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kevinlater
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Post by kevinlater »

searched "gose" to see if LTM gose is out. got grey goose

grey gose, anyone?
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S. St. Jeb
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Post by S. St. Jeb »

skaghevn wrote:I did complain to the LCBO, and was sent the reassuring message that
Your feedback will be forwarded to our consumer insights department.
In response to my complaint, I got this ^, and a little more.

Thank you for your feedback regarding the new web site. Your feedback has been forwarded to the appropriate department for review and update.
Find attached a link to the old web-site which is still up temporary:
http://foodanddrink.ca/lcbo-ear/jsp/Pro ... anguage=EN
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skaghevn
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Post by skaghevn »

S. St. Jeb wrote:Find attached a link to the old web-site which is still up temporary: http://foodanddrink.ca/lcbo-ear/jsp/Pro ... anguage=EN[/color]
Ah, brilliant -- many thanks!
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Post by rejtable »

So excuse my joining this party late, does this mean drinkvine is useless right now? I got the email from drinkvine about this, but I didn't really understand if it meant the whole thing had gone pear shaped or not.
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Post by groulxsome »

rejtable wrote:So excuse my joining this party late, does this mean drinkvine is useless right now? I got the email from drinkvine about this, but I didn't really understand if it meant the whole thing had gone pear shaped or not.
The search is broken and the stock numbers are only current as of the morning before the LCBO website update (Wednesday morning). So the numbers listed are probably ok right now, but are going to get out of line fast.

Ralph is working on finding a new method of accessing the stock levels using the new system, but it'll take a little time.
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Jonah Hex
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Post by Jonah Hex »

S. St. Jeb wrote:
skaghevn wrote:I did complain to the LCBO, and was sent the reassuring message that
Your feedback will be forwarded to our consumer insights department.
In response to my complaint, I got this ^, and a little more.

Thank you for your feedback regarding the new web site. Your feedback has been forwarded to the appropriate department for review and update.
Find attached a link to the old web-site which is still up temporary:
http://foodanddrink.ca/lcbo-ear/jsp/Pro ... anguage=EN
I got the same form response to my complaint, but without even the useful info of that link. :(

FYI, the LCBO search function at http://lcbosearch.com still works. And appears up to date, I think.
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Post by El Pinguino »

The response I got informed me that the vintages website still has an advanced search just like the old LCBO site....so I've been using that one.
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El Pinguino wrote:The response I got informed me that the vintages website still has an advanced search just like the old LCBO site....so I've been using that one.
The official LCBO iPhone app still works as well. I used it to track down a few things yesterday.
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Post by Ralphus »

So we're back up and running.

It turns out that lcboapi.com was also affected, but Carsten is fast and got his crawler updated very quickly. drinkvine is now using lcboapi.com for some things and crawling the vintages site for others.

There's bound to be some quirks as result of the changes. Please submit feedback, or tweet us or PM me here if you notice anything.

Cheers,

Ralph
drinkvine.com - a better way to find your beer and wine.
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rejtable
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Post by rejtable »

Ralphus wrote:So we're back up and running.

It turns out that lcboapi.com was also affected, but Carsten is fast and got his crawler updated very quickly. drinkvine is now using lcboapi.com for some things and crawling the vintages site for others.

There's bound to be some quirks as result of the changes. Please submit feedback, or tweet us or PM me here if you notice anything.

Cheers,

Ralph
I know you hear this a lot, but never enough. Drinkvine is awesome, thank you for the work you do to make our beer searching so much easier. I felt naked for those couple of days when you were down!
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velovampire
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Post by velovampire »

rejtable wrote:
Ralphus wrote:So we're back up and running.

It turns out that lcboapi.com was also affected, but Carsten is fast and got his crawler updated very quickly. drinkvine is now using lcboapi.com for some things and crawling the vintages site for others.

There's bound to be some quirks as result of the changes. Please submit feedback, or tweet us or PM me here if you notice anything.

Cheers,

Ralph
I know you hear this a lot, but never enough. Drinkvine is awesome, thank you for the work you do to make our beer searching so much easier. I felt naked for those couple of days when you were down!
Ditto. Really appreciate all the work you do Ralph. I know YOU know how much we value it, but sometimes it's nice to hear it said (errr....typed). :D
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Andicus
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Post by Andicus »

Ralphus wrote:So we're back up and running.

It turns out that lcboapi.com was also affected, but Carsten is fast and got his crawler updated very quickly. drinkvine is now using lcboapi.com for some things and crawling the vintages site for others.

There's bound to be some quirks as result of the changes. Please submit feedback, or tweet us or PM me here if you notice anything.

Cheers,

Ralph
Is there any way to see the cities for your search results? I.e. without clicking on the location.
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biegaman
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Post by biegaman »

velovampire wrote:
rejtable wrote:
Ralphus wrote:So we're back up and running.

It turns out that lcboapi.com was also affected, but Carsten is fast and got his crawler updated very quickly. drinkvine is now using lcboapi.com for some things and crawling the vintages site for others.

There's bound to be some quirks as result of the changes. Please submit feedback, or tweet us or PM me here if you notice anything.

Cheers,

Ralph
I know you hear this a lot, but never enough. Drinkvine is awesome, thank you for the work you do to make our beer searching so much easier. I felt naked for those couple of days when you were down!
Ditto. Really appreciate all the work you do Ralph. I know YOU know how much we value it, but sometimes it's nice to hear it said (errr....typed). :D
More love! Agreed! Thanks for all that you do! You're the best!
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Andicus
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Post by Andicus »

Andicus wrote:
Ralphus wrote:So we're back up and running.

It turns out that lcboapi.com was also affected, but Carsten is fast and got his crawler updated very quickly. drinkvine is now using lcboapi.com for some things and crawling the vintages site for others.

There's bound to be some quirks as result of the changes. Please submit feedback, or tweet us or PM me here if you notice anything.

Cheers,

Ralph
Is there any way to see the cities for your search results? I.e. without clicking on the location.
Bump. Anyone know the answer to this?
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Post by Blasphomet »

I just scored a St. Ambroise Vitage Ale three pack/vertical pack at an LC in Brampton. Kinda lucky since I never had one when they came out. It was $14.95... anyone remember how much it was when it came out? It isn't listed on either site now. I feel like it was the exact same price.
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