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by portwood
Fri Sep 15, 2023 5:29 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Collective Arts hit with $500K tax bill!
Replies: 4
Views: 235

Re: Collective Arts hit with $500K tax bill!

At risk of going out of business. F#ckin govt. or perhaps, another way of looking at it .... F#ckin idiots for not considering the consequences of playing with the big boys and the relevant tax rules ... "the straw that broke the camel's back" comment suggests, government tax rules aren't...
by portwood
Fri Jul 21, 2023 1:28 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS
Replies: 5262
Views: 1713790

Re: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS

northyorksammy wrote: Thu Jul 20, 2023 10:02 pm anyone know when equilibrium astrophysics batch was canned. It came out in NY State in January 23.
No dates to be found anywhere on the can, but 6 months old sounds about right (based on tasting it)
by portwood
Thu Jul 20, 2023 5:56 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: 2023 LCBO Summer Release
Replies: 33
Views: 8765

Re: 2023 LCBO Summer Release

The Equilibrium is pretty terrible. Syrupy sweet, tasting like cotton candy,bubblegum and dextrose all at the same time. My cans(bought two at the same Waterloo location) may have been compromised though. They both were overly frothy when pouring them, to the point that I could only get half the ca...
by portwood
Wed Mar 22, 2023 7:45 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS
Replies: 5262
Views: 1713790

Re: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS

What great news to start the week, Peche is still one of my all time favourite Canadian beers. I can't even remember the last time it showed up in the LCBO, it's got to have been years. LCBO listing says 473ml can for Peche - that's a big one! I missed that! Five bucks is a pretty solid deal for a ...
by portwood
Sat Nov 20, 2021 4:42 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: Uncorked-Wine and Spirits Appreciation
Replies: 1159
Views: 349521

Re: Uncorked-Wine and Spirits Appreciation

Throwing this one out there to some of you folks who are probably more knowledgeable than me about tequila/mezcal. I’m looking for a decent bottle to gift to someone who has just recently started drinking tequila. I’m looking for something that will be good value, and not break the bank. Any insigh...
by portwood
Tue Nov 16, 2021 5:51 pm
Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
Topic: What to do with the Bar Towel Forums?
Replies: 55
Views: 7627

Re: What to do with the Bar Towel Forums?

as a relative newcomer (~6yrs) I'd hate to see this go to the wasteland of hate that is Facebook!

as far as I'm concerned, nothing wrong with the site - other than perhaps low level of activity (which isn't always a bad thing).

I prefer quality over quantity of posts
by portwood
Sat Sep 25, 2021 5:18 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS
Replies: 5262
Views: 1713790

Re: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS

Craig wrote:Probably referring more to the racial discrimination issues the brewery faced than the beer itself.
Correct
good tasting beer
TERRIBLE owners ... I'll NEVER buy another of their offerings for that reason
by portwood
Tue Sep 21, 2021 7:20 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS
Replies: 5262
Views: 1713790

Re: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS

:roll:
good riddance
hope this one sits on shelves for years
by portwood
Wed Jun 09, 2021 3:10 pm
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Willibald
Replies: 14
Views: 4304

Re: Willibald

Nice touch to have guest beers! Many Ontario breweries now have "guest" beers in their tap rooms that they sell to walk in (or curbside pick-up) sales but none that I know of are shipping. Could be because they don't have the bag of chips to include as the "food" to comply with ...
by portwood
Fri Apr 09, 2021 9:29 am
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: The Beer Store in the news for losing money
Replies: 5
Views: 4223

Re: The Beer Store in the news for losing money

How do you lose money .... instead of improving their business model. The business model was set up to distribute beer for the brewer/owners (currently 2 primary owners: AB Inbev & Molson Coors, and to a smaller extent Sapporo). As Jordan has written many times elsewhere, its meant to be a &quo...
by portwood
Sat Dec 12, 2020 3:02 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS
Replies: 5262
Views: 1713790

Re: New Arrivals at LCBO & TBS

So I heard through the grapevine that Orval has shown up in the LCBO warehouse, but it's not listed yet. I haven't seen any news regarding the LCBO bringing it back, so curious if anyone else has heard anything about this? There's apparently 20k bottles, which seems like a lot for a private order. ...
by portwood
Sat Dec 05, 2020 2:57 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: 2020-2021 Winter Season at the LCBO
Replies: 28
Views: 11481

Re: 2020-2021 Winter Season at the LCBO

... but perhaps that's how they justify charging $23... I suspect it's either a marketing strategy to create hype around the GI brand or perhaps corporate half-assery. Both of these are true, however, the fact the beer is 14.6% ABV does not help. If I remember correctly, in ON beer over 12% is cons...
by portwood
Sat Dec 05, 2020 2:57 pm
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: 2020-2021 Winter Season at the LCBO
Replies: 28
Views: 11481

Re: 2020-2021 Winter Season at the LCBO

... but perhaps that's how they justify charging $23... I suspect it's either a marketing strategy to create hype around the GI brand or perhaps corporate half-assery. Both of these are true, however, the fact the beer is 14.6% ABV does not help. If I remember correctly, in ON beer over 12% is cons...
by portwood
Thu Dec 03, 2020 5:02 pm
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Von Bugle Brewing
Replies: 11
Views: 6002

Re: Von Bugle Brewing

S. St. Jeb wrote:Steamwhistle is shutting this down.
Harder than they thought to do more than one thing well :lol:
by portwood
Mon Nov 30, 2020 7:54 pm
Forum: Breweries, Tied Houses & Taprooms
Topic: Brunswick Bierworks
Replies: 13
Views: 7858

Re: Brunswick Bierworks

...Don't know what the overall sales are but it might well be healthy? I suspect that they must be to have attracted the investment. A business being able to attract investment, and being an attractive investment aren't necessarily the same thing. see Constellation Brands buying Ballast Point for $...