge Burner, Patricks, Amsterdam's Spring Bock! I grabbed some Jaipur as well but noticed that the best before was July 2012?? Still good? Anyone else notice this?
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zombi69 wrote:I was able to grab some Bridge Burner, Patricks, Amsterdam's Spring Bock! I grabbed some Jaipur as well but noticed that the best before was July 2012?? Still good? Anyone else notice this?
I picked up a bottle of the Jaipur today and the BB is Nov 28, 2013. I would return the July 2012 for sure.
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zombi69 wrote:I was able to grab some Bridge Burner, Patricks, Amsterdam's Spring Bock! I grabbed some Jaipur as well but noticed that the best before was July 2012?? Still good? Anyone else notice this?
Yep. Just came back from a store that had 4 bottles with the expiry date of July 24, 2012 and heavy sediment. Do not want.
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zombi69 wrote:I grabbed some (Thornbridge Jaipur IPA) as well but noticed that the best before was July 2012?? Still good?
It's a ghost. Would also be nice to see the Thornbridge Kipling APA again as well, those south pacific grown Nelson Saivin hops put it a notch above IMHO. Good brewery!
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zombi69 wrote:I was able to grab some Bridge Burner, Patricks, Amsterdam's Spring Bock! I grabbed some Jaipur as well but noticed that the best before was July 2012?? Still good? Anyone else notice this?
The new batch is best before November 2013. It's way fresher than last year's shipment (which was 2-3 months from expiry when it arrived) and almost tastes like a different beer. Much drier and more tropical with a big red grapefruit character, as compared to the lemony, soapy, and grassy notes I got from the 2012 bottles.
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Man, I have to get caught up on some of this stuff. Haven`t been to an LCBO other than my own in some time, and we have about 4 craft beers......guess that is a combination of lazy and the fact that I literally live a block from the judge and the ship!
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Belgian wrote:
zombi69 wrote:I grabbed some (Thornbridge Jaipur IPA) as well but noticed that the best before was July 2012?? Still good?
It's a ghost. Would also be nice to see the Thornbridge Kipling APA again as well, those south pacific grown Nelson Saivin hops put it a notch above IMHO. Good brewery!
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SteelbackGuy wrote:Man, I have to get caught up on some of this stuff. Haven`t been to an LCBO other than my own in some time, and we have about 4 craft beers......guess that is a combination of lazy and the fact that I literally live a block from the judge and the ship!
LAZY COMMIE!!! :lol:
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Picked up a Bridge Burner in Milton today. Any comments on this one?
Absolutely love it.
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