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Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2014 5:37 pm
by TwoPint
biegaman wrote:A new British mixer featuring Hobgoblin, a Brackspear, Marstons, and three other offerings I can't remember off the top of my head...
Hobgoblin (5.2%)
Ringwood Brewery Forty Niner (4.9%)
Jennings Cocker Hoop (4.2%)
Banks's Bitter (3.8%)
Marston's EPA (3.6%)
Brakspear Bitter (3.4%)

$18.95 for the lot.

Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2014 7:26 pm
by Blasphomet
biegaman wrote:Gift packs hit shelves this week. I saw...

Saison DuPont Avec Les Bons Voeux magnum ($25)
InBev "beers of Belgium" w/ Stella, Hoegaarden and (new this year) Leffe Royale.
Samuel Smith w/ the pint glass (India Ale, Organic Chocolate, Oatmeal Stout)
St. Bernardus (6 pack w/ 6, 8, 12, Wit, Watou, Tripel)
Wychwood mix featuring Hobgoblin, Scarecrow, Dr. Thirsty, and "Imperial" Red (4.7%)
A new British mixer featuring Hobgoblin, a Brackspear, Marstons, and three other offerings I can't remember off the top of my head...
The same old Belgian packs (Bieres du Bucanniers, Van Steenberge)

The Shepard Neame Christmas, Nogne Underling Jul, St Peters Winter, Sam Smith Winter Welcome, Wychwood Bah Humbug are already on shelves too.


That's a whole lot of "I remember you so who gives a fuck?" going on there.

Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2014 7:27 pm
by Lukie
TwoPint wrote:
biegaman wrote:A new British mixer featuring Hobgoblin, a Brackspear, Marstons, and three other offerings I can't remember off the top of my head...
Hobgoblin (5.2%)
Ringwood Brewery Forty Niner (4.9%)
Jennings Cocker Hoop (4.2%)
Banks's Bitter (3.8%)
Marston's EPA (3.6%)
Brakspear Bitter (3.4%)

$18.95 for the lot.
Ranks right up there with "Beers of Belgium"

Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2014 7:35 pm
by Blasphomet
Lol how terrible does that look? $19? LOOOOOOL!

Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2014 8:34 pm
by Lukie
Blasphomet wrote:Lol how terrible does that look? $19? LOOOOOOL!
Yeah, the LCBO has definitely taken a step or two backwards when it comes to gift packs, over the last two seasons.

Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2014 11:13 pm
by Eli
biegaman wrote:Gift packs hit shelves this week. I saw...

Saison DuPont Avec Les Bons Voeux magnum ($25)
InBev "beers of Belgium" w/ Stella, Hoegaarden and (new this year) Leffe Royale.
Samuel Smith w/ the pint glass (India Ale, Organic Chocolate, Oatmeal Stout)
St. Bernardus (6 pack w/ 6, 8, 12, Wit, Watou, Tripel)
Wychwood mix featuring Hobgoblin, Scarecrow, Dr. Thirsty, and "Imperial" Red (4.7%)
A new British mixer featuring Hobgoblin, a Brackspear, Marstons, and three other offerings I can't remember off the top of my head...
The same old Belgian packs (Bieres du Bucanniers, Van Steenberge)

The Shepard Neame Christmas, Nogne Underling Jul, St Peters Winter, Sam Smith Winter Welcome, Wychwood Bah Humbug are already on shelves too.
Besides these I saw the St Bernardus Christmas Ale.

Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2014 7:25 am
by rfrf
Eli wrote:
biegaman wrote:Gift packs hit shelves this week. I saw...

Saison DuPont Avec Les Bons Voeux magnum ($25)
InBev "beers of Belgium" w/ Stella, Hoegaarden and (new this year) Leffe Royale.
Samuel Smith w/ the pint glass (India Ale, Organic Chocolate, Oatmeal Stout)
St. Bernardus (6 pack w/ 6, 8, 12, Wit, Watou, Tripel)
Wychwood mix featuring Hobgoblin, Scarecrow, Dr. Thirsty, and "Imperial" Red (4.7%)
A new British mixer featuring Hobgoblin, a Brackspear, Marstons, and three other offerings I can't remember off the top of my head...
The same old Belgian packs (Bieres du Bucanniers, Van Steenberge)

The Shepard Neame Christmas, Nogne Underling Jul, St Peters Winter, Sam Smith Winter Welcome, Wychwood Bah Humbug are already on shelves too.
Besides these I saw the St Bernardus Christmas Ale.
yup, a couple on the shelf at Queens Quay

Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 9:45 am
by spinrsx
the xmas beers are listed on the lcbo website now

Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 11:37 am
by Lukie
Except for St. Bernies and the Belgian Exclusives, LCBO has really gone out to lunch in this category. Shoot, at least bring back the Maredsous Gift Pack.

Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 1:23 pm
by GregClow
Fuller's Vintage 2014 is out now:

http://www.lcbo.com/lcbo/product/fuller ... ale/676213

$7.65 this year. I think it's inched up again...

Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 1:28 pm
by Craig
GregClow wrote:Fuller's Vintage 2014 is out now:

http://www.lcbo.com/lcbo/product/fuller ... ale/676213

$7.65 this year. I think it's inched up again...
When I was in Queens Quay last night, they had the tag up for Fullers 2014, but all the bottles on the shelf said Fullers 2013.

Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 2:38 pm
by GregClow
Craig wrote:
GregClow wrote:Fuller's Vintage 2014 is out now:

http://www.lcbo.com/lcbo/product/fuller ... ale/676213

$7.65 this year. I think it's inched up again...
When I was in Queens Quay last night, they had the tag up for Fullers 2014, but all the bottles on the shelf said Fullers 2013.
Huh. I got a 2014 at Dundas & Dovercourt last week, so there's definitely some new ones in the system as well.

Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 3:00 pm
by Kel Varnsen
Blasphomet wrote:Lol how terrible does that look? $19? LOOOOOOL!
Not sure I see the issue. Then again I like English bitters and it seems like there aren't as many as their used to be at the LCBO. I will give this one a try. As for the price, these are all 500 ml bottles and most 500ml bottles of English beers are usually in the 3-4 dollar range.

Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 3:31 pm
by Craig
GregClow wrote:
Craig wrote:
GregClow wrote:Fuller's Vintage 2014 is out now:

http://www.lcbo.com/lcbo/product/fuller ... ale/676213

$7.65 this year. I think it's inched up again...
When I was in Queens Quay last night, they had the tag up for Fullers 2014, but all the bottles on the shelf said Fullers 2013.
Huh. I got a 2014 at Dundas & Dovercourt last week, so there's definitely some new ones in the system as well.
They probably found a couple of cases of last years stock the lost in the warehouse and decided to move it first at QQ. The LCBO are masters of warehouse management.

Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 4:14 pm
by El Pinguino
The 2013 Fullers has been on the shelves at QQ for a while now....nice to grab if you missed out last year or want to try a 2013 and 2014 together.