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That's a porter, right? LCBO just lists it as an ale.

In other news, Sofie and Matilda are yet again showing stock. This time all over Ontario, not just Toronto.

Muskoka Summer Weiss after watching THE SENS WIN...not thanks to the refs. The first goal call could have gone either way - it was those two icing calls that should have been waived off that kept Montreal from getting a line change. They cleared the puck after the second one and had a chance to mak...

atomeyes wrote:Looks like Urthel Hop It is coming to both the Beer Store and the LCBO.

nice, hoppy Belgian blonde that's high in alcohol

It's already on LCBO shelves:

http://lcbo.com/lcbo-ear/lcbo/product/i ... ber=318592

Sophie and Matilda showing stock now, but they might all be gone already. The one bottle of each at Summerhill are ghosts, but they say they have 16 more on order.

They did have some Pepe Nero though, until I cleaned them out.

My Bitter Wife has hit LCBO shelves. Don't bother searching on the LCBO website, because they haven't bothered to enter the product name yet:

http://lcbo.com/lcbo-ear/lcbo/product/i ... ber=345579

Anyone have the product number for this yet?

I think the idea was to not rush them out on the floor so us beer geeks who would show up and ask about it would all get a chance to try it. I'm sure after a day or two they all got out there.

This isn't a policy that bothers me at all. In fact, I approve of it.

I just went and got a couple. There were maybe 3 or 4 cases left, surrounded by quite a bit of the blue caps. Damn near brought a tear to my eye to see that much awesome beer for sale in Ontario all at once.

It's less of an issue for them because their stuff is so fresh. Just having it written on the wall when you buy is enough for me, though having it on the bottles was obviously great. It's a bigger deal for stuff in the LCBO. It would be nice to know if the IPA you're buying was brewed in the last 6 ...

So it's out? Man I hate that the website is never accurate.

Dang, I have plans tonight. How the heck am I going to get there today?

Lowland malts are typically made from unpeated malt. Sweeter malts from Speyside will tend to have very little peat as well.

I've found that as a general rule Scotch barrels are a less forgiving medium to work with than others. It seems like a lot of stuff that goes in them gets overwhelmed by the flavours of the Scotch, whereas Bourbon barrels, for example, seem to have a lot more wiggle room.

It's hard to tell with a beer like this if the problem lies in inconsistencies from bottle to bottle, or if it's just different tastes loving and hating the abundance of smoke and peat. The only way to know for sure would be to find someone who has drank a bunch of it, which I haven't to date.

Although I think charging this proposed fee to Canadians is ridiculous, they haven't yet decided on the amount. For all we know it could be a low amount of $5 or less. If that is the case, it likely won't deter my beer runs but if it gets high enough, it might... Not only have they not decided on a...

Oh right, my bad. Then I can't think of anything Mill St. have done that I like.